Calcium is essential for our bodies to function. Calcium ions enable cells to communicate with one another, allowing neurons to interact, muscles to contract, and the heart's muscle cells to synchronize and beat. To better ...
General Physics
Mar 6, 2018
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NKCC1 is a human chloride transporter that has the ability to transport sodium, potassium, and chloride from the exterior into cells. In the kidney, for example, NKCC1 type proteins ensure that these ions are reabsorbed from ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 14, 2022
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Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine in collaboration with researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have resolved the three-dimensional molecular structure of the protein that's defective in people with cystic ...
Biochemistry
Oct 19, 2018
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(Phys.org)—Researchers with Institut Lumière Matière, at the University of Lyon have found that soap film channels can be tuned using an electric charge to cause them to grow thicker or thinner on demand. In their paper ...
Researchers say the high salt content of whey—the watery part of milk left behind after cheesemaking—helps make it one of the most polluting byproducts in the food processing industry. In a new study, chemists demonstrate ...
Materials Science
Sep 2, 2021
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The most common cause of degradation and failures of reinforced concrete structures is chloride-induced corrosion of its embedded steel. This is a pervasive, urgent problem that requires immediate attention and public awareness.
Condensed Matter
Mar 29, 2022
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A University at Buffalo-led research team has developed molecules that could help unclog thick, sticky mucus from the lungs of people suffering from cystic fibrosis.
Biochemistry
Oct 10, 2023
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Negative ions play an important role in everything from how our bodies function to the structure of the universe. Scientists from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have now developed a new method that makes it possible ...
General Physics
Nov 29, 2011
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An international team of researchers has observed two FK phases in the crystal structures of a derivative of pyridine. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the group describes their work with hydrochloride salt ...
How positively and negatively charged ions behave at the interface between a solid surface and an aqueous solution has been investigated by researchers from the Cluster of Excellence RESOLV at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum, ...
Materials Science
Nov 23, 2021
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