News tagged with binding proteins


Diet, 'anti-aging' supplements may help reverse blood vessel abnormality

A diet low in grains, beans and certain vegetables—combined with "anti-aging" supplements—improved blood vessel function, in a study presented at the American Heart Association's Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular ...

Cardiology created May 01, 2013 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Deciphering the cellular reading system of DNA methylation

(Medical Xpress)—Scientists from the FMI identify how a family of proteins reads the methylation marks on the DNA so critical for cell development. These MBD proteins bind directly to methylation marks ...

Genetics created Apr 12, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Fractalkine: New protein target for controlling diabetes

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a previously unknown biological mechanism involved in the regulation of pancreatic islet beta cells, whose role is to produce and release ...

Diabetes created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

K9 osteosarcoma samples identify drivers of metastasis in pediatric bone cancer

Human osteosarcoma samples are hard to come by, making the disease difficult to study. However, K9 bone cancer is genetically indistinguishable from the human form of the disease, and over 10,000 canine patients develop the ...

Cancer created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Haemodialysis works for reducing dabigatran levels: Implications for urgent use during bleeding or surgery

Dabigatran is one of the new oral anticoagulants which are increasingly used to prevent thrombosis. In case of an emergency (e.g. bleeding or urgent surgery), there are - despite the lack of a specific antidote - effective ...

Cardiology created Apr 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Molecule's structure reveals new therapeutic opportunities for rare diabetes

Researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute have determined the complete three-dimensional structure of a protein called HNF-4α. HNF-4α controls gene expression in the liver and pancreas, ...

Medical research created Mar 13, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Proteins with mutations in 'prion-like' segments considered candidates for inherited forms of ALS

A multi-institution group of researchers has found new candidate disease proteins for neurodegenerative disorders. James Shorter, Ph.D., assistant professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the Perelman ...

Medical research created Mar 03, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

n-3 PUFA may reduce markers of kidney disease in T2DM

(HealthDay)—In patients with type 2 diabetes and evidence of kidney injury, supplementation with n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) does not reduce urine albumin excretion but is associated ...

Diabetes created Feb 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study identifies biomarkers for early risk assessment of acute kidney injury

Acute kidney injury strikes large numbers of hospitalized patients, including those with no prior kidney-related illness, and is one of the most costly and deadly conditions affecting critically ill patients. Findings published ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists identify molecular link between metabolism and breast cancer

(Medical Xpress)—A protein associated with conditions of metabolic imbalance, such as diabetes and obesity, may play a role in the development of aggressive forms of breast cancer, according to new findings by researchers ...

Cancer created Feb 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists discover how deadly skin cancer spreads into other parts of the body

After recently announcing success in eliminating melanoma metastasis in laboratory experiments, scientists at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center have made another important discovery in ...

Cancer created Jan 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

(Antibody) orientation matters

The orientation of antibody binding to bacteria can mean life or death to the bug, according to a study published in The Journal of Experimental Medicine on December 10th. These findings may help explain why these bacter ...

Medical research created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

International team discover clue to Friedreich's ataxia, devastating nervous system disease

(Medical Xpress)—A new form of iron may hold the clue that leads to treatment for a fatal inherited nervous system disease that can cause gait disturbance, speech problems, heart disease, diabetes and other ...

Medical research created Nov 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Tapping into calcium's role in a healthy heart

Australian scientists are getting closer to decoding the way molecules interact to enable regular heart function.

Cardiology created Nov 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Grape seed extract bollixes norovirus

Norovirus causes more than half of all food-born illnesses in the United States, and is the second greatest source of reported food borne illness outbreaks in the European Union. A recent study found that grape seed extract ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0