Tag Archives: proteins
A new blood test could indicate multiple conditions with one sample
A new blood test could use a single plasma sample to assess health and predict the likelihood of developing a range of diseases. Thanks to Theranos, this may sound familiar, but unlike that debacle, this proof-of-concept is backed by research publish...
Scientists reverse Alzheimer’s-like symptoms in mice
Scientists have discovered a way of counteracting the proteins that cause Alzheimer's-like symptoms including memory loss. In mice, at least. Whereas other treatments have focused on beta-amyloid clumps (which the University of Michigan recently disc...
Scientists Use Light to to Control Proteins Inside Live Cells
Proteins do multiple tasks, including, oxygen flow, tissue building, copying DNA, and coordinating events within the cells. New method is developed by scientists at the University of North Carolina...
Hair Proteins Could be Used for Human Identification
Protein markers could be employed alongside with DNA profiling methods to identify individual human beings. The study was published on September 7, 2016 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Glendon...
Edible Food Packaging Created from Milk Proteins
At the supermarket, most of the eatables including flesh products, types of cheese and tidbits come in plastic packaging materials. The problem with this is that plastic is not recyclable and nor is...
Eating Too Much Meat Causes Mortality While Plant Proteins Lower Mortality
Meat in particular red meat is dangerous when eaten in excess. It has deleterious effects on health. However, proteins from plants may help ward off the negative effects of red meat consumption.The...
Self-assembling material could produce artificial veins
Most attempts at creating artificial veins don't come close to replicating organic processes, but researchers at the Queen Mary University of London might change that. They've developed a technique that makes proteins and peptides self-assemble in...
Video of protein movement within a neuron shows how our brains renew themselves
If, like us, you spend most of your time wondering exactly what's going on in other people's heads, then this video is for you. Okay, so it might not reveal the reason why that jerk cut you off at the junction, or why that co-worder didn't show up to your date exactly, rather, it's a little more literal than that. This is video footage of proteins moving within a single neuron. The USC researchers were able to capture this video by using bioluminescent proteins from a jellyfish to visually track their movement. Not only is this mind-boggling to the layperson (just think how small these things are) it's also mind-revealing. By that, we mean it gives scientists an opportunity to observe how these tiny, yet vital, cerebral elements restore themselves. Which, when you're constantly worried about the amount of grey matter you were blessed with in the first place, can only be a good thing.
Video of protein movement within a neuron shows how our brains renew themselves originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 25 Aug 2012 13:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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