News tagged with toxic protein

Scientists identify most lethal known species of prion protein

Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have identified a single prion protein that causes neuronal death similar to that seen in "mad cow" disease, but is at least 10 times more ...

Medicine & Health / Research

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A natural dye obtained from lichens may combat Alzheimer's disease

A red dye derived from lichens that has been used for centuries to color fabrics and food appears to reduce the abundance of small toxic protein aggregates in Alzheimer's disease. The dye, a compound called orcein, and a ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Poor recycling of BACE1 enzyme could promote Alzheimer's disease

Sluggish recycling of a protein-slicing enzyme could promote Alzheimer's disease, according to a study published online on November 21 in The Journal of Cell Biology.

Medicine & Health / Research

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Colorful eco-textiles thanks to nano-sized enzymes

To address the problems encountered by the traditional European dyes industry, scientists have developed a new and environmentally friendly way to produce dyes.

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

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Scientists identify key protein linked to acute liver failure

New research from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) may help prevent damage to the liver caused by drugs like acetaminophen and other stressors.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Treatment with vitamin C dissolves toxic protein aggregates in Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at Lund University have discovered a new function for vitamin C. Treatment with vitamin C can dissolve the toxic protein aggregates that build up in the brain in Alzheimer's disease. The research findings are ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 18, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Pilot study suggests new approach to treat preeclampsia

A novel therapy that reduces elevated blood levels of a potentially toxic protein in women with preeclampsia, a dangerous complication of pregnancy, may someday address the therapeutic dilemma posed by the condition – ...

Medicine & Health / Health

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Targeting toxin trafficking

Toxins produced by plants and bacteria pose a significant threat to humans, as emphasized by the recent effects of cucumber-borne Shiga toxin in Germany. Now, new research published on July 21st by the Cell Press journal ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jul 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rapid venom evolution in pit vipers may be defensive

Research published recently in PLoS One delivers new insight about rapid toxin evolution in venomous snakes: pitvipers such as rattlesnakes may be engaged in an arms race with opossums, a group of snake-eating American marsup ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 18, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 25 | with audio podcast

Lithium profoundly prevents brain damage associated with Parkinson's disease

Lithium profoundly prevents the aggregation of toxic proteins and cell loss associated with Parkinson's disease (PD) in a mouse model of the condition.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jun 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers find new clues about aging

National Institutes of Health researchers have identified a new pathway that sets the clock for programmed aging in normal cells. The study provides insights about the interaction between a toxic protein called progerin and ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jun 13, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (16) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Unraveling plant reactions to injury

Better understanding of plant defense systems, and the potential to generate stress-tolerant plants and even new malaria drugs, may all stem from the documentation of a molecular mechanism that plays a significant ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How culprit Alzheimer's protein wreaks havoc

(PhysOrg.com) -- How the toxic protein, amyloid, sets off a chain of events that leads to brain cell death during Alzheimer's disease is described in new detail in a study from the University of Bristol published ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Mar 28, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Protein could be used to treat alcohol effects on pancreas

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Medical Research Council (MRC) study has discovered that a protein provides protection against the effects of alcohol in the pancreas. The findings could lead to the development of new treatments to reduce ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Boosting protein garbage disposal in brain cells protects mice from Alzheimer's disease

Gene therapy that boosts the ability of brain cells to gobble up toxic proteins prevents development of Alzheimer's disease in mice that are predestined to develop it, report researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center. ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Mar 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 1 | with audio podcast