In a groundbreaking study, researchers have unveiled a previously unknown conformational state of a crucial transporter protein, OxlT, which plays a vital role in preventing kidney stone formation. This discovery, achieved ...
Biochemistry
Jan 29, 2024
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"James Dean," a dapper orange tabby cat, lives a star-studded life. He fills his days playing mischievously with his sister, "Audrey Hepburn," and his brother, "Elvis," while his nights are spent snuggled up with his owners, ...
Veterinary medicine
Oct 23, 2023
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Once pets have learned to urinate where it is appropriate, whether it is outdoors or in their litter box, it can be frustrating for owners when their pet urinates elsewhere in the house. While your first instinct may be to ...
Veterinary medicine
Jul 21, 2023
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In the body, crystals—made of things such as calcium or a collection of urine—form masses that can cause pain and serious health conditions. A University of Houston crystals expert, Jeffrey Rimer, Abraham E. Dukler Professor ...
Biochemistry
Feb 3, 2023
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Whatever disease killed Edward the Black Prince—heir apparent to the English throne in the mid 1300s, and heralded as the greatest English soldier ever to have lived—is unlikely to have been chronic dysentery, as is commonly ...
Archaeology
Dec 20, 2022
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Scientists from the Graduate School of Systems and Information Engineering at the University of Tsukuba created a theoretical model for describing the motion of ultrasound waves in the presence of multiple bubbles. This work ...
General Physics
Jul 11, 2022
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Recent work from Carnegie's Chenhui Wang and Allan Spradling reveals a surprising capability of renal stem cells in fruit flies—remodeling. Their work, which could eventually guide kidney stone treatments, was published ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 16, 2022
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A tabletop covered in miniature Lego minifigures. There is a whooshing sound, a pause, and then a single minifigure in the center of the table topples over, leaving the remaining minifigures standing.
General Physics
Dec 2, 2021
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When a person develops a kidney stone or a gall stone—hard accumulations of minerals and other compounds created by the body—they can experience a great deal of pain and discomfort. In more advanced cases, these stones ...
Soft Matter
Jun 18, 2021
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A funny thing happened on the way to discovering how zinc impacts kidney stones—two different theories emerged, each contradicting the other. One: Zinc stops the growth of the calcium oxalate crystals that make up the stones; ...
Biochemistry
Jun 14, 2021
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