Microporous LLC unveiled its new lithium-ion battery separator line on Wednesday, furthering the company’s commitment to be a ...

In every living cell, there are membranes, and in every membrane there are proteins, each of which acts as a chemical ...

Mutated variants of a particular ion channel cause difficult-to-treat epilepsy. A study published in the journal Nature now shows that a commonly used anesthetic drug, propofol, can restore the ...

Ion channels are attractive drug targets due to their importance in health and disease, but finding ways to target a specific ion channel selectively is a major challenge. Now, researchers have ...

The electrical impulse that powers the workings of the brain and the heart begins with charged particles passing through cellular structures known as ion channels. Using the same technique used to ...

TRPV3 is an ion channel that is involved in the sensing of warm temperatures, skin health, itch, hair growth, and other functions throughout the body.

Researchers identify brain ion channel as new approach to treating depression Date: March 3, 2021 Source: The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine ...

Their research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Aug. 28, has uncovered a previously unknown and completely unexpected “suicidal” reaction in ion channel receptors ...

Probing Ion Channel Function. Courtesy of Cellectricon The beating of a heart, the ability to learn and remember, and the movement of a sperm cell's tail all have at least one thing in common: They ...

Their research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Aug. 28, has uncovered a previously unknown and completely unexpected “suicidal” reaction in ion channel receptors ...

The ion channel PIEZO2 doesn't just convey touch stimuli. It also plays a key role in the development of coronary vessels, a team led by Annette Hammes from the Max Delbrück Center reports in ...