A new receptor protein has been discovered that has promise in being used to stop the spread of breast cancer in patients. When this protein is active, it prevents tumor cells transmitted…
Tag: Protein
Protein-rich diet could keep your heart fit, study says
Protein-rich diet including foods rich in amino acids could be as good for your heart as stopping smoking or getting more exercise, a new study from the University of East Anglia (UEA)…
High-protein breakfasts said to help teenagers lose body fat, reduce hunger
Breakfast is considered the most important meal of the day and rightly so, because a new study has suggested that teens who consume high-protein breakfasts will be able to manage their weight…
Discovery points at possible ‘obesity gene’; may pave way for treatment
Researchers at University of British Columbia may have discovered a possible ‘obesity gene’, which when silenced was found to reduce a specific kind of unhealthy “white fat” associated with obesity. During their…
Alzheimer’s finding questions copper hypothesis
A new research has questioned the role of particular protein – beta amyloid – in development of Alzheimer’s disease suggesting that it could be helpful to human health. An international team of…
Hunt for malaria vaccine: Scientists discover new potential target
Despite the advances in science, we haven’t been able to create a vaccine against malaria – a mosquito-borne illness that kills as many as quarter of a million people annually. This is…
Protein that helps heart to continue beating in old age discovered
Researchers have discovered a protein called vinculin that triggers healthy adaptive changes to the cardiac muscle cells thereby enabling the heart to continue beating even during old age. The research, which was…
Anti-cancer drug targets identified using gene-editing tech CRISPR
Identifying potential anti-cancer drug targets in hundreds or even thousands of different proteins in a given type of cancer cell is a daunting task and couple it with the fact that there…
UBC researchers target protein associated with aggressive, hard-to-treat tumours
University of British Columbia have showed through their latest research that it is possible to inhibit a specific protein associated with aggressive, hard-to-treat tumours thereby slowing down their ability to spread to…
Brain protein dubbed Neuropeptide Y capable of suppressing binge drinking
Binge drinking is one of the most annoying menace among teenagers, which experts have been trying to deal with since ages. Now a new breakthrough study has found that a naturally-occurring protein…