News tagged with liver proteins
Study shows soy protein alleviates symptoms of fatty liver disease
University of Illinois researchers report this week that new research shows how soy protein could significantly reduce fat accumulation and triglycerides in the livers of obese patients by partially restoring the function ...
Apr 23, 2012 |
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New method pinpoints important gene-regulation proteins
A novel technique has been developed and demonstrated at Penn State University to map the proteins that read and regulate chromosomes -- the string-like structures inside cells that carry genes. The specific ...
Jan 18, 2012 |
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Researchers discover key to cell specialization
Researchers at then Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have uncovered a mechanism that governs how cells become specialized during development. Their findings could have implications for human health ...
Nov 10, 2011 |
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Scientists make human blood protein from rice
Scientists at a Chinese university said Monday they can use rice to make albumin, a protein found in human blood that is often used for treating burns, traumatic shock and liver disease.
Oct 31, 2011 |
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Good housekeeping maintains a healthy liver
Differences in the levels of two key metabolic enzymes may explain why some people are more susceptible to liver damage, according to a study in the October 17 issue of the Journal of Cell Biology.
Oct 17, 2011 |
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Predicting the fate of personalized cells next step toward new therapies
Discovering the step-by-step details of the path embryonic cells take to develop into their final tissue type is the clinical goal of many stem cell biologists. To that end, Kenneth S. Zaret, PhD, professor ...
May 19, 2011 |
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Study suggests that successful blueprints are recycled by evolution
During the development of an embryo, a large number of different, specialised cell-types arise from the fertilised egg. The genetic information is identical in all cells of an organism. Different properties ...
May 02, 2011 |
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Simpler, less-expensive detection kit for osteoarthritis, liver disease, and cancer developed
A research team from Chiang Mai University (CMU) have developed a simpler, less-expensive Detection Kit for monitoring Hyaluronan using purified protein from the waste cartilage of a variety of species from the meat processing ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 21, 2011 |
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Biochemists discover how a ‘molecular slingshot’ disrupts key proteins
(PhysOrg.com) -- An important basic science discovery reported by University of Massachusetts Amherst biochemists this week describes how certain proteins use an unusual, spring-loaded loop mechanism to cripple their target ...
Jan 26, 2011 |
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Scientists identify key interaction in hepatitis C virus
Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have identified a molecular interaction between a structural hepatitis C virus protein (HCV) and a protein critical to viral replication. This new finding ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 29, 2010 |
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Merlin protein found to control liver stem cells, prevent tumor development
A protein known to be involved in a rare hereditary cancer syndrome may have a role in the regulation of liver stem cells and the development of liver cancer. In the August 15 issue of Genes & Development, a Massachusetts Genera ...
Aug 12, 2010 |
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VARI findings could help diagnose and treat liver cancer
In collaboration with the National Cancer Centre, Singapore, Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) researchers have identified an enzyme that could help diagnose and treat cholangiocarcinoma, a form of liver cancer that strikes ...
Jun 08, 2010 |
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Eliminating tumor suppressor C/EBP alpha explains cancer in aging liver
Understanding how the tumor suppressor protein C/EBP alpha is eliminated in aging livers gives important clues to the mechanism by which cancer occurs in that organ and could point the way to new therapies and prevention, ...
Jun 01, 2010 |
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Scientists share secret of how our cells make us tick
Scientists have shed light on a key control process within cells that helps ensure our bodies function efficiently.
Mar 23, 2010 |
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Natural compound blocks hepatitis C infection
Researchers have identified two cellular proteins that are important factors in hepatitis C virus infection, a finding that may result in the approval of new and less toxic treatments for the disease, which can lead to liver ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 05, 2010 |
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