A light-controlled 'muscle' could give synthetic cells a new way to move

Engineers interested in creating artificial cells to deliver drugs to unhealthy parts of the body face a key challenge: for a ...
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Soft, self-healing devices mimic biological muscles

A new class of soft, electrically activated devices is capable of mimicking the expansion and contraction of natural muscles. These devices, which can be constructed from a wide range of low-cost ...

Why bowel movements start: Newly identified ATP signaling may explain the colon's strongest contractions

Giant migrating contractions (GMCs) are powerful waves of colonic movement that propel intestinal contents toward the anus ...
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Targeting Interleukin-8–Mediated Cellular Crosstalk Reverses Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Cardiac Fibrosis in Noonan Syndrome

BACKGROUND: Genetic variants in components or regulators of the RAS-MAPK signaling pathway are causative for severe and early-onset hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in patients with Noonan syndrome ...