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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.

Replacing red meat with healthy plant proteins decreases in cardiovascular disease risk factors

Diets that replaced red meat with healthy plant proteins led to decreases in risk factors for cardiovascular disease, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Purdue University.

10 Apr 2019

Stimulating parvalbumin-containing cells causes surprising changes in blood volume, flow

Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia are some of the most common brain disorders and have been associated with problems in cells that contain a type of protein, called parvalbumin.

10 Apr 2019

‘Hit-and-run’ interaction between proteins appears to be key trigger for cell death

A 'hit-and-run' interaction between two proteins could be an important trigger for cell death, according to new research from Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers.

10 Apr 2019

Scientists develop technique to clear abnormal tau protein from human neurons

Harnessing a probe used to image the brain in diagnosing Alzheimer's disease and related forms of dementia, scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Massachusetts General Hospital have successfully cleared patient-derived brain cells of an abnormal protein associated with dementia and other neurogenerative disorders.

10 Apr 2019

Researchers aim to identify potential new drugs for wide range of diseases using AI

A half dozen University of Connecticut researchers are now working to identify potential new drugs to treat a wide range of diseases and conditions through a unique partnership that offers access to cutting-edge artificial intelligence technology and screening compounds at no cost.

10 Apr 2019

Scientists develop new CRISPR-based 'allelic drive'

New CRISPR-based gene drives and broader active genetics technologies are revolutionizing the way scientists engineer the transfer of specific traits from one generation to another.

10 Apr 2019

$FDA approves new osteoporosis drug for postmenopausal women with high fracture risk$

FDA approves new osteoporosis drug for postmenopausal women with high fracture risk

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Evenity (romosozumab-aqqg) to treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal women at high risk of breaking a bone (fracture).

9 Apr 2019

Study suggests novel therapeutic strategy for ALS

In a study published online in Brain on April 1, researchers from Dr. XU Jin's lab at the Institute of Neuroscience of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and their collaborators revealed a new cellular mechanism for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, suggested a novel therapeutic strategy targeting the RNA degradation pathway, and identified an asthma drug as a potential medication for ALS.

9 Apr 2019

Researchers develop new method for identifying compounds that prevent aging

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed a new method for identifying compounds that prevent aging.

9 Apr 2019

High Throughput Nucleic Acid Purification Simplified

Labs demand purity and flexibility for high throughput nucleic acid purification, while needing to complete difficult downstream analysis, for example NGS.

From Promega Corporation 9 Apr 2019

Study finds no major epigenetic differences between space astronaut and his earthbound twin brother

In a landmark study, a group of U.S. scientists from Johns Hopkins, Stanford University and other institutions has found no long-lasting, major differences between the epigenomes of astronaut Scott Kelly, who spent a year in space aboard the International Space Station, and his twin brother, Mark, who remained on Earth.

9 Apr 2019

Testing how well wastewater disinfection methods affect antibiotic resistance genes

Each year at least 2 million Americans are infected with bacteria that cannot be treated with antibiotics, and at least 23,000 of these people die, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

9 Apr 2019

Unexpected function of enzyme in sounding alarm about liver damage could lead to new treatments

On a normal day, the cells of a human liver do what they do best - making key blood proteins, clearing toxins from the blood and sending their remains down the digestive tract in a never-ending stream of bile.

9 Apr 2019

Biologists analyze available methods of targeted drug delivery to malignant tumors

A team of biologists from Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University and Lobachevsky University analyzed available methods of targeted drug delivery to malignant tumors.

9 Apr 2019

Blood-based test for colon cancer shows promise, study finds

If caught early, nearly all cases of colon cancer are curable. Though this should make screening tests straightforward, colon cancer screening suffers from a paradoxical combination of low compliance rates and overdiagnosis.

9 Apr 2019

New findings create opportunity to test new treatments for sarcoma

The origin of certain cancers in the sarcoma group is associated with a hitherto unknown interaction among different proteins. Findings now being presented create the opportunity to test new treatments of these forms of sarcoma.

9 Apr 2019

Different types of myeloma need specific criteria diagnostic criteria

When our plasma cells start producing a single cancer-causing protein rather than an array of antibody-like proteins to protect us, it's one of two arms of the Y-shaped protein that's likely to blame.

8 Apr 2019

Cellular protein could take on role of restriction factor for hepatitis B virus

Hepatitis B is a viral liver infection that can lead to acute or chronic conditions. Although there is a vaccine that offers protection against the virus, current treatments which prevent the virus from replicating are not curative for infected individuals.

8 Apr 2019

New clinical trials to investigate combination immunotherapy for treating advanced cancers

City of Hope physician-scientists recently opened two clinical trials to investigate a combination of cytokines and immunotherapy that may be able to transform nearly-impossible-to-treat cancer into a disease that can be corralled into remission.

8 Apr 2019

Study demonstrates viability of gene editing strategy for recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa

A group of researchers from the Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, the Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas, and the Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Fundación Jiménez Díaz have led a study which demonstrates the viability of a gene editing strategy for recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (also known as butterfly chilidren) with the tool CRISPR/Cas9 in preclinical models with this disease.

8 Apr 2019

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Replacing red meat with healthy plant proteins decreases in cardiovascular disease risk factors

Stimulating parvalbumin-containing cells causes surprising changes in blood volume, flow

‘Hit-and-run’ interaction between proteins appears to be key trigger for cell death

Scientists develop technique to clear abnormal tau protein from human neurons

Researchers aim to identify potential new drugs for wide range of diseases using AI

Scientists develop new CRISPR-based 'allelic drive'

FDA approves new osteoporosis drug for postmenopausal women with high fracture risk

Study suggests novel therapeutic strategy for ALS

Researchers develop new method for identifying compounds that prevent aging

High Throughput Nucleic Acid Purification Simplified

Study finds no major epigenetic differences between space astronaut and his earthbound twin brother

Testing how well wastewater disinfection methods affect antibiotic resistance genes

Unexpected function of enzyme in sounding alarm about liver damage could lead to new treatments

Biologists analyze available methods of targeted drug delivery to malignant tumors

Blood-based test for colon cancer shows promise, study finds

New findings create opportunity to test new treatments for sarcoma

Different types of myeloma need specific criteria diagnostic criteria

Cellular protein could take on role of restriction factor for hepatitis B virus

New clinical trials to investigate combination immunotherapy for treating advanced cancers

Study demonstrates viability of gene editing strategy for recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa

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