A tarantula's venom immobilizes its prey by interfering with sodium channels that generate electrical signals in the animal's nervous system. Read More
Genomic research finds those who inherited a special ion channel from Neanderthals experience more pain. Read More
Researchers establish SCN3A genetic mutations cause infantile epileptic encephalopathy. Read More
Researchers discover changes in the activity of sodium and potassium channels during the day and night impact the sleep-wake cycle. Read More
The findings in a new study could help treat channel related neurological disorders. Read More
Mutations in beta4 proteins could have a surprisingly large effect on health, researchers claim. Read More
The toxic sting from scorpions acts as an analgesic, rather than pain stimulant, in grasshopper mice, new research finds. Read More
Researchers discover sodium channels also play critical roles in non-excitable cells. Read More
Scientists have observed the neurological mechanism behind temperature-dependent febrile seizures by genetically engineering fruit flies to harbor a mutation analogous to one that causes epileptic seizures in people. Their new study also highlights the first use of genetic engineering to swap a human genetic disease mutation into a directly analogous gene in a fly. Read More
A low dose of the sedative clonazepam alleviated autistic-like behavior in mice with a mutation that causes Dravet syndrome in humans. Read More
The achievement opens new possibilities for designing drugs for pain, epilepsy and heart rhythm disturbances Scientists at the University of... Read More
An essential component of animal nervous systems—sodium channels—evolved prior to the evolution of those systems, researchers from The University of... Read More
