By analyzing brain activity in mice, they determined that a fat molecule called PIP2 acts as a brake on Piezo1. When brain ...

Boulder, Colo. — A laboratory method developed for making and analyzing cold, concentrated samples of a mysterious “floppy” molecule thought to be abundant only in outer space has revealed new data ...

In the new study, published in Science Advances, researchers have identified a previously unknown molecule, TMEM9B-AS1, which may explain why people with type 2 diabetes often suffer from muscle ...

The chemical element sulfur is essential for all lifeforms and is a building block of proteins and amino acids. By studying sulfur-based molecules in space, scientists are working to understand the ...

“The secret of life is molecular recognition—the ability of one molecule to ‘recognize’ another through weak bonding interactions,” said Linus Pauling, a two-time Nobel Prize winner. In biological ...

People need to sleep, and sleep deprivation can cause many changes in the brain. But we have a poor understanding of why sleep is so crucial. New research has examined a fruit fly model to assess how ...

Computational analysis suggests that the anomeric effect arises from a combination of factors and is not limited to just ...

Human karyotype of Down syndrome. Autosomal abnormalities. Trisomy 21. [Rujirat Boonyong/Getty Images] Faulty brain circuits seen in Down syndrome may be caused by the lack of a particular molecule ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Hydrogen cyanide is a molecule that appears to be at the heart of the creation of life. To create it, scientists need a burst of energy the ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have discovered a previously unknown molecule that may explain why people with type 2 diabetes often suffer from muscle weakness and muscle loss – a condition that ...