ITHACA, New York, July 10 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Demystifying the molecular mechanisms of general anesthesia * Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Birkbeck, University of London, have identified a site where a commonly used anesthetic binds to sodium ion channels, revealing a molecular mechanism that may explain how these drugs dampen communication between neurons. Ion channels are proteins that regulate the flow of charged particles across cell membranes, enabling neurons to generate electrical signa more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, July 10 (TNSjou) -- Newcastle University issued the following news: * * * How the brain's chemical messengers control consciousness and sleep Researchers have revealed in unprecedented detail how three chemicals interact in the brain to control the transition between sleep, wakefulness, attention and arousal. - Scientists at Newcastle University's Neural Circuits Laboratory, in collaboration with researchers at the Blue Brain Project (EPFL, Switzerland) and leading institutions in Spain, have published the lan more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, July 9 -- The University of Glasgow posted the following news: * * * Ten organisations carried out half of all animal research in Great Britain in 2025 * Understanding Animal Research (UAR) has published a list of the 10 organisations that carried out the highest number of animal procedures - those used in medical, veterinary, and scientific research - in Great Britain in 2025. These statistics are freely available on the organisations' websites as part of their ongoing commitment to transparency and openness around the more PR