Monell Chemical Senses Center researcher Yali Zhang and colleagues identified a previously unknown chloride ion channel, which they named alkaliphile (Alka),...
Human neurons have a much smaller number of channels that control the flow of ions (such as potassium and sodium) than expected, compared to the neurons...
Dysfunction of neuronal voltage-gated potassium channel subfamily Q (KCNQ) can cause severe epileptic encephalopathies that are resistant to modern anticonvulsants....
Bacteria communicate with one another through similar electrical signaling mechanisms as neurons in the human brain, a new study published in the journal...
