This news or article is intended for readers with certain scientific or professional knowledge in the field. Enzalutamide is one of the main treatments for patients with metastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer — the lethal form of the disease. However, treatment options are limited for those who develop resistance to enzalutamide. Now, a multi-institution team has...
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO GEK-MING SIA, PHD, AND COLLEAGUES IN THE LONG SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT UT HEALTH SAN ANTONIO DISCOVERED A NEW CLASS OF PROTEINS THAT SPARE SYNAPSES FROM ELIMINATION. INCREASING THE NUMBERS… view more CREDIT: UT HEALTH SAN ANTONIO Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center...
by Chris Palmer, University of Utah Health Sciences This electron microscopic image of two Epstein Barr Virus virions (viral particles) shows round capsids—protein-encased genetic material—loosely surrounded by the membrane envelope. Credit: DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0030430.g001 A team of researchers at University of Utah Health have shown the Epstein-Barr virus—which causes mononucleosis and is linked to development of...
Cdk5 Kinase: An essential protein UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA About 40% of the affected patients with Huntington’s disease -a neurodegenerative pathology- show depression symptoms, even in early stages before the apparition of the typical motor symptoms of the disease. An altered function of Cdk5 kinase -an essential enzyme in several cell signalling pathways- could explain the physiopathology of the depressive-like behaviour in Huntington’s disease, according to...
