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Scientists identify gene variant linked to bipolar disorder

15 December 2015 | By Victoria White

A new study, conducted by researchers at the Karolinska Institutet and Gothenburg University, describes a possible mechanism for how the gene variant produces clinical symptoms by affecting levels of specific proteins in the brain...

Scientists show how drug molecules regulate β2AR

11 December 2015 | By Victoria White

A new study shows how different pharmaceutical drugs hit either the "on" or "off" switch of β2AR - signalling protein linked to asthma, obesity and type 2 diabetes...

JQ1 prevents and reverses liver fibrosis in mice

9 December 2015 | By Victoria White

The discovery, made by scientists from the Salk Institute, could help the millions of people worldwide affected by liver fibrosis and cirrhosis, caused by alcoholism and diseases like hepatitis...