News tagged with functional molecules
Drugs without side effects: Researchers explore novel ways to classify proteins
Janelle Leuthaeuser is on the cutting edge of biophysics. A molecular genetics and genomics Ph.D. student, she is part of a nationwide effort to create a more efficient generation of protein-based drugs.
Medical research
Apr 26, 2013 |
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New study reveals how tumor suppressor p53 shut down in metastatic melanoma
Cancer cells are a problem for the body because they multiply recklessly, refuse to die and blithely metastasize to set up shop in places where they don't belong. One protein that keeps healthy cells from behaving this way ...
Cancer
Apr 25, 2013 |
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Transgenic mice ready to fight obesity—and more
Scientists at the Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw investigate mice with a very precisely modified genome. Because it is possible to turn off the Dicer ...
Genetics
Apr 25, 2013 |
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Immune response linked to key enzyme
(Medical Xpress)—A previously unknown function of a family of enzymes familiar to biologists may contribute to scientists' understanding of signaling molecules involved in the body's immune response and ...
Immunology
Apr 12, 2013 |
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Mutations found in individuals with autism interfere with endocannabinoid signaling in the brain
Mutations found in individuals with autism block the action of molecules made by the brain that act on the same receptors that marijuana's active chemical acts on, according to new research reported online ...
Autism spectrum disorders
Apr 11, 2013 |
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Researchers discover that errors in RNA splicing lead to a class of neurological disorders
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers have found that missteps in a basic cellular process, RNA splicing, is the culprit behind a class of rare neurological disorders manifested by intellectual disability and stunted development.
Genetics
Mar 29, 2013 |
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New research looks at novel ways to combat drug resistance
University of Southampton biological scientists are leading a major research project aimed at making drugs more effective.
Medical research
Mar 27, 2013 |
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Making axons branch and grow to help nerve regeneration after injury
(Medical Xpress)—One molecule makes nerve cells grow longer. Another one makes them grow branches. These new experimental manipulations have taken researchers a step closer to understanding how nerve cells ...
Neuroscience
Mar 22, 2013 |
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How the body's energy molecule transmits three types of taste to the brain
Saying that the sense of taste is complicated is an understatement, that it is little understood, even more so. Exactly how cells transmit taste information to the brain for three out of the five primary ...
Medical research
Mar 06, 2013 |
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Study shows how insulin-like molecules play critical role in learning and memory
Though it's most often associated with disorders like diabetes, Harvard researchers have shown how the signaling pathway of insulin and insulin-like peptides plays another critical role in the body – helping ...
Neuroscience
Feb 26, 2013 |
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Rewriting a receptor's role: Synaptic molecule works differently than thought
(Medical Xpress)—In a pair of new papers, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences upend a long-held view about the basic functioning ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Feb 19, 2013 |
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Major step toward an Alzheimer's vaccine
A team of researchers from Université Laval, CHU de Québec, and pharmaceutical firm GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has discovered a way to stimulate the brain's natural defense mechanisms in people with Alzheimer's disease. This ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Jan 15, 2013 |
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Researchers find new genetic pathway behind neurodevelopmental disorders
Researchers at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute, have discovered a new genetic process that could one day provide a novel target for the treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders, such as intellectual disability ...
Genetics
Dec 06, 2012 |
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Latrepirdine not effective in Huntington's disease
(HealthDay)—Although safe and well tolerated, the experimental small molecule latrepirdine does not improve cognition after six months of treatment in patients with mild-to-moderate Huntington's disease ...
Neuroscience
Nov 01, 2012 |
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Non-coding antisense RNA can be used to stimulate protein production
While studying Parkinson's disease, an international research group made a discovery which can improve industrial protein synthesis for therapeutic use. They managed to understand a novel function of non-protein ...
Genetics
Oct 16, 2012 |
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