News articles tagged with 'potassium'
Potassium channel gene modifies risk for epilepsy
— 4 Apr 2011 18:09 | HealthVanderbilt University researchers have identified a new gene that can influence a person's risk for developing epilepsy. The findings, reported in the March 29 Proceedings of the National…
An icy gaze into the Big Bang
— 19 Mar 2011 14:29 | PhysicsScientists of the Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI) in Innsbruck, Austria, have reached a milestone in the exploration of quantum gas mixtures. In an international…
Potassium levels possible key to racial disparity in type 2 diabetes
— 3 Mar 2011 14:02 | HealthLower potassium levels in the blood may help explain why African-Americans are twice as likely to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes as whites, according to a new study by Johns Hopkins…
Yale researchers hit 'jackpot' linking gene mutations to high blood pressure
— 11 Feb 2011 16:06 | HealthYale University researchers have identified two novel genetic mutations that can trigger hypertension in up to a third of patients suffering from a common cause of severe high blood…
High blood pressure may be caused by mutation in adrenal gland
— 11 Feb 2011 15:57 | HealthHigh blood pressure may in some cases be caused by benign hormone-producing tumours of the adrenal cortex. A joint Swedish-American research effort has now uncovered a genetic cause…
A second pathway for antidepressants
— 8 Feb 2011 16:51 | HealthUsing a unique and relatively simple cell-based fluorescent assay they developed, scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley…
Ion channel responsible for pain identified by UB neuroscientists
— 18 Dec 2010 14:37 | HealthUniversity at Buffalo neuroscience researchers conducting basic research on ion channels have demonstrated a process that could have a profound therapeutic impact on pain…
Decoding the disease that perplexes: Salk scientists discover new target for MS
— 26 Oct 2010 13:29 | HealthScientists are closer to solving one of the many mysteries of multiple sclerosis and other demyelinating diseases, thanks to a recent study conducted at the Salk Institute for Biological…
Tea leaves identified using neural networks
— 1 Oct 2010 10:30 | BiologyA team of chemists from the University of Seville (US) has managed to distinguish between different kinds of tea leaves on the basis of their mineral content and by using artificial…
Edible nanostructures
— 3 Sep 2010 11:19 | TechnologySugar, salt, alcohol and a little serendipity led a Northwestern University research team to discover a new class of nanostructures that could be used for gas storage and food and medical…