Scientists from EMBL Heidelberg have discovered that the collection of proteins in an animal cell—called the proteome—is substantially affected by both the animal's sex and its diet. Understanding these individual proteomes ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Apr 25, 2019
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Scientists have uncovered an unexpected new role for a protein that may underlie rare diseases.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 5, 2018
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As 2018 draws to a close, the pharmaceutical industry is celebrating a prosperous year of new investments and therapeutic breakthroughs. These successes were driven by cutting-edge science and progress in finally translating ...
Other
Dec 5, 2018
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Delivering an effective therapeutic payload to specific target cells with few adverse effects is considered by many to be the holy grail of medical research. A new Tel Aviv University study explores a biological approach ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 29, 2018
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One in 10 people in America is fighting a rare disease, or a disorder that affects fewer than 200,000 Americans. Although there are more than 7,000 rare diseases that collectively affect more than 350 million people worldwide, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 13, 2018
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The DNA of every organism holds the blueprints for building all the proteins it needs for its metabolic processes. While researchers already know what the blueprints look like for most proteins, they do not know what many ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 4, 2017
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Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is an extremely rare genetic condition that causes premature and accelerated aging. Recently, researchers have been able to generate induced pluripotent stem cells from patients ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 3, 2017
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An enzyme that helps break down cholesterol may also be a therapeutic target to stave off neurologic diseases, including Alzheimer's and a rare genetic disorder, according to a new study published in the Journal of Biological ...
Biochemistry
Mar 1, 2017
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How do you improve a Nobel Prize-winning discovery? Add a debilitating disease-causing gene mutation.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 24, 2016
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Researchers reveal how a protein linked to Meckel syndrome (MKS) and other human diseases regulates the membrane composition of cilia, finger-like projections on the surface of cells that communicate signals. The study appears ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 13, 2015
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