Scientists Develop a New, Powerful Cancer-Fighting Weapon
A new Peking University cancer breakthrough. Cancer is one of the major global public health problems and is caused by abnormal cell proliferation. A plant immune…
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Scientists Discover a Molecular Switch That Controls Life Expectancy
A single protein can control aging signals more effectively than in a group. According to recent research, the protein CHIP can control the insulin receptor…
Parkinson’s Breakthrough: A Recent Discovery Could Lead to New Treatments
Scientists take the next step in understanding the role it plays in the disease. There are currently no disease modifying therapies for Parkinson’s disease available…
Rewriting Our Understanding of Epigenetics: Scientists Reveal We Inherit More Than Previously Thought
The discovery indicates that epigenetic inheritance could occur more frequently than previously believed. A fundamental discovery concerning a driver of healthy development in embryos might…
New Study Calls Into Question Widely-Held Alzheimer’s Beliefs
The study discovered that as Alzheimer’s disease progresses, brain levels of enzymes that regulate DNA-folding decrease. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh, McGill University, and…
Scientists Find That the Loss of a “Youth” Protein Could Drive Aging
Mice without a protective protein in their eyes have symptoms resembling age-related macular degeneration. According to a recent National Eye Institute (NEI) study in mice,…
Scientists Uncover a Surprising Connection Between Appetite and Sun Exposure
Visiting the beach? Going on a hike? Be ready: Men will be hungrier! According to recent research from Tel Aviv University, exposure to the sun…
Researchers Discover a Key COVID “Weak Spot”
The University of British Columbia researchers have discovered a key vulnerability of major coronavirus variants. The University of British Columbia researchers uncovered a key vulnerability…
How a Certain Protein Can Cause Deadly Cancers
A discovery headed by the University of California, Irvine advances the hunt for improved treatments. A discovery made by researchers at the University of California,…
New Study Finds That a Certain Protein Helps Protect Against Dementia
A groundbreaking study reveals the crucial role of the protein p62 in reducing neurodegenerative disorders through selective autophagy. Cells use selective autophagy or self-degradation of…
Most People Are Eating Too Much Protein – And It Has Serious Consequences
Protein consumption increases nitrogen pollution in US waters. According to research from the University of California, Davis, balancing how much protein you consume with how…
DeepMind AI Powers Major Scientific Breakthrough: AlphaFold Generates 3D View of the Protein Universe
AI-powered predictions of the three-dimensional structures of nearly all cataloged proteins known to science have been made by DeepMind and EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI)….
Researchers Find That Eating Just a Little More Protein Can Enhance Your Health
Rutgers University research also reveals that eating more protein prevents the loss of lean mass. According to a Rutgers University study, eating more protein when…
Scientists Discover How You Can Improve Your Metabolism
Researchers find how skeletal muscle adjusts to high-intensity interval training, including alterations to mechanisms crucial for controlling metabolism and muscular contraction. Research recently published in eLife…
New Technique Could Lead to Improved Cancer, Alzheimer’s, and Lung Disease Drugs
Improved protein function opens the door to novel drug development possibilities. In a paper that was published in the journal Science, scientists from Sweden’s Karolinska…
Scientists Have Created Genetically Modified Drought-Resistant Plants
Researchers from Heidelberg University uncover a crucial protein in a mechanism that regulates the life of proteins Proteins serve a variety of purposes in plants…
Sugar Code in Protein: Paving the Way for Development of Biopharmaceuticals
Identification of a molecular code embedded in protein for regulating its glycosylation. Many proteins in nature exist as glycoproteins, which are molecules comprised of protein…
Humans Absorb Less Protein From Plant-Based Meat Than Normal Meat
Plant-based meat supplies less protein to human cells than chicken meat The push for plant-based meat has already gained a lot of support. However, it’s…
