The finding has a clear clinical relevance, since it will facilitate patient selection to offer a more specific therapy IDIBELL-BELLVITGE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE Researchers at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) have just described for the first time the crucial involvement of a cell membrane protein in the development and progression of liver cancer, according...
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Salt helps proteins move on down the road
With a lot of hard work and a dash of salt, Rice University scientists have taken a step toward simplifying drug manufacture. Rice chemist Christy Landes and her colleagues reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences their strategy to make polymer membrane-based separation of proteins more efficient. “It costs about $3 billion...
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Protein movement in cells hints at greater mysteries
by Mary L. Martialay, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute A new imaging technique that makes it possible to match motor proteins with the cargo they carry within a cell is upending a standard view of how cellular traffic reaches the correct destination. The research, which focuses on neurons and sheds light on some neurodegenerative diseases, was published...
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Whitehead Institute team resolves structure of master growth regulator
Posted Yesterday This news or article is intended for readers with certain scientific or professional knowledge in the field. A team of Whitehead Institute scientists has for the first time revealed the molecular structure of a critical growth regulator bound to its partner proteins, creating a fine-grained view of how they interact to sense nutrient...
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Newly discovered protein is the permit to the powerhouse of cells
Medical University of South Carolina researchers report in Science Advances that they have discovered a protein, P17/PERMIT, that is key to recycling aging mitochondria and could be a connection between age-related diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer’s MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Aging, and the mechanics behind it, remains one of the most closely guarded...
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Quorn protein builds muscle better than milk protein
Posted Yesterday Data presented at the European College of Sport Science (ECSS) conference demonstrates mycoprotein is a more effective source of protein to support post exercise muscle building compared to some animal proteins. A study from the University of Exeter has found that mycoprotein, the protein-rich food source that is unique to Quorn products, stimulates post-exercise muscle building to a greater extent than milk protein. The study evaluated...
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Artificial Bacterial Protein Allows Stem Cells to Home to the Heart
CONN HASTINGS CARDIAC SURGERY, CARDIOLOGY, GENETICS, REHAB Researchers at the University of Bristol have developed a way to make stem cells move toward heart tissue when they are injected intravenously. The treatment could improve the efficacy of stemcell therapies for heart disease, which are currently hampered when most injected cells are filtered out of circulation by organs such as the lungs and spleen. Stem cell therapies...
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Bone health not improved by increasing protein intake in healthy adults
by Natasha Meredith, University of Surrey Increasing protein intake beyond official recommendations has little to no benefit for bone health in healthy adults, new research in the journal Osteoporosis International reports. In the most comprehensive study of its kind, researchers from the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Surrey investigated if protein intake can impact bone health of adults and children. Examining 127 previous...
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Home Diagnostic Kit Can Detect Drugs In Blood And Urine Using Silicon Chips And An iPhone
A team of researchers from Vanderbilt University created a simple home diagnostics test that uses an item that many American adults already own: an iPhone. Sharon Weiss, a Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Engineering, and her students, in a new study, reported the development of low-cost porous silicon chips that work with a smartphone. “The novelty lies in the...
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Better Sleep: 3 Simple Diet Tweaks
Consider energy drinks and even unexpected sources like decaffeinated coffees and teas. In fact, a study of popular coffee establishments revealed that some decaf brews contained more than 13 milligrams of caffeine in a 16-ounce serving—as much as some of the same establishment’s caffeinated options. Other surprising sources of caffeine can include certain non-cola sodas,...