Health
Predicting worsening frailty in over-40s men
Scientists from the University of Manchester have discovered how to predict worsening frailty in men over the age of 40.
Aug 14, 2017
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Cardiology
Scientists identify protein linked to chronic heart failure
Researchers in Japan have identified a receptor protein on the surface of heart cells that promotes chronic heart failure. The study, "Corticotropin releasing hormone receptor 2 exacerbates chronic cardiac dysfunction," which ...
May 26, 2017
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Medical research
Researchers identify key regulator of fetal growth in mice
A protein called ZFP568 regulates an important fetal growth hormone called insulin-like growth factor 2 (Igf2), according to a mouse study led by researchers at the National Institutes of Health. The study is one of the first ...
May 18, 2017
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Team identifies mechanism of dopaminergic neuronal death inhibition using stress hormone cortisol
DGIST's research team has found a candidate substance that can prevent and cure Parkinson's disease. By using this substance, the team also has identified the mechanism of dopaminergic neuronal death inhibition.
Apr 26, 2017
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Medical research
The link between protein aggregation and aging
Not only does our way of life determine how long we live but so too does our genetic material. Of particular importance here is a genetic program that is controlled by the insulin receptor. A team of researchers from the ...
Apr 21, 2017
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Diabetes
Protein packaging may cause the immune attacks of type 1 diabetes
Type-1 diabetes occurs when immune cells attack the pancreas. EPFL scientists have now discovered what may trigger this attack, opening new directions for treatments.
Nov 21, 2016
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Medical research
Adaptation to food deprivation as a clue for treating metabolic diseases
When people are deprived of food, a number of biological mechanisms are set in motion to adapt the body's metabolism to the conditions of scarcity. One of these processes has been revealed by a team of Belgian researchers, ...
Sep 30, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Choir singing boosts immune system activity in cancer patients and carers, study shows
Singing in a choir for just one hour boosts levels of immune proteins in people affected by cancer, reduces stress and improves mood, which in turn could have a positive impact on overall health, a new study by Tenovus Cancer ...
Apr 5, 2016
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
No clinical symptoms in study of Alzheimer's transmissibility
MedUni Vienna researchers have published the results of a clarifying research study on the potential transmissibility of Alzheimer's disease. Although the protein associated with Alzheimer's disease, amyloid-β, might be ...
Mar 29, 2016
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Medical research
How do you get into downtown Cell City? It's kinda complicated
Think of a cell as a city, a metropolis both constructed of and populated by proteins.
Nov 16, 2015
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