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Proteins are complex molecules that are made up of amino acids. They can be found in every cell in the body, and carry out vital processes that keep human beings alive. Mutations in proteins can lead to a multitude of diseases, the most common being cancer.

Newly discovered bacteria-killing protein on the epidermis requires vitamin A to work

People who have inadequate vitamin A in their diets are more susceptible to skin infection, yet how that vitamin affects skin immunity has been unclear.

16 May 2019

Renal infarction linked with acute kidney injury in patients with cardiac amyloidosis

Systemic amyloidosis is a major cause of renal injury, mostly due to direct kidney damage caused by deposits of abnormal protein called amyloid, in the kidney parenchyma.

16 May 2019

Study provides insight on how two proteins help influenza A virus to fight its way to cells

Researchers have provided new insight on how two proteins help influenza A virus particles fight their way to human cells.

16 May 2019

Researchers identify why lymphoma patients may become resistant to specific drug

With more targeted therapies being approved each year for cancer, the development of drug resistance to these agents is a growing concern.

16 May 2019

Scientists unravel how intelligent neural network predicts the functions of proteins

Intelligent virtual companions like Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant have long become integrated into our everyday lives. And intelligent computational programs, so-called algorithms, have also evolved as an integral tool in scientific research.

16 May 2019

Machine learning tool immensely scales up Alzheimer's research

Researchers at UC Davis and UC San Francisco have found a way to teach a computer to precisely detect one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease in human brain tissue, delivering a proof of concept for a machine-learning approach to distinguishing critical markers of the disease.

15 May 2019

Researchers use cutting-edge technology to read the dark heart of chromosomes

Although the genomes of thousands of plant and animal species have been sequenced, for most of these genomes a significant portion is missing — the highly repetitive DNA.

15 May 2019

Researchers inhibit galectin-3 protein that plays a major role Alzheimer’s disease

In recent years, it has become increasingly clear to researchers that the protein galectin-3 is involved in inflammatory diseases in the brain.

15 May 2019

Immune system discovery could inform the development of new stem cell therapies

A discovery of how stem cells are protected from viruses could inform the development of therapies for use in medicine, research suggests.

15 May 2019

Brain changes related to Alzheimer’s occur years before the onset of clinical symptoms

In a records review of 290 people at risk for Alzheimer's disease, scientists at Johns Hopkins say they have identified an average level of biological and anatomical brain changes linked to Alzheimer's disease that occur three to 10 years -- some even more than 30 years -- before the disease's first recognizable symptoms appear.

From Johns Hopkins Medicine 15 May 2019

Fruit fly study shows role of unexplored neural circuit in modulating memory strength

Learning to avoid negative experiences requires an interplay of two distinct brain circuits, one to interpret "Yikes!" and drive learning, and the other, unexpectedly, to dial in the strength of that memory, a new fruit fly study shows.

15 May 2019

Glucosamine supplements could benefit the heart

Glucosamine supplements are used by hundreds of thousands of patients worldwide to relieve the joint pain caused due to osteoarthritis.

14 May 2019

Researchers elucidate the mechanism underlying dead-zone generation in circadian clocks

Most organisms on Earth have circadian clocks. In mammals, the circadian pacemaker is located in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the brain.

14 May 2019

Researchers discover biochemical agent responsible for blood pressure drop in sepsis

A study conducted by an international group of researchers has overturned the understanding of life-threatening inflammatory diseases such as sepsis, pointing to a biochemical agent that may be involved in the rapid decline in blood pressure that occurs in the advanced stage of sepsis and usually causes the patient's death. This discovery could pave the way for novel therapeutic approaches.

14 May 2019

Bladder drug can accelerate atheroclerosis in mice

A drug used in the treatment of overactive bladder can accelerate atheroclerosis in mice, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden report in a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

14 May 2019

Researchers identify new molecular mechanism causing rheumatoid arthritis

A collaborative study by research groups from the University of Cologne, VIB, Ghent University, the Βiomedical Sciences Research Center 'Alexander Fleming' in Athens and the University of Tokyo identified a new molecular mechanism causing rheumatoid arthritis.

14 May 2019

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Newly discovered bacteria-killing protein on the epidermis requires vitamin A to work

Renal infarction linked with acute kidney injury in patients with cardiac amyloidosis

Study provides insight on how two proteins help influenza A virus to fight its way to cells

Researchers identify why lymphoma patients may become resistant to specific drug

Scientists unravel how intelligent neural network predicts the functions of proteins

Machine learning tool immensely scales up Alzheimer's research

Researchers use cutting-edge technology to read the dark heart of chromosomes

Researchers inhibit galectin-3 protein that plays a major role Alzheimer’s disease

Immune system discovery could inform the development of new stem cell therapies

Brain changes related to Alzheimer’s occur years before the onset of clinical symptoms

Fruit fly study shows role of unexplored neural circuit in modulating memory strength

Glucosamine supplements could benefit the heart

Researchers elucidate the mechanism underlying dead-zone generation in circadian clocks

Researchers discover biochemical agent responsible for blood pressure drop in sepsis

Bladder drug can accelerate atheroclerosis in mice

Researchers identify new molecular mechanism causing rheumatoid arthritis

Rare gene mutation may prevent heart disease, study reveals

Harvard scientists uncover key mechanism that allows viruses to replicate

Brazilian researchers develop new strategy to starve triple negative breast cancer cells

Jefferson researcher discovers a population of bone cells that subdues cancer

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