News tagged with target proteins


In search of the memory molecule, a key protein complex discovered

Have a tough time remembering where you put your keys, learning a new language or recalling names at a cocktail party? New research from the Lisman Laboratory at Brandeis University points to a molecule that is central to ...

Neuroscience created Jun 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Removing protein 'garbage' in nerve cells may help control two neurodegenerative diseases

Neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center say they have new evidence that challenges scientific dogma involving two fatal neurodegenerative diseases—amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and frontotemporal ...

Medical research created Dec 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New study represents major breakthrough in macular degeneration

University of Kentucky researchers, led by Dr. Jayakrishna Ambati, have made an exciting finding in the "dry" form of age-related macular degeneration known as geographic atrophy (GA). GA is an untreatable condition that ...

Medical research created Aug 06, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cold viruses point the way to new cancer therapies

Cold viruses generally get a bad rap—which they've certainly earned—but new findings by a team of scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies suggest that these viruses might also be a valuable ...

Cancer created Oct 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Compound stimulates tumor-fighting protein in cancer therapy

A compound that stimulates the production of a tumor-fighting protein may improve the usefulness of the protein in cancer therapy, according to a team of researchers.

Cancer created Feb 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New target for treating diabetes and obesity

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a potential target for treating diabetes and obesity.

Medical research created Aug 02, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists identify protein that stimulates brown fat to burn calories

Scientists have identified a protein which regulates the activation of brown fat in both the brain and the body's tissues. Their research, which was conducted in mice, was published today, Friday 11 May, in the journal Cell.

Medical research created May 10, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists uncover mechanism for melanoma drug resistance

Cancer is tough to kill and has many ways of evading the drugs used by oncologists to try and eliminate it.

Cancer created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Intestinal protein may have role in ADHD, other neurological disorders

A biochemical pathway long associated with diarrhea and intestinal function may provide a new therapeutic target for treating ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) other neuropsychiatric disorders, according to ...

Attention deficit disorders created Aug 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

X-ray protein probe leads to potential anticancer tactic

Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have identified a new type of potential anticancer drug. The compound, named FOBISIN, targets 14-3-3 proteins, important for the runaway growth of cancer cells.

Cancer created Sep 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists tailor cell surface targeting system to hit organelle ZIP codes

Scientists who developed a technology for identifying and targeting unique protein receptor ZIP Codes on the cellular surface have found a way to penetrate the outer membrane and deliver engineered particles - called iPhage ...

Medical research created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Team finds general mechanism that accelerates tumor development

ICREA professor Raúl Méndez publishes a study in Nature describing how the CPBE1 protein "takes the brakes off" the production of proteins associated with the cell switch from being healthy to tumorous. ...

Cancer created Feb 24, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Reseachers develop holographic technique for bionic vision

Researchers led by biomedical engineering Professor Shy Shoham of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology are testing the power of holography to artificially stimulate cells in the eye, with hopes of ...

Medical research created Feb 26, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers discover key to heart failure, new therapies on horizon

Some 5.8 million Americans suffer from heart failure, a currently incurable disease. But scientists at Temple University School of Medicine's (TUSM) Center for Translational Medicine have discovered a key biochemical step ...

Medical research created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Common RNA pathway found in ALS and dementia

Two proteins previously found to contribute to ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, have divergent roles. But a new study, led by researchers at the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the University of California, ...

Neuroscience created Sep 30, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast