protein

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…

8 months ago

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…

9 months ago

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…

10 months ago

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…

11 months ago

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…

11 months ago

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…

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago

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…

2 years ago

Protein shakeup: Researchers uncover new function of a protein that may unlock age-related illnesses

McMaster University researchers have discovered a previously unknown cell-protecting function of a protein, which could open new avenues for treating…

2 years ago

Targeting ‘undruggable’ diseases: New levels of detail in targeted protein degradation

Researchers at the University of Dundee have revealed in the greatest detail yet the workings of molecules called 'protein degraders'…

2 years ago