Researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University have turned to concepts from polymer physics to better understand a central feature of Alzheimer's…
Researchers at Leipzig University and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have discovered a key mechanism for appetite and weight control. It…
A toxic protein forms dynamic pores in the membranes of brain cells - and that may be the key to…
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital demonstrated for the first time that the protein midkine plays a preventative role…
Aging is particularly harsh on the hippocampus -- the brain region responsible for learning and memory. Now, researchers at UC…
University of New Mexico Health Sciences researchers hope to launch human clinical trials in their quest for a vaccine to…
Changes to the intermediate filament (IF) protein, vimentin, were found to promote tumour growth by increasing cancer stemness in an…
Within a cell, DNA carries the genetic code for building proteins. To build proteins, the cell makes a copy of…
McMaster University researchers have discovered a previously unknown cell-protecting function of a protein, which could open new avenues for treating…
Researchers at the University of Dundee have revealed in the greatest detail yet the workings of molecules called 'protein degraders'…