New insights into the structures of glutamate receptor ion channels (iGluRs), combined with functional and biochemical data, can help us to understand how agonist binding triggers their activation and ...

The start-up Function will send practically anyone to a lab for extensive medical testing, no physical required. Is that a good thing? By Kristen V. Brown As Kimberly Crisp approached middle age, ...

Many RNA-binding proteins have a modular structure and are composed of multiple repeats of a few small domains. By arranging the domains in various ways, these proteins can satisfy the diverse ...

Coffee contains caffeine and other bioactive compounds, including antioxidants like chlorogenic acids plus cafestol, kahweol, and trigonelline, though amounts vary per cup. Caffeine blocks adenosine, ...