News tagged with channel
Fruit flies lead scientists to new human pain gene
While it has become clear in recent years that susceptibility to pain has a strong inherited component, very little is known about actual "pain genes" and how they work. In the November 12th issue of Cell, researchers at Chi ...
Nov 11, 2010 |
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Heart link discovered in sudden epilepsy deaths
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is the most common cause of epilepsy-related death and responsible for about 150 Australian deaths each year yet the underlying cause has remained a mystery.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 08, 2010 |
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Math researcher illuminates cellular basis of neural impulse transmission
(PhysOrg.com) -- NJIT Associate Professor Victor Matveev, PhD, in the department of mathematical sciences, was part of a research team that published "N-type Ca2+ channels carry the largest current: Implications for nanodomains ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 02, 2010 |
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Comcast drives growth with pricier bundles
(AP) -- Comcast Corp., the country's biggest cable TV company, continues to generate more money by attracting customers to pricier bundles of TV, Internet and phone service - even as a sluggish economy hampers ...
Oct 27, 2010 |
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Nano-size biological machinery for manipulating physiological function
Dr. Numano and colleagues have been investigating the dynamics of ion channels and efficiently manipulating them for optical control of neural activity.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 26, 2010 |
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Three major networks block Google TV
The three major broadcast networks, uneasy about viewers bypassing cable and satellite providers -- and the networks' own websites -- to watch their TV shows, have begun blocking a new service from Google Inc. that is designed ...
Oct 22, 2010 |
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Chemists discover proton mechanism used by flu virus to infect cells
The flu virus uses a shuttle mechanism to relay protons through a channel in a process necessary for the virus to infect a host cell, according to a research project led by Mei Hong of Iowa State University ...
Oct 21, 2010 |
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At last, a living model for an important body channel
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ion channels provide a way for key molecules to cross into cells, are the means for many swift physical reactions and regulate the movement of fluid across internal cavities in our bodies. When chloride ions ...
Oct 07, 2010 |
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FCC seeks more info from Comcast, NBC Universal
(AP) -- The Federal Communications Commission is requesting additional information from Comcast Corp. and NBC Universal as it reviews the cable operator's plan to acquire a controlling stake in the media company.
Oct 04, 2010 |
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German researchers use light to make the heart stumble
Tobias Brugmann and his colleagues from the University of Bonn's Institute of Physiology I used a so-called "channelrhodopsin" for their experiments, which is a type of light sensor. At the same time, it can act as an ion ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 04, 2010 |
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Protein provides link between calcium signaling in excitable and non-excitable cells
A calcium-sensing protein, STIM1, known to activate store-operated calcium channels has been found to also inhibit voltage-operated calcium channels, according to researchers at Temple University.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 01, 2010 |
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Cocaine and ecstasy detected in waters of the L'Albufera in Spain
The water in the canals and irrigation channels in the L'Albufera Natural Park in Valencia contain cocaine, ecstasy and a further six drugs. This has been confirmed by a study carried out by researchers from ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Sep 22, 2010 |
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Researchers show how to improve wireless location-detection systems
In the last 10 years, the possibility of using wireless connections to deduce mobile devices' locations has been a hot research topic in industry and academia. GPS systems frequently fail in large buildings, ...
Sep 09, 2010 |
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3-D movies via Internet and satellite
Multiview video coding (MVC) is the new standard for 3-D movie compression. While reducing the data significantly, MVC allows at the same time providing full high-resolution quality. At the International Broadcasting ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Aug 26, 2010 |
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Entertainment industry flinches as Google TV charges in
Google revolutionized the way people access information. Now it wants to transform how people get entertainment.
Aug 19, 2010 |
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