Researchers Stop Parkinson’s Disease in Animal Model
Researchers at UCLA have found a way to prevent a protein called α-synuclein from forming “clumps,” which become toxic and kill the brain’s neurons in…
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Researchers Induce Magnetism to a Non-Magnetic Organism
To better understand the underlying biology of induced magnetization, researchers from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Harvard Medical School…
Sirtuin Protein SIRT6 Linked to Longevity in Mammals
A member of the sirtuin family of proteins, SIRT6, has been shown to extend lifespans in mammals. Researchers studying the aging process have long been…
Researchers Identify Key Element Behind Protein Misfolding
Researchers at Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have discovered a region within group II chaperonins, which detects the presence of the ATP molecules…
Researchers Find that Popdc Proteins Help the Heart Adapt to Stress
A new study by scientists at Imperial College London, the University of Birmingham, and the University of Würzburg in Germany examined Popeye domain containing proteins…
Zelboraf Nearly Doubles Median Survival Time for Patients with Metastatic Melanoma
New research shows that the approved drug Zelboraf nearly doubles the median survival time for patients with metastatic melanoma. By following 132 patients, researchers found…
Researchers Discover Two New Proteins Responsible for Blood Type
Researchers at the University of Vermont have discovered two new proteins, ABCB6 and ABCG2, responsible for a basic blood type. This solves the mystery of…
Researchers Discover Proteins Responsible for Cancer Cell Movement
While observing breast cancer cells in culture, researchers at Cornell University identified two key proteins, Hsp70 and tTG, that are responsible for cell migration. By…
Researchers Develop DNA Nanorobot to Seek Specific Cell Targets
Novel technology could potentially seek out cancer cells and cause them to self-destruct. Inspired by the mechanics of the body’s own immune system, researchers at…
FDA Approved Drug Reverses Alzheimer’s Symptoms in Mice
Using bexarotene, which is FDA approved for cancer treatment, a team of neuroscientists at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine found that the use…
Alzheimer’s Spreads Throughout the Brain by Jumping From Neuron to Neuron
A new study that was published in the February 1st issue of PLoS One suggests that the tau protein, which is indicative of the fibrous…
Researchers Identify Cell-Permeable Peptide that Inhibits Hepatitis C Virus Replication
Dr. Samuel French and his team of researchers at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have continued to build on previous research that identified two cellular…
Researchers Developing Handheld Pathogen Detector
Cornell professors are combining their inventions in an effort to develop a handheld pathogen detector for developing world countries. The device works by “amplifying” very…
Researchers Use IPET to Capture 3-D Image of an Individual Protein
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) produced the first ever 3-D images of an individual protein. Using…
New Protein Discovery Could Lead to HIV Crippling Drugs
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health are studying the complex interactions between HIV proteins and human proteins. By focusing on the interaction…
Foldit Players Remodel Catalyst Enzyme for Diels-Alder Reactions
The online community of Foldit has helped produce solutions that have evaded scientists for years. Initially funded by DARPA, this community consists of roughly 240,000…
Foldit Online Gamers Achieve Crowdsourced Redesign of Protein
Online gamers obsessed with puzzles have now topped what scientists had failed to do by themselves, which was to improve the model of an enzyme….
Octopuses Beat the Frigid Waters of the Antarctic by Rewriting Their RNA
Octopuses have found a novel way of beating the frigid temperatures of the Antarctic waters by using RNA editing to customize crucial nervous system proteins,…
