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Researchers uncover potential clue to halt destruction of nerve cells in people with ALS

A special focus on rogue proteins may hold future promise in stopping the progression of nerve cell destruction in people who have amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or frontotemporal dementia.

24 Apr 2019

Porvair Sciences offers highly effective P3 microplate for biological sample clean-up

The Protein Crash technique used by the Porvair Sciences P3 microplate is highly effective at removing proteins from biological samples prior to analysis.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 24 Apr 2019

Uncovering the Structure of HIV Integrase to Inform Drug Discovery

In this interview Dr Kushol Gupta, Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania talks to News-Medical and Life Sciences about the importance of light scattering techniques for investigating structure and mechanism of action in his ongoing research into HIV integrase and the development of HIV therapeutics.

From Waters | Wyatt Technology 24 Apr 2019

New custom-designed substrates developed for use in cryo-Electron Microscopy

Cryogenic-Electron Microscopy has been a game changer in the field of medical research, but the substrate, used to freeze and view samples under a microscope, has not advanced much in decades.

24 Apr 2019

Cancer drugs reprogram genes in breast tumors to prevent endocrine resistance, finds study

Treating breast tumors with two cancer drugs simultaneously may prevent endocrine resistance by attacking the disease along two separate gene pathways, scientists at the University of Illinois found in a new study.

24 Apr 2019

Newly identified skin-gut communication helps illuminate link between food allergy and eczema

Scratching the skin triggers a series of immune responses culminating in an increased number of activated mast cells--immune cells involved in allergic reactions--in the small intestine, according to research conducted in mice.

24 Apr 2019

DNA rearrangement may predict poor outcomes in multiple myeloma

A certain type of DNA marker predicts poor outcomes in multiple myeloma, researchers at Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University have found.

24 Apr 2019

Study provides evidence that blood tests can detect Alzheimer’s risk

A new study confirms that a simple blood test can reveal whether there is accelerating nerve cell damage in the brain.

23 Apr 2019

UVA researchers shed light on why C. difficile infections are so dangerous

A new discovery about dangerous C. difficile diarrhea has identified a new way that the bacteria – and possibly others like it – cause severe disease.

23 Apr 2019

New approach to repair defects in fetal membranes could prevent life-long medical conditions

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London and University College London have developed a new approach to repair defects in fetal membranes which could prevent life-long medical conditions and disabilities associated with preterm birth.

23 Apr 2019

Mediterranean diet protects against overeating and obesity

Eat as much as you want and not gain weight? Sounds too good to be true.

23 Apr 2019

Neuroscientists propose new theory about amyloid precursor protein connection in Alzheimer's

Worldwide, 50 million people are living with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. According to the Alzheimer's Association, every 65 seconds someone in the United States develops this disease, which causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior.

23 Apr 2019

Researchers define role of rare, influential cells in the bone marrow

Researchers have defined the roles of various cells in the bone marrow that are thought to control the fate of the nearly half million blood cells that develop there each day.

23 Apr 2019

Researchers identify circulating proteins associated with progression of diabetic kidney disease

In a breakthrough study published today in Nature Medicine, researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center have identified a group of 17 circulating inflammatory proteins that are consistently associated with the development and progression of diabetic kidney disease.

23 Apr 2019

Novel ECCITE-seq technique expands multimodal single cell analysis

A new technique called ECCITE-seq, developed by scientists at the New York Genome Center's Technology Innovation Lab, allows researchers to perform high-throughput measurements of multiple modalities of information from single cells.

From 10x Genomics, Inc. 23 Apr 2019

Overlooked part of cell’s internal machinery may hold key to treating acute myeloid leukemia

Many individuals forced to fight an exceptionally aggressive form of the blood cancer acute myeloid leukemia (AML) don't survive more than five years.

22 Apr 2019

Hole-forming protein could help control cancer growth

Sometimes cells need to die. The process of cell death is encoded within the genome of all higher organisms to kill off cancerous cells, and as a normal part of development to shape a mass of embryonic cells into the organism it will become.

22 Apr 2019

Precision-guided anticancer nanoparticles help enhance treatment of peritoneal tumors

Research carried out at the University of Tartu Faculty of Medicine used nanoparticles for the development of new imaging and treatment methods for peritoneal cancers. Tests showed that precision-guided anticancer nanoparticles have improved efficacy and reduced side effects.

22 Apr 2019

Researchers identify new allergen responsible for allergy to durum wheat

An international team of researchers, in which a female researcher from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid is involved, has identified one of the main causes of food allergy in the Mediterranean area.

22 Apr 2019

New pediatric blood pressure guidelines can better predict kids at higher risk of heart disease

New guidelines that classified more children as having elevated blood pressure are better at predicting which kids are likely to develop heart disease when they reach adulthood, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Hypertension.

22 Apr 2019

Protein C News and Research

Researchers uncover potential clue to halt destruction of nerve cells in people with ALS

Porvair Sciences offers highly effective P3 microplate for biological sample clean-up

Uncovering the Structure of HIV Integrase to Inform Drug Discovery

New custom-designed substrates developed for use in cryo-Electron Microscopy

Cancer drugs reprogram genes in breast tumors to prevent endocrine resistance, finds study

Newly identified skin-gut communication helps illuminate link between food allergy and eczema

DNA rearrangement may predict poor outcomes in multiple myeloma

Study provides evidence that blood tests can detect Alzheimer’s risk

UVA researchers shed light on why C. difficile infections are so dangerous

New approach to repair defects in fetal membranes could prevent life-long medical conditions

Mediterranean diet protects against overeating and obesity

Neuroscientists propose new theory about amyloid precursor protein connection in Alzheimer's

Researchers define role of rare, influential cells in the bone marrow

Researchers identify circulating proteins associated with progression of diabetic kidney disease

Novel ECCITE-seq technique expands multimodal single cell analysis

Overlooked part of cell’s internal machinery may hold key to treating acute myeloid leukemia

Hole-forming protein could help control cancer growth

Precision-guided anticancer nanoparticles help enhance treatment of peritoneal tumors

Researchers identify new allergen responsible for allergy to durum wheat

New pediatric blood pressure guidelines can better predict kids at higher risk of heart disease

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