CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — New research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine describes a key molecular mechanism in nerve fibers that ensures the rapid conductance of nervous system impulses. The findings appear onli…
CHAPEL HILL — An imbalance of salt and water in patients with cystic fibrosis makes their lungs clog up with sticky mucus that is prone to infection. The cause of the offending imbalance is a well-known genetic error, one that blocks the molecular…
Researchers at New York University have developed an innovative way to look at the development of osteoarthritis in the knee joint — one that relies on the examination of sodium ions in cartilage. Their work, which appears in the Journal of…