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Amino Acid is one of several molecules that join together to form proteins. There are 20 common amino acids found in proteins.

Immune system may join battle against opioid addiction

The same immune system that fights infection and the flu could join the battle against opioid addiction, new research out of the Vanderbilt Center for Addiction Research indicates.

6 Sep 2018

Biophysicists propose new way to identify crucial factors for protein folding

A protein's folding patterns help them perform their dedicated tasks. As the real "doers" of the cell, even a tiny alteration in a protein's amino acid backbone can cause misfolding and hinder the protein's functionality or cause disease.

5 Sep 2018

Obesity diminishes muscle building ability after resistance exercise, study reveals

Obesity is associated with a host of health problems, including heart disease, type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. According to a new study reported in the Journal of Physiology, obesity also diminishes a person's ability to build muscle after engaging in resistance exercise.

28 Aug 2018

Study uncovers link between gut bacteria and 'hedonic eating'

A study of 63 healthy people showed that those with elevated microbiome levels of the metabolite indole -; produced when gut bacteria break down the amino acid tryptophan -; had stronger function and connectivity in specific areas of the brain's reward network.

24 Aug 2018

'Plastic antibodies' effectively target and eliminate tumor cells

A joint research team from Russia and the U.K. has demonstrated the possibility of developing a new type of anti-neoplastic drugs based on nanoMIPs, or "plastic antibodies." NanoMIPs are synthetic polymers that can function as antibodies, selectively binding to target proteins on the surface of cancer cells.

23 Aug 2018

Harvard scientists end 40-year-quest for elusive identity of 'hearing' protein

Scientists at Harvard Medical School say they have ended a 40-year-quest for the elusive identity of the sensor protein responsible for hearing and balance.

23 Aug 2018

Researchers describe how RNA polymerase detects UV light damage in DNA

Damage to DNA is a constant threat to cellular life, and so it is constantly monitored and detected by a family of enzymes called RNA polymerases, resulting in subsequent repair to maintain genome integrity.

23 Aug 2018

Study uncover metabolic network controlled by the ‘circadian clock’ of muscle cells

How do muscle cells prepare for the particular metabolic challenges of the day? Scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum München and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, members of the German Center for Diabetes Research, have investigated this question and published their results in 'PLOS Biology'.

21 Aug 2018

Dartmouth scientists create more sustainable feed for aquaculture

Dartmouth scientists have created a more sustainable feed for aquaculture by using a marine microalga co-product as a feed ingredient.

18 Aug 2018

Researchers discover new approach to alleviate chronic itch

Two receptors in the spinal cord and the right experimental drug: Researchers at the University of Zurich have discovered a new approach that suppresses itch.

14 Aug 2018

Injecting vasoactive intestinal peptide into the eye enhances corneal graft survival

A new study in the American Journal of Pathology reports for the first time that injection of neuropeptide vasoactive intestinal peptide directly into the eye of mice enhanced corneal graft survival.

7 Aug 2018

Drug that treats diabetes found to exert powerful check on macrophages in controlling inflammation

When tissue is damaged, one of the body's first inflammatory immune-system responders are macrophages, cells which are commonly thought of as "construction workers" that clear away damaged tissue debris and initiate repair.

28 Jul 2018

Therapy with L-Glutamine reduces pain in patients with sickle cell disease

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland clinical researchers, in conjunction with other sickle cell centers and scientists at Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc., have demonstrated that therapy with L-Glutamine reduced the frequency of pain episodes in both pediatric and adult patients with sickle cell disease.

27 Jul 2018

Mutations of IRF2BPL gene associated with previously undiagnosed neurological disorder

An international team of scientists, including researchers from Baylor College of Medicine, has discovered mutations of gene IRF2BPL that are associated with a previously undiagnosed neurological disorder in seven unrelated individuals.

27 Jul 2018

Newly discovered mechanism may be useful target to stop flu virus from infecting cells

There's a hitch in the swing of a protein that delivers the flu virus. Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine researchers believe this mechanism may be a useful target to stop the virus from infecting cells.

24 Jul 2018

New study suggests testing urine and blood serum as better way to diagnose myeloma

When it comes to diagnosing a condition in which the plasma cells that normally make antibodies to protect us instead become cancerous, it may be better to look at the urine as well as the serum of our blood for answers, pathologists say.

13 Jul 2018

Research reveals new gears in the circadian clock

A long-studied factor controlling human sleep cycles actually has two forms, one that keeps a key protein stable and another that promotes its degradation.

12 Jul 2018

Targeting amino acid transporter may improve survival rates for non-small cell lung cancer patients

An amino acid transporter named xCT may affect the growth and progression of non-small cell lung cancer, a discovery that may predict the five-year survival rate of patients suffering from this cancer, now at 16 percent, researchers at Georgia State University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center have concluded.

11 Jul 2018

Researchers discover mechanism that shuts down cell-to-cell communications pathway

Cellular functions rely on several communications networks that allow cells to rapidly respond to signals affecting the organism.

10 Jul 2018

Ludwig-developed antibody drug for deadly brain cancer may have broader applications

A Ludwig Cancer Research study explains why a particular mutation in the epidermal growth factor receptor, a cell surface protein, results in more aggressive tumors and poorer overall survival of patients diagnosed with the brain cancer glioblastoma multiforme.

10 Jul 2018

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Immune system may join battle against opioid addiction

Biophysicists propose new way to identify crucial factors for protein folding

Obesity diminishes muscle building ability after resistance exercise, study reveals

Study uncovers link between gut bacteria and 'hedonic eating'

'Plastic antibodies' effectively target and eliminate tumor cells

Harvard scientists end 40-year-quest for elusive identity of 'hearing' protein

Researchers describe how RNA polymerase detects UV light damage in DNA

Study uncover metabolic network controlled by the ‘circadian clock’ of muscle cells

Dartmouth scientists create more sustainable feed for aquaculture

Researchers discover new approach to alleviate chronic itch

Injecting vasoactive intestinal peptide into the eye enhances corneal graft survival

Drug that treats diabetes found to exert powerful check on macrophages in controlling inflammation

Therapy with L-Glutamine reduces pain in patients with sickle cell disease

Mutations of IRF2BPL gene associated with previously undiagnosed neurological disorder

Newly discovered mechanism may be useful target to stop flu virus from infecting cells

New study suggests testing urine and blood serum as better way to diagnose myeloma

Research reveals new gears in the circadian clock

Targeting amino acid transporter may improve survival rates for non-small cell lung cancer patients

Researchers discover mechanism that shuts down cell-to-cell communications pathway

Ludwig-developed antibody drug for deadly brain cancer may have broader applications

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Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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