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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.

Study reveals new opportunities for using small molecule drugs to target KRAS mutants

Research published today in Nature Chemical Biology reveals new opportunities for using small molecule drugs to target KRAS, the most commonly mutated protein in cancer.

23 Mar 2022

New York Blood Center and Columbia University partner to advance the use of mRNA technology in HIV vaccine study

New York Blood Center’s Project ACHIEVE and Columbia University’s Columbia Research Unit are working in partnership for the New York City effort to advance the use of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) technology in an HIV preventive vaccine study – HVTN 302.

23 Mar 2022

Groundbreaking chemical technique could reveal new treatments for cancer and other diseases

Leicester researchers have described application of a pioneering chemical technique which could unlock ground-breaking new treatments for cancer and other diseases.

23 Mar 2022

Importance of Numb-associated kinases in SARS-CoV-2 infection

A new study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server has focussed on assessing four members of the NAK family that are associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection. These kininases could act as a target for the development of effective COVID-19 therapeutics.

23 Mar 2022

Scientists identify a promising strategy for stopping Ebola virus polymerase

To treat Ebola virus infections, researchers are taking a close look at a key piece of the virus: polymerase.

23 Mar 2022

Detection of immune and clotting dysfunction in plasma and saliva after SARS-CoV-2 infection

It is becoming increasingly clear that individuals recovering from acute coronavirus disease (COVID-19) may develop post-acute sequelae (Post-Acute Coronavirus Syndrome, PACS).

23 Mar 2022

Novel optobiological system may shine light on protein aggregation in Parkinson's disease

A novel system to control protein aggregation in a model of Parkinson's disease may answer longstanding questions about how the disease begins and spreads, according to a new study published March 9th in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Abid Oueslati of Laval University, Quebec, Canada, and colleagues.

23 Mar 2022

Study reveals differences in SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV-1 spike protein conformational changes

Researchers determine the differential dynamic behavior of SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins.

22 Mar 2022

Novel nanoparticle-based COVID vaccines induce long-term neutralizing antibody response

Researchers report the results for a new SARS-CoV-2 vaccine currently in Phase III clinical trial known as I53-50.

22 Mar 2022

Powerful tool to monitor membrane proteins trafficking for drug discovery

Inside your body on the surface of cell membranes, a metaphorical communication and traffic network is underway as hormones - or chemical messengers - bind to cell membrane receptors to fine tune how the cell behaves.

22 Mar 2022

CD63-expressing extracellular vesicles neutralize SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

Researchers evaluate antiviral effects of CD63 tetraspanin extracellular vesicles against SARS-CoV-2 and HIV-1.

22 Mar 2022

Accumulation of damaged mitochondria triggers inflammatory processes that cause muscle atrophy

The loss of muscle mass and strength during aging is called sarcopenia. Affecting the elderly population, sarcopenia is a degenerative process that brings about a decrease in wellbeing and increased dependency.

22 Mar 2022

Fermented soybean waste could help mitigate effects of diet-induced obesity

An international team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and Waseda University in Japan have found that fermented soybean waste, or okara, could improve fat metabolism and mitigate effects of diet-induced obesity.

22 Mar 2022

Researchers discover a compound that reduces epileptic seizures

Researchers studying epileptic seizures of the temporal lobe – the most common type of epilepsy – discovered a compound that reduces seizures in the hippocampus, a brain region where many such seizures originate.

22 Mar 2022

Lettuce could protect astronauts from bone density loss in microgravity

Astronauts might one day grow and eat genetically modified plants to ward off disease associated with long spaceflights. Researchers at the University of California, Davis College of Engineering have developed a transgenic, or genetically modified, lettuce producing a drug to protect against bone density loss in microgravity.

22 Mar 2022

WVU researcher unravels role of STAT5 protein in the development of multiple sclerosis

A human immune system is a lot like the board game Mouse Trap: it's a Rube Goldberg system of interacting parts. Only instead of a falling ball causing a tiny diver to leap into a tub - which, in turn, springs a trap on some plastic mice - proteins trigger other proteins to activate immune cells and direct them toward germs.

22 Mar 2022

Vaccine-induced antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in patients with B cell malignancies with and without active B cell-targeted therapy

Researchers have determined the effect of booster immunization on the levels of antibodies generated, against SARS-CoV-2 variants, including the Omicron strain, in cancer patients with or without active B cell-targeted therapy.

22 Mar 2022

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Further Reading

Study reveals new opportunities for using small molecule drugs to target KRAS mutants

New York Blood Center and Columbia University partner to advance the use of mRNA technology in HIV vaccine study

Groundbreaking chemical technique could reveal new treatments for cancer and other diseases

Importance of Numb-associated kinases in SARS-CoV-2 infection

Scientists identify a promising strategy for stopping Ebola virus polymerase

Detection of immune and clotting dysfunction in plasma and saliva after SARS-CoV-2 infection

Novel optobiological system may shine light on protein aggregation in Parkinson's disease

Study reveals differences in SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV-1 spike protein conformational changes

Novel nanoparticle-based COVID vaccines induce long-term neutralizing antibody response

Powerful tool to monitor membrane proteins trafficking for drug discovery

CD63-expressing extracellular vesicles neutralize SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

Accumulation of damaged mitochondria triggers inflammatory processes that cause muscle atrophy

Fermented soybean waste could help mitigate effects of diet-induced obesity

Researchers discover a compound that reduces epileptic seizures

Lettuce could protect astronauts from bone density loss in microgravity

WVU researcher unravels role of STAT5 protein in the development of multiple sclerosis

Vaccine-induced antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in patients with B cell malignancies with and without active B cell-targeted therapy

Researchers identify a protein that protects against breast cancer growth

Maternal and infant antibody levels and transplacental transfer following SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination

SARS-CoV-2 nanobody that binds to the receptor-binding domain could prevent COVID-19 in animals

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