Scientists discover protein that rejuvenates aging brain cells
Scientists at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore have identified a protein that may help restore the brain’s ability to produce new cells…
Scientists discover protein that could heal leaky gut and ease depression
What if an injectable protein could one day help repair both “leaky gut” and severe depression? New research from the University of Victoria (UVic), published in the journal Chronic Stress,…
Scientists melt early protein clumps and shut down Alzheimer’s damage
Researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University have turned to concepts from polymer physics to better understand a central feature of Alzheimer’s disease: the formation of tau protein fibrils. Their work revealed…
Scientists discover hidden protein that switches off hunger
Researchers at Leipzig University and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have discovered a key mechanism for appetite and weight control. It helps the brain to regulate feelings of hunger. In a…
Scientists watch Parkinson’s protein drill holes in brain cells
A toxic protein forms dynamic pores in the membranes of brain cells – and that may be the key to understanding how Parkinson’s disease develops. This is the conclusion of…
Tiny protein dismantles the toxic clumps behind Alzheimer’s
Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital demonstrated for the first time that the protein midkine plays a preventative role against Alzheimer’s disease. Midkine is known to accumulate in Alzheimer’s…
Scientists just found a protein that reverses brain aging
Aging is particularly harsh on the hippocampus — the brain region responsible for learning and memory. Now, researchers at UC San Francisco have identified a protein that’s at the center…
Clinical trials to test vaccine against Alzheimer’s-promoting tau protein
University of New Mexico Health Sciences researchers hope to launch human clinical trials in their quest for a vaccine to prevent the buildup of pathological tau — a protein in…
Disruption of a single amino acid in a cellular protein makes breast cancer cells behave like stem cells
Changes to the intermediate filament (IF) protein, vimentin, were found to promote tumour growth by increasing cancer stemness in an oestrogen independent manner. Targeting vimentin and/or the long noncoding RNA…
Structural link for initiation of protein synthesis in bacteria
Within a cell, DNA carries the genetic code for building proteins. To build proteins, the cell makes a copy of DNA, called mRNA. Then, another molecule called a ribosome reads…