Taste, pain, or response to stress — nearly all essential functions in the human body are regulated by molecular switches called G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Researchers at the University of ...
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Study finds bat coronavirus can enter human cells in a new way, expanding spillover risk map
Coronaviruses have found another door into human cells, and it is one that scientists were not watching. A bat virus isolated ...
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Researchers identify brain cell death switch that may worsen Alzheimer’s
Most neurons that die in Alzheimer’s disease do not simply starve or get smothered by amyloid plaques. According to a study ...
Cells are enveloped by a lipid membrane that gives them structure and provides a barrier between the cell and its environment ...
Researchers have uncovered how a protein called MRAP2 acts as a key regulator of hunger. It helps move the appetite receptor MC4R to the cell’s surface, allowing it to send stronger “stop eating” ...
Peptide-based signaling systems occupy a central position in modern biochemical inquiry due to their potential to interface ...
For the first time, researchers have determined how a human olfactory receptor captures an airborne scent molecule, the pivotal chemical event that triggers our sense of smell. Whether it evokes roses ...
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