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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.

Moffitt researchers reveal how RNA molecules promote the development of melanoma metastasis

Changes in DNA can lead to the development and progression of cancer. DNA serves as a template for an intermediary molecule called RNA that, in turn, codes for proteins that control all cellular processes.

15 Jul 2022

Microplate optimised for magnetic bead separations

Porvair Sciences has introduced a 96-well deep well microplate designed for labs using magnetic beads for nucleic acid purification, clean up and protein purifications.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 15 Jul 2022

Pox viruses deliver proteins that directly interfere with the body's innate immune system

Pox viruses are able to get a head start on infecting a host by delivering a package of proteins that directly interferes with the body's innate immune system.

15 Jul 2022

New anticoagulant platform holds promise as a revolutionary advancement over the current blood thinners

While blood clotting is important to prevent blood loss and for our immunity, coagulation also can cause health issues and even death. Currently, one in four people worldwide dies from diseases and conditions caused by blood clots.

15 Jul 2022

Evidence for a specific anti-inflammatory metabolic signature in long-COVID

A recent research paper posted to the medRxiv* preprint server illustrated anti-inflammatory and hypo-metabolic fingerprints in long coronavirus disease (COVID) syndrome (LCS) using pan-omics plasma assessments.

15 Jul 2022

Biochemist finds new way to protect healthy leukocytes during chemotherapy

A biochemist from RUDN and IBMC has found a way to protect healthy leukocytes during leukemia chemotherapy. Small nitrogen-containing polyamine molecules give the necessary protection.

14 Jul 2022

Individualized diet program shows promise at helping people lose extra pounds and keep them off

An individualized diet program that empowers users to create their own plan based on targeted levels of protein and fiber shows promise at helping people lose extra pounds and keep them off.

14 Jul 2022

Stem cell transplantation produces prolonged survival with improved safety in patients with AL amyloidosis

AL amyloidosis is a life-threatening disease related to bone marrow cancer, multiple myeloma. It is caused when a person's antibody-producing white blood cells (i.e. plasma cells) do not function properly and generate abnormal protein which misfolds to form amyloid fibrils and deposits made of components of antibodies called light chains, which then deposit in various organs of the body.

14 Jul 2022

The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research announces latest ASPIRE awards for eight outstanding projects

The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research announced eight outstanding research projects to receive its latest class of ASPIRE awards.

14 Jul 2022

New transport system exemplifies the potential of a de novo design of peptides and proteins

A novel peptide developed at the Universities of Bayreuth and Bristol is eminently suited for the targeted transport of molecules, for example of active substances and dyes, into the cells of mammals.

14 Jul 2022

Study discovers the most complex knotted protein to date

The question of how the chemical composition of a protein, the amino acid sequence, determines its 3D structure has been one of the biggest challenges in biophysics for more than half a century.

14 Jul 2022

Phase I clinical trial of new blocking antibody therapy shows promising results for the treatment of advanced medulloblastoma

Effective and safe treatments are needed for medulloblastoma - the most common type of cancerous brain tumor in children - especially for patients whose cancer has spread to the spinal cord.

14 Jul 2022

Novel technique could offer an improved route to drug discovery and development

A new technique that can analyze how drug molecules bind to proteins in tissue samples could offer an improved route to drug discovery and development.

14 Jul 2022

Minimally invasive skin biopsy can help assess tissue damage related to SARS-CoV-2 infection

Using skin biopsy samples, investigators found that patients with severe COVID-19 had clots in small venous and arterial blood vessels in skin that appears normal.

14 Jul 2022

New liquid biopsy test found to be highly accurate, sensitive for both NASH and liver fibrosis

Researchers have created a liquid biopsy test, which uses two circulating proteins, to test for major liver diseases.

14 Jul 2022

Early treatment with interferons could mitigate severe COVID-19 in people with specific genetic factors

Researchers from the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, and their collaborators have discovered that people of European and African ancestries who were hospitalized for COVID-19 are more likely to carry a particular combination of genetic variants in a gene known as OAS1 than patients with mild disease who were not hospitalized.

14 Jul 2022

Antibody signatures strongly associated with SARS-CoV-2 immunopathology identified using a novel B cell epitope discovery method

A recent study discovered antibody footprints strongly correlated with immunopathology of SARS-CoV-2 infection using a new B cell epitope identification approach

14 Jul 2022

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Moffitt researchers reveal how RNA molecules promote the development of melanoma metastasis

Microplate optimised for magnetic bead separations

Pox viruses deliver proteins that directly interfere with the body's innate immune system

New anticoagulant platform holds promise as a revolutionary advancement over the current blood thinners

Evidence for a specific anti-inflammatory metabolic signature in long-COVID

Biochemist finds new way to protect healthy leukocytes during chemotherapy

Individualized diet program shows promise at helping people lose extra pounds and keep them off

Stem cell transplantation produces prolonged survival with improved safety in patients with AL amyloidosis

The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research announces latest ASPIRE awards for eight outstanding projects

New transport system exemplifies the potential of a de novo design of peptides and proteins

Study discovers the most complex knotted protein to date

Phase I clinical trial of new blocking antibody therapy shows promising results for the treatment of advanced medulloblastoma

Novel technique could offer an improved route to drug discovery and development

Minimally invasive skin biopsy can help assess tissue damage related to SARS-CoV-2 infection

New liquid biopsy test found to be highly accurate, sensitive for both NASH and liver fibrosis

Early treatment with interferons could mitigate severe COVID-19 in people with specific genetic factors

Antibody signatures strongly associated with SARS-CoV-2 immunopathology identified using a novel B cell epitope discovery method

The global succinylation and protein abundance in SARS-CoV-2–infected cells

Long-established drug for angina pectoris shows anti-inflammatory effect, reduces atherosclerotic plaques

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