After three years of study, the researchers found that alpha-synuclein, a protein closely linked to Parkinson’s disease, forms an abnormal connection with an enzyme called ClpP. This enzyme normally ...

An international research team has succeeded in deciphering a key mechanism that controls the growth of pancreatic cancers.

Researchers have developed technologies that allow damaged proteins to be shredded or healthy ones installed. This may ...

Dewpoint has selected a novel small molecule to prevent the formation of abnormal TDP-43 protein clumps in ALS and other ...

A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, its Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer ...

For 450 million years, plants and soil fungi have been trading partners. The fungi weave through plant roots, delivering ...

Signs Your Body May Not Be Getting Enough Protein. Protein is often called the building block of life, and for good reason. It helps keep your muscles strong, your hair shiny, y ...

The cancer gene MYC camouflages tumours by suppressing alarm signals that normally activate the immune system. This finding ...

Could this mark a shift in how we think about cancer therapy? At least in the laboratory, evidence suggests it may be . An ...

Technion professors Avram Hershko and Aaron Ciechanover won a Nobel Prize in 2004 for their discovery of ubiquitin, which ...

In a major scientific breakthrough, researchers from Monash University and the Lions Eye Institute have discovered a tissue ...

Tweaking a pattern of wound healing established millions of years ago may enable scar-free injury repair after surgery or ...