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Blood test may predict future risk of cardiovascular events
A study of 27,000 women finds that branched-chain amino acid levels in the bloodstream are as predictive of heart disease as LDL cholesterol, other risk factors...
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Scientists create complex transmembrane proteins from scratch
Advance paves the way for the design of transmembrane proteins with useful new functions...
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Scientists halt breast cancer spread
Scientists have discovered that the amino acid asparagine is essential for breast cancer spread, and by restricting it, cancer cells stopped invading other parts of the body in mice.
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Scientists make key development in understanding type-2 diabetes mechanism
Scientists at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) have deciphered the mechanisms that link obesity with type-2 diabetes at the cellular level, thus explaining the reasons behind an association that is already well known.
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Scientists identify single-gene mutations that lead to eczema
NIH-supported research suggests potential treatment strategy following the identification of single-gene mutations that lead to eczema.
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Chance meeting leads to creation of antibiotic spider silk
An team of scientists at the University of Nottingham has developed a technique to produce chemically functional spider silk that can be tailored to applications used in drug delivery, regenerative medicine and wound healing.
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Genetic differences in amino acid metabolism linked to high risk of diabetes
30 November 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer
A study has identified the 5 genetic variants associated with higher levels of the branched-chain amino acids were associated with an increased risk...
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Whitepaper: Development and Validation of Bio-Plex Pro™ Human Chemokine Assays
A new Bio-Plex Pro chemokine panel was validated for quantifying 40 human chemokines in one sample offering a significant advantage to researchers...
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Newly identified pathway could lead to obesity treatments
30 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Scientists identified a natural molecular pathway that enables cells to burn off calories as heat rather than store them as fat...
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Discovery of molecular protection linked to Kennedy’s disease
10 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
The discovery brings in-depth molecular insights that can bring researchers closer to finding a therapeutic target for Kennedy’s disease...
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The genetic evolution of the Zika virus
15 April 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
An analysis comparing the differences between over 40 strains of Zika virus identified significant changes in both amino acid and nucleotide sequences...
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Zika virus structure revealed by Purdue scientists
1 April 2016 | By Victoria White
Researchers have determined the structure of the Zika virus, revealing insights critical to the development of effective antiviral treatments and vaccines...
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Psaptides attack ovarian cancer on two fronts
10 March 2016 | By Victoria White
These findings from a new study suggest that psaptides could serve as a promising template for the development of treatment options directed against ovarian and maybe other cancers...
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Researchers uncover the role of PAD4 in cancers
8 February 2016 | By Victoria White
Peptidyl arginine deiminase 4 (PAD4) is a protein that plays a role in the development of inflammatory diseases like arthritis...
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Scientists significantly reduce errors in CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing system
1 December 2015 | By Victoria White
The team from the Broad Institute and the McGovern Institute for Brain Research found that mutations in three amino acids dramatically reduced “off-target” cuts...