In the continuing effort to improve upon opioid pain relievers, American and Chinese scientists used cryoEM technology to solve the detailed structures of the entire family of opioid receptors bound to their naturally occurring ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jan 12, 2023
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Edie Widder is one of the few people in the world who has been to the bottom of the ocean. She's a deep-sea ocean explorer, and among many discoveries, was the first person to ever capture a giant squid on camera.
Ecology
Jan 9, 2023
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Before any physical conflict, people assess their opponent's features to determine if the ideal tactical response is to fight, flee or attempt to negotiate.
Evolution
Jan 3, 2023
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An estimated 476,000 Americans are infected each year with Lyme disease, a condition causing a wide range of symptoms that include fever, rash, and joint pain, as well as effects on the central nervous system and heart. Though ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 19, 2022
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At least a trillion insects are killed annually for food and animal feed. Routine slaughter methods include extreme heat and cold, often preceded by starvation. By comparison, "only" around 79 billion mammals and bird livestock ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 15, 2022
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Chronic pain is an extremely common condition that affects about 20% of the general population. Given the shortage of effective and non-addictive analgesics, new anti-pain drugs are eagerly awaited. Voltage-gated sodium channel ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Nov 28, 2022
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Pain, especially chronic pain, is a common neurological phenomenon. The most common chronic pain conditions include low back pain, arthritis pain, migraine and cancer pain—all of which seriously affect people's physical ...
Biochemistry
Nov 16, 2022
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In September, researchers from California and Denmark were awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their development of "click" chemistry, a process in which molecules snap together like LEGO, making them a potentially more ...
Veterinary medicine
Nov 4, 2022
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New substances that activate adrenalin receptors instead of opioid receptors have a similar pain relieving effect to opiates, but without the negative aspects such as respiratory depression and addiction.
Biochemistry
Oct 4, 2022
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Swedish paleogeneticist Svante Paabo, who sequenced the genome of the Neanderthal and discovered the previously unknown hominin Denisova, on Monday won the Nobel Medicine Prize.
Other
Oct 3, 2022
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