Just a Small Amount of Protein Supplement Helps Control Type 2 Diabetes
Drinking a small serving of whey protein before meals has been shown to help people with type 2 diabetes control their blood sugars. According to…
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Reducing Protein in Diet Improves Health and Extends Lifespan
A Single Hormone Directs Body’s Responses to Low-Protein Diet. Mice live longer and lose weight while eating more when the hormone FGF21 is present. A…
New Generation Advanced Material Design: Tracking the Motion of Protein Nanorods
Better understanding of protein movement can facilitate advanced materials design Biological materials such as bones, teeth, and seashells are extremely durable. Their strength stems from…
Asthma Drug Montelukast (Singulair) Can Block Crucial COVID Protein, Reducing Viral Replication
An oral medication used to treat asthma and allergies can bind to and block a crucial protein produced by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and reduce viral…
Researchers Uncover How Sugar Substitutes (Artificial Sweeteners) Disrupt Liver Detoxification
In laboratory experiments, sweeteners impaired protein that rids the body of toxins and processes drugs. Results from a new study suggest that two sugar substitutes…
COVID-19 Disease Severity Linked to N Protein of SARS-CoV-2 Virus
Insight into the function of the nucleocapsid protein could help develop drugs that reduce coronavirus impact. A multicenter collaboration tracking the spread and evolution of…
Eating Protein From a Greater Variety of Sources Linked With Lower Risk of High Blood Pressure
In a study of nearly 12,200 adults in China, eating protein from a greater variety of sources was associated with a lower risk of developing…
MIT Chemists Discover Structure of Protein That Pumps Toxic Molecules Out of Bacterial Cells
Protein Structure Offers Clues to Drug-Resistance Mechanism A new study sheds light on how a protein pumps toxic molecules out of bacterial cells. MIT chemists…
Researchers Find Hundreds of New Proteins That May Influence Cystic Fibrosis
Researchers at the University of Toronto have identified hundreds of new proteins that could play a role in cystic fibrosis, and which may shed light…
Accelerating Development of New Medicines: Artificial Intelligence System Rapidly Predicts How Proteins Will Attach
The machine-learning model could help scientists speed the development of new medicines. Antibodies, small proteins produced by the immune system, can attach to specific parts…
Pathogen Evolution: New Structure Prediction Model Mapped 500 Previously Unsolved Proteins
Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have recently published work that lays the foundation for new ways of thinking about pathogen evolution. “Our research…
Slowing the Aging Process: Two Blood Proteins Could Be Key to a Long and Healthy Life
Two blood proteins have been shown by scientists to influence how long and healthy a life we live, research suggests. Developing drugs that target these…
Scientists Develop a New Molecule That Blocks COVID-19 Infection
A research team at Aarhus University has developed a new molecule that attaches to the surface of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles. This attachment prevents the virus…
Why Eraser Enzymes Go Wrong and Lead to Cancer
Biochemist studies when enzymes in our cells go wrong and misbehave in human disease. University of Delaware researcher awarded NIH grant to study why eraser…
Artificial Intelligence Successfully Predicts Protein Interactions – Could Lead to Wealth of New Drug Targets
Research led by UT Southwestern and the University of Washington could lead to a wealth of drug targets. UT Southwestern and University of Washington researchers…
Clever Combination of Quantum Physics and Molecular Biology
Artificial intelligence affords unprecedented insights into how biomolecules work. A new analytical technique is able to provide hitherto unattainable insights into the extremely rapid dynamics…
Researchers Identify Proteins in the Coronavirus That Can Damage Blood Vessels
Nearly two years since becoming a global pandemic that has killed millions of people, the mystery of which proteins in the SARS-CoV-2 virus are responsible…
3D Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Reveals Clues on Virus Tactics – How the Coronavirus Infects Human Cells and Replicates
The most comprehensive analysis of the 3D structure of SARS-CoV-2 to date has revealed new insight on how the virus infects human cells and replicates….
