Changes in a single gene can cause mental illness, study reveals
Until now, researchers assumed that schizophrenia, anxiety disorders or depression arise from an interplay of many different factors, including genetic ones.
Nov 14, 2025
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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins: News and Research on Amino Acids, Neutral
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A cysteine-rich diet may promote regeneration of the intestinal lining
A diet rich in the amino acid cysteine may have rejuvenating effects in the small intestine, according to a new study from MIT. This amino acid, the researchers discovered, can turn on an immune signaling pathway that helps ...
Oct 1, 2025
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Analysis aims to ease GI symptoms for cancer patients
Many modern cancer treatments are highly effective at reducing or eliminating tumors, but they can also cause severe gastrointestinal symptoms that impact patients' quality of life or lead to discontinuation of treatment. ...
Aug 28, 2025
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Amino acid glutamine is important for eye health, research finds
The retina places a large energy demand on the body, in part due to the activity of photoreceptors.
Aug 4, 2025
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How metabolic chatter between cells undermines anti-tumor immunity
A Ludwig Cancer Research study has identified a complex chain of molecular chatter by which cancer cells, exploiting ordinary metabolic processes, program one set of noncancerous cells to manipulate another set of such cells ...
Jul 17, 2025
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Reducing dietary serine may help hair follicle stem cells heal skin wounds faster
The skin has two types of adult stem cells: epidermal and hair follicle. Their jobs seem well-defined: maintaining the skin, or maintaining hair growth. But as research from Rockefeller University has shown, hair follicle ...
Jul 10, 2025
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Consuming less cysteine can burn fat to induce weight loss
Eating a high-fat diet will typically result in weight gain. But a new study published in Nature Metabolism has uncovered an unexpected biological loophole that turns fat storage into fat usage.
Jun 4, 2025
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Newfound mechanism rewires cellular energy processing for drastic weight loss
Mice genetically engineered to lack the ability to make the amino acid cysteine, and fed a cysteine-free diet, lost 30% of their body weight in just one week, a new study shows.
May 21, 2025
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A new way to detect inflammation using antibodies developed
Nearly every disease has an inflammatory component, but blood tests can't pinpoint inflammation in specific organs or tissues in the human body.
Feb 6, 2025
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A pair of enzymes provides insights in how pancreatic cancer cells adapt when resources are scarce
Cancer cells are like booming cities without urban planners. They expand quickly, and in doing so, the resulting tumors consume more energy and other resources than they can acquire from nearby blood vessels.
Dec 6, 2024
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