News tagged with functional proteins


Hormone replacement therapy improves muscle function

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) significantly improves muscle function – down to the muscle fibre level – in postmenopausal women, a new study published today in The Journal of Physiology shows.

Medical research created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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 created Apr 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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 created Apr 26, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

How the brain folds to fit

During fetal development of the mammalian brain, the cerebral cortex undergoes a marked expansion in surface area in some species, which is accommodated by folding of the tissue in species with most expanded ...

Neuroscience created Apr 26, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0