News tagged with protein chain

Study reveals natural process that blocks viruses

The human body has the ability to ward off viruses by activating a naturally occurring protein at the cellular level, setting off a chain reaction that disrupts the levels of cholesterol required in cell membranes to enable ...

Medical research Apr 17, 2013 | 5 / 5 (5) | 2 |

Study uncovers key to antidepressant response

Through a series of investigations in mice and humans, Johns Hopkins researchers have identified a protein that appears to be the target of both antidepressant drugs and electroconvulsive therapy. Results ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Feb 07, 2013 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

Being overweight linked to higher risk of gum disease

Impacting approximately one-third of the U.S. population, obesity is a significant health concern for Americans. It's a risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and certain forms of cancer, and now, according ...

Dentistry Feb 06, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Recently identified receptor helps trigger first wave of immune response

B cells can generate different 'classes' of antibodies, each of which carries a specific type of protein chain that triggers a specific downstream cascade of immune responses. Immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies, ...

Immunology Feb 01, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Poison for cancer cells: New method identifies active agents in mixtures of hundreds of substances

In their quest for new agents, pharmaceutical researchers test millions of substances all over the world. They like using color-forming reactions to identify new molecules. However, in intensively colored ...

Cancer Dec 20, 2012 | not rated yet | 0 |

Novel test identifies patients most likely to benefit from ALK inhibition therapy

Approximately one in 20 patients with non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) has chromosomal aberrations targeting the anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene. This has considerable implications for treatment because these patients ...

Medical research Dec 12, 2012 | not rated yet | 0 |

DNA packaging discovery reveals principles by which CRC mutations may cause cancer

A new discovery from researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah concerning a fundamental understanding about how DNA works will produce a "180-degree change in focus" for researchers who study ...

Genetics Nov 16, 2012 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0 |

Recent findings may help to fight melanoma's resistance to chemotherapy

Blocking the action of a particular protein in our skin could improve the treatment of skin cancers, according to a study published in Oncogene yesterday by Philippe Roux, a researcher at the University of Montreal's Instit ...

Cancer Oct 31, 2012 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

New findings on protein misfolding

Misfolded proteins can cause various neurodegenerative diseases such as spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs) or Huntington's disease, which are characterized by a progressive loss of neurons in the brain. Researchers of the Max ...

Genetics Sep 18, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Promising new compound for treating stroke

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have designed, produced and patented a new chemical compound for the possible treatment of brain damage caused by stroke. The compound binds 1,000 times more effectively to the ...

Medical research Feb 21, 2012 | not rated yet | 0 |

Protein in the brain could be a key target in controlling Alzheimer's

A protein recently discovered in the brain could play a key role in regulating the creation of amyloid beta, the major component of plaques implicated in the development of Alzheimer's disease, according to researchers at ...

Neuroscience Jan 25, 2012 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

Study reveals enzyme function, could help find muscular dystrophy therapies

Researchers at the University of Iowa have worked out the exact function of an enzyme that is critical for normal muscle structure and is involved in several muscular dystrophies. The findings, which were published Jan. 6 ...

Medical research Jan 09, 2012 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0 |