LONDON – Blocking human enzymes could provide a new strategy for treating microbial infections, a recent study suggested. Researchers have shown that inhibiting a mammalian protease can prevent Listeria bacteria from growing and spreading to other cells.
LONDON – The search for additional genes that play a role in the development of pancreatic cancer has uncovered a new tumor suppressor gene that has, until now, been overlooked.
A recent study linked the action of two proteins found in the mammalian brain to provide a better understanding of how the brain regulates the activity of neurons to protect them from damage. That discovery could one day lead to new therapies for conditions such as stroke and epilepsy.
LONDON – A meta-analysis of several genomewide association studies has identified variants in 56 genetic loci related to bone mineral density, 14 of which increase the risk of bone fracture.
LONDON – A meta-analysis of several genomewide association studies has identified variants in 56 genetic loci related to bone mineral density, 14 of which increase the risk of bone fracture.
LONDON – Inhibiting an enzyme that genetically drives the production of leukemic blood cells could provide a novel therapy for some types of leukemia, a new study suggested.
LONDON – A novel method of identifying molecules crucial to the survival of cancer cells has pinpointed an enzyme in prostate cancer cells that, when blocked, kills the cells.
LONDON – The discovery of a genetic variant that protects against coronary heart disease has, at long last, allowed scientists to say for certain that an inflammatory pathway plays an important role in causing that condition.
LONDON – A protein known to coordinate degradation of waste products in the liver is also present in the cells of blood vessels and could play a similar role in protecting the body from chemicals that cause cardiovascular disease, researchers have found.
