Binghamton University researcher Christof Grewer thinks he has an important brain transport protein – glutamate transporter – figured out. And he's using a novel approach to spy on them by taking aim with lasers.
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 5, 2011
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Three food science researchers at the University of Alberta have discovered how to reduce salt in bread by half without compromising its taste or texture.
Other
Aug 17, 2015
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Many biomolecules come in two versions that are each other's mirror image, like a left and a right hand. Cells generally use the left-hand version of amino acids to produce proteins, and uptake mechanisms were thought to ...
Biochemistry
Apr 26, 2019
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A digital signal processing technique long used by statisticians to analyze data is helping Houston scientists understand the roots of memory and learning, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases and stroke.
Biochemistry
Feb 7, 2011
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After injury, plants make a trade-off between repairing damaged tissue and ramping up their defenses, according to a new study led by researchers in New York University's Center for Genomics and Systems Biology and published ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 10, 2022
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Glutamate, an abundant amino acid found in milk and meat, is getting a closer look by Dr. Guoyao Wu, a Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist and distinguished professor in the department of animal science at Texas A&M University.
Other
Dec 19, 2013
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The carnivorous Venus flytrap can be anesthetized with ether. Some surprising parallels to anesthesia in humans emerge.
Plants & Animals
Feb 18, 2022
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Glutamate receptors play a central role in the human nervous system. Scientists estimate 90 percent of the human brain's synapses, or connections between neurons, send signals using glutamate. The role of similar receptors ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 24, 2017
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Your chances of getting a nasty migraine increase following a spinal cord injury, thanks to a chemical messenger in the brain that spikes to toxic levels, past studies have suggested.
Bio & Medicine
Mar 27, 2019
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Anthrax, long feared for its potential as a biological weapon, has lost some of its mystery. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, in collaboration with scientists ...
Biochemistry
Jul 14, 2009
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