protein

A new process for studying proteins associated with diseases

Posted in Science on 20th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller

Could pave the way for new drugs for a myriad of diseases, including cancer.

Breakthrough in understanding how cancer cells metastasize

Posted in Medicine on 27th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller

A protein commonly found in human cells could be an important switch that activates cancer cell metastasis, according to a new study.

Protein structure 'holds key to heart muscle disease'

Posted in Medicine on 30th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

The structure of a key protein implicated in diseases affecting the heart muscle has been uncovered, scientists say.

Humans' big brains might be due in part to newly identified protein

Posted in Science on 17th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

Experiments revealed that the protein, is made in growing brains of humans, and appears necessary for normal proliferation of human brain stem cells growing in a lab dish.

This single protein influences how your brain copes with stress

Posted in Science on 16th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

Scientists have discovered that a single brain protein can make some people more vulnerable to depression than others.