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18 Nov 2025New study

Ion Channels & Excitability

Protein droplets inside cells can change membrane voltage on contact

Scripps Research biophysicists report that charged biomolecular condensates, droplet-like assemblies of proteins and RNA, shift the voltage of model membranes where they touch, by amounts the team likens to nerve-impulse scale.

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18 Mar 2025New study

Wound Healing & Tissue Repair Ion Channels & Excitability

Wounded skin and gut-lining cells pass electrical signals for hours

UMass Amherst researchers report that injured epithelial cells, which form the skin and the lining of the intestine, generate electrical signals that spread across dozens of neighbouring cells and persist for hours.

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