News tagged with plant protein

Study of the machinery of cells reveals clues to neurological disorder

(Medical Xpress)—Investigation by researchers from the University of Exeter and ETH Zurich has shed new light on a protein which is linked to a common neurological disorder called Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.

Neuroscience May 16, 2013 | not rated yet | 0 |

Cholesterol rafts deliver drugs inside cancer cells

DNA, siRNA and miRNA can reprogram cancer cells – that is, if these nucleic acids could cross through the cell membrane. A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published today in the journal Therapeutic Delivery shows ...

Cancer Apr 02, 2013 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

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 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Soy versus dairy: Which milk is better for you?

There are good reasons why people may want to swap soy with dairy milk. The carbon, water and phosphate footprint of soy milk is a fraction of the latter. But the main reason for the increasing popularity ...

Health Mar 19, 2013 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0

Soya protein can be replaced by rapeseed protein, nutritionists find

Today, more than 500 million people are suffering from a lack of adequate protein in their diet. Each year, the number of human beings increases by 80 million, a figure which is equivalent to the present population of Germany. ...

Health Jan 28, 2013 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

Arsenic for better drugs and cleaner crops

Research carried out at the University of Gothenburg may lead to more effective arsenic-containing drugs. The results may also lead to more resistant plants, and crops with a limited absorption and storage of arsenic.

Medications Jun 25, 2012 | not rated yet | 0 |

Diabetic kidney failure follows a 'ROCK'y road

A protein kinase known as ROCK1 can exacerbate an important process called fission in the mitochondria, the power plants of cells, leading to diabetic kidney disease, said researchers from Baylor College of Medicine in a ...

Medical research Feb 07, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Lift weights, eat mustard, build muscles?

New research in The FASEB Journal suggests that rats fed homobrassinolide, found in the mustard plant, produced an anabolic effect, and increased appetite and muscle mass, as well as the number and size of muscle fibers.

Medical research Sep 29, 2011 | 4.7 / 5 (3) | 1

Consuming cholesterol-lowering foods results in greater decrease in LDL than low-saturated-fat diet

Persons with high cholesterol who received counseling regarding a diet that combined cholesterol-lowering foods such as soy protein, nuts and plant sterols over 6 months experienced a greater reduction in their low-density ...

Health Aug 23, 2011 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0 |