Proteomics, Metabolomics and Lipidomics News and Research

Latest Proteomics, Metabolomics and Lipidomics News and Research

Researchers create a mobile app to calculate genetic risk for coronary artery disease

Researchers create a mobile app to calculate genetic risk for coronary artery disease

A Scripps Research team developed a smartphone app that can calculate users' genetic risk for coronary artery disease (CAD)-; and found that users at high risk sought out appropriate medication after using the app.

15 Mar 2022

Genetic rat model shows robust Down syndrome features

Genetic rat model shows robust Down syndrome features

In pursuit of better ways to test new therapies and further explore the impacts of the unique genetics associated with Down syndrome, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and Tottori University in Japan have genetically engineered and characterized what is believed to be the first rat model of Down syndrome.

15 Mar 2022

Insight into oligodendrocyte cells could lead to new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases

Insight into oligodendrocyte cells could lead to new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases

New research may help scientists locate immature cells in the central nervous system that could shed light on the causes of neurodegenerative diseases like multiple sclerosis-;and autoimmune disease that affects the brain and nervous system-;and allow for the development of better therapeutic treatments.

14 Mar 2022

Cellular recycling system of autophagy likely to help in wound repair

Cellular recycling system of autophagy likely to help in wound repair

In the fruit fly Drosophila, a team led by Maria Leptin discovered that autophagy, a stress response process in cells, plays a significant role in wound repair.

14 Mar 2022

Researchers discover protein that turbocharges gene response

Researchers discover protein that turbocharges gene response

Researchers are attempting to figure out what happens when our genes are switched “on,” for many years.

From UC San Diego 14 Mar 2022

Cryo-EM reveals how a bacterial protein senses and rescues stalled ribosomes

Cryo-EM reveals how a bacterial protein senses and rescues stalled ribosomes

As a molecular machine found in the cells of all organisms, the ribosome is responsible for making new proteins.

11 Mar 2022

New PRMC-MS method enables comprehensive analysis of membrane lipids

New PRMC-MS method enables comprehensive analysis of membrane lipids

The development of new scientific ways to see more deeply into the building blocks of nature on a cellular level has led to the some of the greatest advances in medicine over the last century.

11 Mar 2022

Yale researchers find a way to 'supercharge' tumor-attacking T cells

Yale researchers find a way to 'supercharge' tumor-attacking T cells

Yale scientists have identified a way to "supercharge" tumor-attacking T cells, a finding that may not only improve the effectiveness of a promising type of cell-based cancer immunotherapy but also expand the number of cancers it can treat.

11 Mar 2022

Salk researchers present novel technology to assist in examining single brain cells

Salk researchers present novel technology to assist in examining single brain cells

Researchers at the Salk Institute have created a novel genomic technology that enables them to study DNA, RNA, and chromatin from a single cell at the same time.

11 Mar 2022

Research shows DLX2 protein regenerate astrocytes into neural stem-like cells

Research shows DLX2 protein regenerate astrocytes into neural stem-like cells

A single protein may turn adult brain cells termed astrocytes into stem-like cells that create neurons and other cell types, according to UT Southwestern researchers.

9 Mar 2022

Proximity-dependent biotinylation helps analyze protein interaction

Proximity-dependent biotinylation helps analyze protein interaction

Protein degraders, which cause target proteins to break down, are thought to be the “next-generation drugs” because they may eliminate disease-causing proteins from cells.

9 Mar 2022

Placenta plays an active role in the delivery of maternal vitamin D to the fetus

Placenta plays an active role in the delivery of maternal vitamin D to the fetus

Scientists have shed new light on the role of the placenta in managing the relationships between maternal vitamin D and fetal development, according to a study published today in eLife.

9 Mar 2022

Discovery provides new insights into the understanding of tolerance to endotoxic death

Discovery provides new insights into the understanding of tolerance to endotoxic death

Sepsis is a high-mortality disease that arises when the body's immune reaction to pathogens causes multi-organ defects.

9 Mar 2022

New tools for measuring the biological ages of various organ systems

New tools for measuring the biological ages of various organ systems

It's common to say that someone looks either younger or older than their chronological age, but aging is more than skin deep.

9 Mar 2022

Unusual partners aid new blood vessel development

Unusual partners aid new blood vessel development

Insufficient oxygen to an area like the heart or legs, called hypoxia, is a cue to our bodies to make more blood vessels, and scientists have found some unusual partners are key to making that happen.

9 Mar 2022

Confocal laser scanning microscopy captures high-resolution 3D images of cell division in microalgae

Confocal laser scanning microscopy captures high-resolution 3D images of cell division in microalgae

Cell division ensures growth or renewal and is thus vital for all organisms. However, the process differs somewhat in animals, bacteria, fungi, plants, and algae.

8 Mar 2022

Tweaking carotenoids found to improve plant growth and increase yield

Tweaking carotenoids found to improve plant growth and increase yield

Manipulating the content of carotenoids, such as ß-carotene, has been found to improve plant growth and increase yield and tolerance to abiotic stresses such as drought and salinity.

8 Mar 2022

Specific gene variant linked with poor response to sublingual immunotherapy for allergies

Specific gene variant linked with poor response to sublingual immunotherapy for allergies

Although sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) has become an effective treatment option for many allergies, about 20-30% of patients don’t respond to SLIT for Japanese cedar pollinosis–a highly common disease.

8 Mar 2022

Experts provide novel insights into complex sugar metabolism

Experts provide novel insights into complex sugar metabolism

The accurate mechanism of action of a β-1,2-glucan-associated enzyme has been determined by Japanese researchers.

From Tokyo University of Science 8 Mar 2022

Researchers discover new fluorescent DNA label, likely to help detect cancer risk

Researchers discover new fluorescent DNA label, likely to help detect cancer risk

Scientists develop a new fluorescent label that provides a sharper image of how DNA architecture is disturbed in cancer cells.

From University of Pittsburgh 7 Mar 2022

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