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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.

Low levels of cellular copper may make fat cells fatter

In studies of mouse cells, Johns Hopkins researchers have found that low levels of cellular copper appear to make fat cells fatter by altering how cells process their main metabolic fuels, such as fat and sugar.

11 Oct 2018

How Does Amyloid Formation Impact Neurodegenerative Disease?

An interview with Dr Rosie Staniforth discussing her research into amyloid formation and its impact on neurodegenerative diseases.

From Postnova Analytics 11 Oct 2018

Researchers develop new techniques for faster detection of Lyme disease bacteria

Researchers have developed techniques to detect Lyme disease bacteria weeks sooner than current tests, allowing patients to start treatment earlier.

11 Oct 2018

Carnegie scientist awarded NIH grant to identify novel medicines for cardiovascular disease

Carnegie's Department of Embryology scientist Steven Farber and team have been awarded a 5-year $3.3-million NIH grant to identify novel pharmaceuticals for combatting a host of diseases associated with altered levels of lipoproteins like LDL ("bad cholesterol").

11 Oct 2018

Study shows that one amino acid may produce short-term lowering of glucose levels

Type 2 diabetes is driven by many metabolic pathways, with some pathways driven by amino acids, the molecular building blocks for proteins.

11 Oct 2018

Researchers unravel fresh clues as to how kidney stones form

Kidney stones--solid, pebble-like grit that forms when too much of certain minerals like calcium are in the urine--can strike men, women, and increasingly, children, and the presence and pain of stones afflicts more than 12 percent of the world's population.

11 Oct 2018

Scientists uncover how proteins meet on the cell membrane

Scripps Research scientists have uncovered the workings of a critical process in cell survival. Their study, published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is the first to show exactly how a protein called talin activates another critical protein, called integrin, to do its job on the cell membrane.

11 Oct 2018

Columbia scientist and collaborators receive $11.3 million to find new targets against brain disease

Anthony Fitzpatrick, PhD, a Principal Investigator at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute and Columbia University Irving Medical Center, together with scientists from the Mayo Clinic and Boston Children's Hospital, has been awarded $11.3 million to map the three-dimensional structures of protein tangles that accumulate in the human brain.

11 Oct 2018

Virginia Tech researcher receives $1.7 million to study herpes simplex virus

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke of the National Institutes of Health has awarded Andrea Bertke, an assistant professor of infectious diseases in the Department of Population Health Sciences in the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech, $1.7 million to study the neuron-specific regulation of herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2.

11 Oct 2018

Novel 3-in-1 vaccine designed against traveler’s diarrhea

A first-ever vaccine designed to deliver a one-two-three punch against the main causes of traveler's diarrhea worldwide may result from new research published by a University of Guelph chemist.

11 Oct 2018

MU, MIT researchers evaluate accuracy of new technology to monitor blood glucose levels

For those living with diabetes, monitoring blood glucose accurately is necessary to prevent diabetes-related complications such as heart attacks, blindness and coma.

11 Oct 2018

Bug that causes stomach cancer may increase risk of colorectal cancers

A bacterium known for causing stomach cancer might also increase the risk of certain colorectal cancers, particularly among African Americans, according to a study led by Duke Cancer Institute researchers.

10 Oct 2018

University of Houston biologist explores therapeutic targets to prevent atherosclerosis

University of Houston biologist Michihisa Umetani, having discovered that a certain protein partnership acts to rapidly signal molecules inside blood vessels that danger is upon them, has been awarded $382,500 by the National Institutes of Health.

10 Oct 2018

Whey protein found to be most effective for seniors struggling to rebuild lost muscle

While exercise buffs have long used protein supplements to gain muscle, new research from McMaster University suggests one protein source in particular, whey protein, is most effective for seniors struggling to rebuild muscle lost from inactivity associated with illness or long hospital stays.

10 Oct 2018

Study shows role of protein in tuning synaptic transmission critical for cognition

Our cognitive abilities come down to how well the connections, or synapses, between our brain cells transmit signals.

10 Oct 2018

Brown researchers uncover new clues about ALS progression

Brown University researchers have uncovered new clues about the progression of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a surprisingly common disease that causes the death of motor neurons that control voluntary muscles such as those involved in walking, talking, chewing or breathing.

10 Oct 2018

Binge drinking history makes male and female mice react differently to stress, study shows

Researchers with the Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System and Oregon Health & Sciences University found that a history of binge drinking made male and female mice react differently to traumatic stress.

10 Oct 2018

New hope for children with aggressive form of cancer

Children with an aggressive form of cancer are being given new hope in a world-first trans-Atlantic clinical trial that will test a new three-part treatment.

10 Oct 2018

Scientists identify new biomarker for Alzheimer's disease of sporadic origin

The objective of the research, undertaken in the laboratories of the IBPM, is to develop a model for studying Alzheimer's disease of sporadic origin, in other words, not due to a hereditary genetic mutation.

10 Oct 2018

Scientists discover pheromone-sensing gene that predates land-dwelling vertebrates

Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology have discovered a gene that appears to play a vital role in pheromone sensing. The gene is conserved across fish and mammals and over 400 million years of vertebrate evolution, indicating that the pheromone sensing system is much more ancient than previously believed.

10 Oct 2018

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Low levels of cellular copper may make fat cells fatter

How Does Amyloid Formation Impact Neurodegenerative Disease?

Researchers develop new techniques for faster detection of Lyme disease bacteria

Carnegie scientist awarded NIH grant to identify novel medicines for cardiovascular disease

Study shows that one amino acid may produce short-term lowering of glucose levels

Researchers unravel fresh clues as to how kidney stones form

Scientists uncover how proteins meet on the cell membrane

Columbia scientist and collaborators receive $11.3 million to find new targets against brain disease

Virginia Tech researcher receives $1.7 million to study herpes simplex virus

Novel 3-in-1 vaccine designed against traveler’s diarrhea

MU, MIT researchers evaluate accuracy of new technology to monitor blood glucose levels

Bug that causes stomach cancer may increase risk of colorectal cancers

University of Houston biologist explores therapeutic targets to prevent atherosclerosis

Whey protein found to be most effective for seniors struggling to rebuild lost muscle

Study shows role of protein in tuning synaptic transmission critical for cognition

Brown researchers uncover new clues about ALS progression

Binge drinking history makes male and female mice react differently to stress, study shows

New hope for children with aggressive form of cancer

Scientists identify new biomarker for Alzheimer's disease of sporadic origin

Scientists discover pheromone-sensing gene that predates land-dwelling vertebrates

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