What Alcohol Does to the Body

While you’re drinking, alcohol causes blood vessels to dilate, bringing blood to the surface of the skin. That’s why people ...
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AI 'could detect laryngeal cancer from patient voices'

Researchers in the US have found that subtle changes in the sound of a voice could be used to detect if someone has cancer of the larynx, and even distinguish cancer from other disorders affecting the ...
Nature

Fire in the hole: pore dilation of the capsaicin receptor TRPV1

The capsaicin receptor TRPV1 is important in pain sensation. A new study suggests that this nonselective cation channel shows dynamic alterations in ion permeability, which may contribute to ...
Science Daily

Disturbed blood flow can damage the vessel wall in cases of aortic dilation

Abnormal blood flow in the aorta is linked to inflammation and breakdown of the vessel wall in conditions where the aorta is dilated. The findings can contribute to better diagnosis and open up new ...
BMJ

Exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction (EILO) in athletes: a narrative review by a subgroup of the IOC Consensus on ‘acute respiratory illness in the athlete’

Exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction (EILO) is caused by paradoxical inspiratory adduction of laryngeal structures during exercise. EILO is an important cause of upper airway dysfunction in young ...
Nature

Pore dilation of neuronal P2X receptor channels

Figure 1: Sustained P2X 2-receptor activation causes rapid increase in permeability to NMDG +. Experiments on HEK cells stably expressing the P2X 2 receptor gave results similar to those obtained with ...