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03 Sep 2018

Structure of FAT10 protein analyzed!

A new study has identified the existence of the inefficient FAT10 system, a small protein with a huge effect.

Tokyo Institute of Technology

11 Jun 2018

Collagen secretion can be controlled now

Researchers have identified an enzyme that controls how much our cells secrete collagen

17 Apr 2018

Scientists accidentally develop plastic-eating enzyme

Scientists have accidentally developed a plastic-eating enzyme that may be used to combat one of the world's worst pollution problems, a media report said.

30 Dec 2017

Enzyme that could stop Ebola infection identified

Initially the researchers hope to be able to test it on animals and, in the long term, develop a drug that inhibits the relevant enzyme.

27 Nov 2017

Scientist identify enzyme linked to poor survival rate in leukemia patients

High levels of this enzyme, indoleamine 2,3 dioxygenase, or IDO, at diagnosis can also identify those who might benefit most by taking an IDO inhibitor along with their standard therapy

16 Jul 2017

Enzyme to preserve nerve function identified

The discovery could open new pathways to treating or preventing many brain diseases since axon loss occurs in all neurodegenerative diseases.

11 Oct 2016

Research identifies potential antiviral against chikungunya

A team of researchers hasrecently shown that several existing compounds have potent activity against the critical Chikungunya CHIKV protease enzyme.

30 Aug 2016

People with alcohol addiction lack key enzyme: Scientists

In people with alcohol dependence, the production of a key enzyme shuts down in brain cells and the deficiency leads to continued use of alcohol despite adverse consequences, say researchers.

29 Jul 2016

Scientists identify key protein that can predict ovarian cancer early!

The new findings could not only help detect cancers early, but in some cases would enable doctors to detect a tumour before it becomes cancerous.

05 Jun 2016

This enzyme may help protect against Alzheimer's

"This study found that NMNAT2, or nicotinamide mononucleotide adenylyl transferase 2, is a key neuronal maintenance factor," said lead researcher Hui-Chen Lu, Professor at Indiana University in the US.

12 Jan 2016

Novel enzyme to give you guilt-free sugar cravings

It is extremely rare since the 1960s that a novel enzyme is discovered at the heart of metabolism of nutrients in all mammalian tissues.

autoimmune diseases

02 Nov 2015

Enzyme find can help fight autoimmune diseases

AGS is a rare genetic disorder that mainly affects the brain, while SLE can affect the skin, joints, kidneys, brain and other organs.

02 Oct 2015

How binge drinking leads to alcohol addiction

A malfunctioning enzyme may be behind why people who love to binge drink on weekends or at parties are at a higher risk of alcohol addiction, scientists from Stanford University reported.

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