Scientists from Scripps Research have developed a small molecule that blocks the activity of a protein linked to autoimmune diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and Crohn's disease. This protein, known as ...
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Pancreatic cancer presents a challenging prognosis, marked by a five-year overall survival rate of merely 12.5%. Diagnosis frequently occurs at an advanced stage, characterized by metastasis to distant sites. The intricate ...
Jan 11, 2024
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Vaccines have been reliably and affordably protecting people from diseases worldwide for centuries. Until the COVID-19 pandemic, however, vaccine development was still a long and idiosyncratic process. Traditionally, researchers ...
Jan 5, 2024
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A review paper titled "Targeting Ras with protein engineering" has been published in Oncotarget.
Nov 27, 2023
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Huntington's disease causes involuntary movements and dementia, has no cure, and is fatal. For the first time, UC Riverside scientists have shown they can slow its progression in flies and worms, opening the door to human ...
Nov 8, 2023
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A new study published in Cell is reshaping our understanding of the fundamental building blocks of the brain, the proteins that are present at synapses. Titled "The proteomic landscape of synaptic diversity across brain regions ...
Nov 1, 2023
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Researchers from IBB-UAB have developed a second-generation molecule that significantly improves the stabilization and inhibition of the aggregation of proteins involved in Transthyretin Amyloidosis (ATTR), a group of minority ...
Oct 18, 2023
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Research led by Mays Cancer Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) has discovered that altering certain molecular interactions could yield new strategies for treating ...
Oct 6, 2023
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Under normal circumstances, tau protein is part of the brain's infrastructure, important for stabilizing neurons into their proper shapes. But sometimes tau gets knotted up into tangles and turns toxic, injuring brain tissue ...
Sep 21, 2023
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A study published in PNAS Nexus identifies a molecule that may be behind cognitive symptoms, including "brain fog," experienced by those infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Sep 20, 2023
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