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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.

RUB biologists report that vitamin P ensures survival of motor neurons in culture

Biologists from the Ruhr-Universit-t Bochum have explored how to protect neurons that control movements from dying off.

3 Apr 2013

Antibodies neutralize mosquito-transmitted chikungunya virus, researchers reveal

Researchers have learned the precise structure of the mosquito-transmitted chikungunya virus pathogen while it is bound to antibodies, showing how the infection is likely neutralized.

3 Apr 2013

CU Cancer Center researchers identify switch that regulates production of E-Cadherin

Prostate cancer doesn't kill in the prostate - it's only once the disease travels to bone, lung, liver, etc. that it turns fatal. Previous studies have shown that loss of the protein E-Cadherin is essential for this metastasis.

3 Apr 2013

Researchers identify link between immune response and blood clotting

Rice University researchers have found an unexpected link between a protein that triggers the formation of blood clots and other proteins that are essential for the body's immune system.

2 Apr 2013

New born neurons as a therapeutic strategy: an interview with Mi-Hyeon Jang, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota

There are two regions in the brain that continue to produce new neurons well into adulthood. One of these regions is the hippocampus and as we converse this region is actively involved in memory formation, mood regulation and cognition.

2 Apr 2013

N30 Pharmaceuticals presents preclinical data of GSNORi at European Cystic Fibrosis Society meeting

N30 Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical stage, biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of therapies for cystic fibrosis, announced today the presentation of key preclinical data for its novel inhibitors of S-nitrosoglutathione reductase.

2 Apr 2013

Ampio Pharmaceuticals receives FDA IND approval to start clinical trial of Ampion

Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced FDA acceptance of its IND and the treatment of the first fifteen (15) patients in its clinical trial using Ampion™ to treat osteoarthritis of the knee.

2 Apr 2013

Ensemble Therapeutics to highlight IL-17A inhibitor Ensemblin at 245th ACS National Meeting

Ensemble Therapeutics today announced that preclinical data showing the advantages of its Ensemblins, novel macrocyclic compounds against challenging drug targets, will be presented at the 245th American Chemical Society National Meeting being held April 7-11, 2013 in New Orleans, LA.

2 Apr 2013

MIT scientists model structure of alpha synuclein protein associated with Parkinson's

Clumps of proteins that accumulate in brain cells are a hallmark of neurological diseases such as dementia, Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease. Over the past several years, there has been much controversy over the structure of one of those proteins, known as alpha synuclein.

2 Apr 2013

Scientists get inside look at how AIDS virus grooms its assault team

A new study by Los Alamos National Laboratory and University of Pennsylvania scientists defines previously unknown properties of transmitted HIV-1, the virus that causes AIDS.

2 Apr 2013

Researchers use common virus to modify adult stem cells

Using the same strategy that a common virus employs to evade the human immune system, researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's Institute for Regenerative Medicine have modified adult stem cells to increase their survival - with the goal of giving the cells time to exert their natural healing abilities.

2 Apr 2013

Study links mutated histone protein to rare brain stem cancer in children

Most cancer treatments are blunt. In an attempt to eradicate tumors, oncologists often turn to radiation or chemotherapy, which can damage healthy tissue along with the cancerous growths.

2 Apr 2013

Research findings could lead to new targets for treating inflammatory disorders

Researchers at UC Davis have shown how the innate immune system distinguishes between dangerous pathogens and friendly microbes. Like burglars entering a house, hostile bacteria give themselves away by breaking into cells. However, sensing proteins instantly detect the invasion, triggering an alarm that mobilizes the innate immune response.

2 Apr 2013

Research findings could improve treatments for pneumonia, other inflammatory conditions

Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have discovered a new biological pathway of innate immunity that ramps up inflammation and then identified agents that can block it, leading to increased survival and improved lung function in animal models of pneumonia.

1 Apr 2013

Scientists identify key molecule responsible for triggering chemical processes in brain

Scientists have identified a key molecule responsible for triggering the chemical processes in our brain linked to our formation of memories. The findings, published in the journal Frontiers in Neural Circuits, reveal a new target for therapeutic interventions to reverse the devastating effects of memory loss.

30 Mar 2013

New technique for vaccine design could prove useful against HIV, other viral strains

A team led by scientists from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) has unveiled a new technique for vaccine design that could be particularly useful against HIV and other fast-changing viruses.

30 Mar 2013

New research shows surgical menopause increases cognitive decline and dementia

Women who abruptly and prematurely lose estrogen from surgical menopause have a two-fold increase in cognitive decline and dementia.

30 Mar 2013

Researchers focus on understanding mechanistic, physiological aspects of conflicts in living cells

Bacteria appear to speed up their evolution by positioning specific genes along the route of expected traffic jams in DNA encoding. Certain genes are in prime collision paths for the moving molecular machineries that read the DNA code, as University of Washington scientists explain in this week's edition of Nature.

30 Mar 2013

Living cells and cell fragments move in response to electric fields, scientists find

Like tiny crawling compass needles, whole living cells and cell fragments orient and move in response to electric fields - but in opposite directions, scientists at the University of California, Davis, have found. Their results, published April 8 in the journal Current Biology, could ultimately lead to new ways to heal wounds and deliver stem cell therapies.

30 Mar 2013

Viral protein hijacks cellular machinery and grabs the wheel

Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a component of the herpesvirus that "hijacks" machinery inside human cells, allowing the virus to rapidly and successfully invade the nervous system upon initial exposure.

30 Mar 2013

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RUB biologists report that vitamin P ensures survival of motor neurons in culture

Antibodies neutralize mosquito-transmitted chikungunya virus, researchers reveal

CU Cancer Center researchers identify switch that regulates production of E-Cadherin

Researchers identify link between immune response and blood clotting

New born neurons as a therapeutic strategy: an interview with Mi-Hyeon Jang, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota

N30 Pharmaceuticals presents preclinical data of GSNORi at European Cystic Fibrosis Society meeting

Ampio Pharmaceuticals receives FDA IND approval to start clinical trial of Ampion

Ensemble Therapeutics to highlight IL-17A inhibitor Ensemblin at 245th ACS National Meeting

MIT scientists model structure of alpha synuclein protein associated with Parkinson's

Scientists get inside look at how AIDS virus grooms its assault team

Researchers use common virus to modify adult stem cells

Study links mutated histone protein to rare brain stem cancer in children

Research findings could lead to new targets for treating inflammatory disorders

Research findings could improve treatments for pneumonia, other inflammatory conditions

Scientists identify key molecule responsible for triggering chemical processes in brain

New technique for vaccine design could prove useful against HIV, other viral strains

New research shows surgical menopause increases cognitive decline and dementia

Researchers focus on understanding mechanistic, physiological aspects of conflicts in living cells

Living cells and cell fragments move in response to electric fields, scientists find

Viral protein hijacks cellular machinery and grabs the wheel

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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