News tagged with glycogen synthase kinase
An often overlooked protein actually a potent regulator of cardiac hypertrophy
A protein long thought to be a secondary regulator in the heart's response to stressors like hypertension actually appears to be a primary regulator according to researchers from the Center for Translational Medicine at Thomas ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 16, 2009 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
Search results for glycogen synthase kinase
Researchers convert skin and umbilical cord cells directly into nerve cell
Until recently, the production of pluripotent "multipurpose" stem cells from skin cells was considered to be the ultimate new development. In the meantime, it has become possible to directly convert cells ...
Apr 11, 2012 |
5 / 5 (4) |
0
|
Insulin could be Alzheimer's therapy
A low dose of insulin has been found to suppress the expression in the blood of four precursor proteins involved in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease, according to new clinical research by University ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 01, 2011 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
Mechanism regulates protein stability in cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- A cell-signaling pathway known as Wnt, which is commonly activated in cancers, causes membranes within a healthy cell to imprison an enzyme that is vital in degrading proteins, preventing ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 04, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
|
Researchers uncover new cell biological mechanism that regulates protein stability in cells
The cell signaling pathway known as Wnt, commonly activated in cancers, causes internal membranes within a healthy cell to imprison an enzyme that is vital in degrading proteins, preventing the enzyme from ...
Dec 23, 2010 |
not rated yet |
0
|
Study shows how variations of same protein affect immune response
(PhysOrg.com) -- How a T cell decides to make protein X, Y, or Z can have profound effects for fighting foreign invaders or staving off dire autoimmune reactions. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 15, 2010 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
|
Novel mouse gene reduces major pathologies associated with Alzheimer's disease
A new study reveals that a previously undiscovered mouse gene reduces the two major pathological perturbations commonly associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD). The research, published by Cell Press in the November 12 issue ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 11, 2009 |
3.8 / 5 (4) |
0
New study pinpoints gene controlling number of brain cells (w/ Video)
In populating the growing brain, neural stem cells must strike a delicate balance between two key processes - proliferation, in which the cells multiply to provide plenty of starting materials - and differentiation, in which ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 04, 2009 |
5 / 5 (10) |
2
Plants on Steroids: Key Missing Link Discovered
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the Carnegie Institution's Department of Plant Biology have discovered a key missing link in the so-called signaling pathway for plant steroid hormones (brassinosteroids). Many important signaling ...
Sep 08, 2009 |
5 / 5 (2) |
1
Scientists Uncover Indicator that Warns Leukemia is Progressing to More Dangerous Form
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego, Stanford University School of Medicine and other centers have identified a mechanism by which a chronic form of leukemia ...
Feb 17, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Novel treatments and current clinical trials for Alzheimer's disease therapies show promise
The past 25 years have seen an explosion of scientific investigations into the basic neurobiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Unfortunately, the gap between bench and bedside remains as vast as ever. Recent progress, however, ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 23, 2008 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
List of search results for glycogen synthase kinase
