Alzheimer's disease is a progressive and permanent loss of nerve cells in the brain. The breakdown causes memory loss, ...

After nearly four decades of research, Mayo Clinic scientists have revealed the molecular structures of protein kinase C beta ...

Scientists at Baylor College of Medicine may have uncovered a promising new way to combat Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease ...

Protein powders are a daily staple for many fitness enthusiasts. People often wonder whether this heavy supplement use is good or bad for your body. There is a common fear that high-protein diets may ...

A genetic difference carried by nearly one in three people may increase the risk of severe COVID-19 and lung fibrosis by ...

Researchers have discovered how unstructured segments of surface proteins regulate the biological function of a cell. Their study, published in Nature Communications, sheds new light on the interplay ...

Protein supplements are now mainstream, but concerns about kidney health persist. For individuals with healthy kidneys, high ...

How proteins — sequences of amino acids — fold determines their function. We discuss efforts towards the establishment of metrics traceable to the International System of Units that link the sequence ...

Glomerulonephritis can cause protein leakage in urine, swelling, fatigue, and kidney damage, making early diagnosis and ...

In the era of protein structure prediction, there are abundant opportunities for functional annotation of proteins. However, few robust methods available to introspect and assess the quality of these ...

Astronomers use the term dark energy to refer to energy in the universe that is unaccounted for by ordinary matter but necessary to explain cosmology. Astronomy, however, isn't the only field with ...