Disorder in degradation of proteins and other macromolecules in cells leads...
The degradation of proteins and other macromolecules in cells is vital to survival. Disruption of this process can result in serious disease. The research group of Professor Thomas Jentsch (Leibniz...
View ArticleNew article shows taxonomic classification of rare genetic bone disorders...
An International Osteoporosis Foundation Working Group on Skeletal Rare Diseases has published a new classification of rare genetic metabolic bone disorders (RGMBDs) according to their metabolic...
View ArticleSaint Louis University receives NIH grant to investigate development of new...
David Griggs, Ph.D., director of biology at Saint Louis University's Center for World Health & Medicine, has received a $1 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate...
View ArticleGamma interferon may have potential to prevent Ebola infection
The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa has claimed more than 11,300 lives and starkly revealed the lack of effective options for treating or preventing the disease. Progress has been made on...
View ArticleBreakthrough study observes structural changes in carbonic anhydrase for...
A new study by an international team of researchers, affiliated with Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology has announced that they have succeeded for the first time in observing the...
View ArticleMayo Clinic experts move closer to realizing clinical potential of senolytic...
Researchers are moving closer to realizing the clinical potential of drugs that have previously been shown to support healthy aging in animals.
View ArticleRocket Pharma partners with Stanford University to advance FA and PKD gene...
Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leading U.S.-based multi-platform gene therapy company, and the Stanford University School of Medicine today announced a strategic collaboration to support the...
View ArticleResearchers use neutrons to make first direct observations of water in lipid...
New 3D maps of water distribution during cellular membrane fusion are accelerating scientific understanding of cell development, which could lead to new treatments for diseases associated with cell...
View ArticleResearchers identify CLCN6 as disease gene for severe lysosomal...
A mutation in the CLCN6 gene is associated with a novel, particularly severe neurodegenerative disorder. Scientists from the Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie and the Max Delbrück...
View ArticleResearchers report a new genetic cause for infantile fractures
An intrauterine fracture is a rare finding during routine prenatal imaging. This condition can be due to maternal trauma, genetic disorders of the skeleton, as well as other predisposing maternal...
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