Neuroscience
Insight into cause of brain disorders may aid quest for treatments
Fresh discoveries about a range of neurological disorders may inform the development of new therapies.
Mar 27, 2017
0
29
Page 13 - News tagged with protein functions
Medical research
New study resolves the structure of the human protein that causes cystic fibrosis
Scientists at The Rockefeller University have mapped the three-dimensional structure for one of the more notorious disease-causing molecules in the human body: the protein responsible for the genetic disorder cystic fibrosis. ...
Mar 23, 2017
0
0
Medical research
Study provides clues to relationship between schizophrenia and rheumatoid arthritis
An in-depth computational analysis of genetic variants implicated in both schizophrenia and rheumatoid arthritis by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh points to eight genes that may explain why susceptibility to ...
Feb 24, 2017
0
97
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Prevent diabetic kidney function deterioration
Since the progress of diabetic kidney disease is difficult to slow, many patients have to undergo dialysis or kidney transplantation. However, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have managed to prevent diabetic kidney function ...
Feb 10, 2017
0
17
Neuroscience
Protein in urine linked to increased risk of memory problems, dementia
People who have protein in their urine, which is a sign of kidney problems, may also be more likely to later develop problems with thinking and memory skills or even dementia, according to a meta-analysis published in the ...
Dec 14, 2016
0
4
Medical research
Researchers report highest-resolution model to date of brain receptor behind marijuana's high
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center report the most detailed 3-D structure to date of the brain receptor that binds and responds to the chemical at the root of marijuana's high.
Nov 16, 2016
0
22
Oncology & Cancer
New computational tool may speed drug discovery
A new computational tool called fABMACS is helping scientists see beyond static images of proteins to more efficiently understand how these molecules function, which could ultimately speed up the drug discovery process.
Nov 3, 2016
0
84
Neuroscience
Aberrant Tau proteins put neuronal networks to sleep
The brain could easily be compared to the internet. In both networks information is transmitted from one unit to the next with numerous units making up the network. Unlike computers, neurons are interconnected by axons, thin ...
Oct 7, 2016
0
11
Genetics
Unravelling the genetic mystery behind mitochondrial disease
Researchers from the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute in Melbourne have identified two new genes linked to a major cause of mitochondrial disease. Their research opens the way for better genetic diagnosis of the disease ...
Sep 15, 2016
0
133
Oncology & Cancer
Computer simulation reveals p53 weak spots and opens new avenues against cancer
Using microsecond timescale molecular dynamics simulations, a new study published in Scientific Reports reveals p53 weak spots and sheds light on the protein instability, which is linked to its tendency to aggregate and form ...
Sep 7, 2016
0
3
