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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.

Maternal stress can affect growth of fetal muscles, study shows

Born too soon, she weighed just over 1 pound at birth and spent the first three months of her life in the neonatal intensive care unit, fighting to live.

6 Feb 2017

Detailed analysis of bacterial proteins offers path for new drugs to curb tuberculosis

With the first detailed analysis of a cellular component from a close relative of the pathogen that causes tuberculosis, Rockefeller scientists are suggesting strategies for new drugs to curb this growing health problem.

6 Feb 2017

TGen scientists identify novel genomic mutation that causes developmental delays in children

Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute have identified a genomic mutation that causes physical abnormalities and developmental delays in children.

3 Feb 2017

Belgian scientists discover key role of Taok3 protein in triggering splenic B cell differentiation

Belgian scientists have discovered the key role of protein Taok3 in the development of type B immune cells known as MZB cells, which are responsible for making antibodies to fight diseases.

3 Feb 2017

FDA grants permission to market new Seeker System for screening rare metabolic disorders in newborns

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today permitted marketing of the Seeker System for the screening of four, rare Lysosomal Storage Disorders (LSDs) in newborns.

3 Feb 2017

Parents can take eight steps to boost child's immunity, says family medicine specialist

No magic elixir can prevent children from developing occasional colds and viruses, but takings steps to boost their immune system can minimize their chances of catching every bug that winds its way through the daycare center or school.

3 Feb 2017

New Caltech study shows how chaperones protect ribosomal proteins

For proteins, this would be the equivalent of the red-carpet treatment: each protein belonging to the complex machinery of ribosomes -- components of the cell that produce proteins -- has its own chaperone to guide it to the right place at the right time and protect it from harm.

3 Feb 2017

Yale researchers identify new genetic defect in brain tumor cells that prevents DNA repair

In a new study, Yale Cancer Center researchers identified a novel genetic defect that prevents brain tumor cells from repairing damaged DNA.

3 Feb 2017

Sleep helps recalibrate brain cells responsible for learning and memory, mice study shows

Studying mice, scientists at Johns Hopkins have fortified evidence that a key purpose of sleep is to recalibrate the brain cells responsible for learning and memory so the animals can "solidify" lessons learned and use them when they awaken -- in the case of nocturnal mice, the next evening.

3 Feb 2017

Single Molecule Detection of Proteins in Single Cells

We developed this technology almost 10 years ago. It was developed after a key experiment was carried out by David Rissin, who was a PhD candidate in my laboratory at the time.

From Pittcon 3 Feb 2017

GIANT study uncovers new, rare DNA changes that affect human height

In the largest, deepest search to date, the international Genetic Investigation of Anthropometric Traits Consortium has uncovered 83 new DNA changes that affect human height.

3 Feb 2017

Nanion Technologies introduces new instrument for screening of membrane transporters and pumps

Nanion Technologies is pleased to announce the launch of the new SURFE2R 96SE Instrument for high throughput measurements of electrogenic membrane transporters and pumps.

From Nanion Technologies 3 Feb 2017

Precision-medicine approach could improve accuracy of PSA-based prostate cancer screening tests

A new study led by researchers at UC San Francisco and Kaiser Permanente has identified genetic predictors of normal prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in healthy men, which could be used to improve the accuracy of PSA-based prostate cancer screening tests.

3 Feb 2017

Virginia Tech researchers receive NIH grant to improve malaria drug

As long as parasites continue to mount resistance to malaria drugs, scientists will be faced with the task of developing new, improved pharmaceuticals.

3 Feb 2017

UW-Madison scientists discover bone marrow proteins that regulate bone-building cells

The prospect of regenerating bone lost to cancer or trauma is a step closer to the clinic as University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists have identified two proteins found in bone marrow as key regulators of the master cells responsible for making new bone.

2 Feb 2017

New Zika vaccine candidate shows potential to protect against virus with single dose

A new Zika vaccine candidate has the potential to protect against the virus with a single dose, according to a research team led by scientists from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

2 Feb 2017

Launch of next-generation Optima AUC advances protein research and macromolecule characterization

Beckman Coulter returns analytical ultracentrifugation to the center of protein research and macromolecule characterization with the next-generation Optima AUC.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences - Centrifugation 2 Feb 2017

UNC-Chapel Hill researchers show how human stem cells can hunt and kill brain cancer

In a rapid-fire series of breakthroughs in just under a year, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have made another stunning advance in the development of an effective treatment for glioblastoma, a common and aggressive brain cancer.

2 Feb 2017

Researchers find chemical link between two problem proteins that cause Parkinson's disease

Researchers report they have discovered how two problem proteins known to cause Parkinson's disease are chemically linked, suggesting that someday, both could be neutralized by a single drug designed to target the link.

2 Feb 2017

Oral dose of phage cocktail prevents infection and cholera-like symptoms in animal model

Oral administration of a cocktail of three viruses, all of which specifically kill cholera bacteria, prevents infection and cholera-like symptoms in animal model experiments, report scientists from Tufts University School of Medicine and the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at Tufts in Nature Communications on Feb. 1.

1 Feb 2017

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Maternal stress can affect growth of fetal muscles, study shows

Detailed analysis of bacterial proteins offers path for new drugs to curb tuberculosis

TGen scientists identify novel genomic mutation that causes developmental delays in children

Belgian scientists discover key role of Taok3 protein in triggering splenic B cell differentiation

FDA grants permission to market new Seeker System for screening rare metabolic disorders in newborns

Parents can take eight steps to boost child's immunity, says family medicine specialist

New Caltech study shows how chaperones protect ribosomal proteins

Yale researchers identify new genetic defect in brain tumor cells that prevents DNA repair

Sleep helps recalibrate brain cells responsible for learning and memory, mice study shows

Single Molecule Detection of Proteins in Single Cells

GIANT study uncovers new, rare DNA changes that affect human height

Nanion Technologies introduces new instrument for screening of membrane transporters and pumps

Precision-medicine approach could improve accuracy of PSA-based prostate cancer screening tests

Virginia Tech researchers receive NIH grant to improve malaria drug

UW-Madison scientists discover bone marrow proteins that regulate bone-building cells

New Zika vaccine candidate shows potential to protect against virus with single dose

Launch of next-generation Optima AUC advances protein research and macromolecule characterization

UNC-Chapel Hill researchers show how human stem cells can hunt and kill brain cancer

Researchers find chemical link between two problem proteins that cause Parkinson's disease

Oral dose of phage cocktail prevents infection and cholera-like symptoms in animal model

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