Washington, Jan 12 (ANI): Proteinuria, or high levels of protein in the urine, can act as an indicator of cardiovascular risk in white people, but the same is not true for blacks, according to a new study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
Scientists found that proteinuria-a common test used by doctors as [...]
London, Oct 26 (ANI): In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers at the University of California, San Diego, have identified a key protein that promotes the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension in humans and mice.
The finding has implications for future drug therapies that may extend the life of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and prevent the need [...]
Washington, Oct 4 (ANI): Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers have demonstrated that a protein may be required for some of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer to grow.
The findings, based on the study of a mouse model of breast cancer, have been presented in a recent issue of Cancer Research.
“For the first time, we [...]
Washington, Sep 22 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have discovered that a protein enables sections of so-called junk DNA to be cut and pasted within genetic code- a finding which could speed up the development of gene therapies.
The study sheds light on the process, known as DNA transposition, in which shifted genes have [...]
Washington, June 27 (ANI): Scientists have identified a naturally occurring enzyme in the brain, which helps in the destruction of the mutated protein that is the most common cause of inherited Parkinson’’s disease.
Led by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center, the study used human cells and offered a focus for further research into halting the [...]
Washington, June 26 (ANI): A protein called STAT3 has a major role to play in the conversion of normal cells into cancerous cells, according to a study.
Led by Dr. David E. Levy, a professor of pathology and microbiology at NYU Langone Medical Centre, the study found that STAT3 not only plays a part in the [...]