News tagged with protein structure
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Curcumin shows promise in attacking Parkinson's disease
Curcumin, a compound found in the spice turmeric, is proving effective at preventing clumping of a protein involved in Parkinson's disease, says a Michigan State University researcher.
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Mar 20, 2012 |
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Solving the mystery of blood clotting
How and when our blood clots is one of those incredibly complex and important processes in our body that we rarely think about. If your blood doesn't clot and you cut yourself, you could bleed to death, if ...
Medical research
Mar 19, 2012 |
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Sending out an SOS: How telomeres incriminate cells that can't divide
The well-being of living cells requires specialized squads of proteins that maintain order. Degraders chew up worn-out proteins, recyclers wrap up damaged organelles, and-most importantly-DNA repair crews ...
Medical research
Mar 12, 2012 |
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Scientists create molecular map to guide treatment of multiple sclerosis
A team of scientists from the Scripps Research Institute, collaborating with members of the drug discovery company Receptos, has created the first high-resolution virtual image of cellular structures called ...
Medical research
Feb 16, 2012 |
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Cell signaling discovery provides new hope for blood disorders
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute scientists have revealed new details about how cell signalling is controlled in the immune system, identifying in the process potential new therapeutic targets for treating severe blood disorders.
Medical research
Feb 16, 2012 |
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Human 'shock absorbers' discovered
(Medical Xpress) -- An international team of scientists, led by the University of Sydney, has found the molecular structure in the body which functions as our 'shock absorber'.
Medical research
Feb 14, 2012 |
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Research on vitamins could lead to the design of novel drugs to combat malaria
New research by scientists at the University of Southampton could lead to the design of more effective drugs to combat malaria.
Medical research
Jan 27, 2012 |
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How protein networks stabilize muscle fibers: Same mechanism as for DNA
The same mechanism that stabilises the DNA in the cell nucleus is also important for the structure and function of vertebrate muscle cells. This has been established by RUB-researchers led by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Linke (Institute ...
Genetics
Jan 23, 2012 |
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Researchers engineer a switch to tame aggressive cancers
When cancers become aggressive and spread they are the most deadly. Unfortunately, little is known about how to stop this development. A new imaging platform developed by Lawson Health Research Institute's Drs. Ann Chambers ...
Cancer
Jan 19, 2012 |
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Scientists uncover novel mechanism of glioblastoma development
Most research on glioblastoma development, a complicated tumor of the brain with a poor prognosis, has focused on the gene transcription level, but scientists suggest that post-transcriptional regulation could be equally ...
Cancer
Jan 18, 2012 |
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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 |
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Researcher develops model to foster new drug development to treat pain and epilepsy
Drawing on X-ray crystallography and experimental data, as well as a software suite for predicting and designing protein structures, a UC Davis School of Medicine researcher has developed an algorithm that predicts what has ...
Medical research
Dec 12, 2011 |
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Internal skin cancer prevention: Repairing UV damage in the skin
(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists at the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI) of the Novartis Research Foundation have elucidated the mechanisms underlying the repair of UV-induced damage ...
Cancer
Nov 24, 2011 |
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Scientists find potential Achilles' heel on Lassa fever and related viruses
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have determined the atomic structure of a protein that the Lassa fever virus uses to make copies of itself within infected cells. The structural data reveal an ...
Medical research
Nov 15, 2011 |
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Molecule serves as a key in some protein interactions
Research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists has identified an unexpected mechanism facilitating some protein interactions that are the workhorses of cells and, in the process, identified ...
Medical research
Nov 04, 2011 |
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