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A new study utilizing fruit fly larvae has revealed intricate details about the biology of the huntingtin protein, which is responsible for Huntington’s disease.

A research team has developed new inhibitors for enzymes involved in Alzheimer's disease.

Researchers have developed a new use for a common blood test, which could provide a potentially life-saving treatment for heart failure.

Researchers have developed a new technology that allows sensitive, quick and cost-effective identification of cancer biomarkers.

Pharmacists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg have succeeded in detecting small amounts of SARS-CoV-2 using mass spectrometry and gargle solutions of COVID-19 patients.

Scientists have revealed details of the discovery of a new cancer drug called fadraciclib, that could be used to treat a range of cancer types, including blood cancers and solid tumors.

The first participants were enrolled into a Phase 1 clinical trial of the University of Queensland’s (UQ) COVID-19 vaccine candidate on July 13.

A new study in the Biophysical Journal outlines the work of scientists who have created a series of compounds that could serve as an alternative synthetic energy source for myosin.

Biochemists have used a standard electron cryo-microscope to achieve surprisingly good images that are on par with those taken by far more sophisticated equipment. They have succeeded in determining the structure of ferritin almost at the atomic level.

A compound commonly found in pickled capers has been shown to activate proteins required for normal human brain and heart activity, and may even lead to future therapies for the treatment of epilepsy and abnormal heart rhythms.