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Good News for the Wheat Sensitive
Key insights have been obtained about the proteins causing two of the most common types of wheat sensitivity - non-celiac wheat sensitivity and occupational asthma (baker's asthma).
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Keeping Enzymes in Shape
Enzyme structure determines how they control vital processes such as digestion or immune response, but can vary depending on whether they are measured in the test tube or the living cell. Researchers looked at YopO, an enzyme of the plague pathogen.
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Protein Regulates the Sugar/Fat Conversion Pathway
Scientists in Texas and Pennsylvania have identified a protein sensor that restricts how much sugar and fat our cells convert into energy during periods of starvation.
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Configuration of Key Protein Involved in Obesity May Lead to Better Treatments
A USC-led international team of scientists has found the precise shape of a key player in human metabolism, which could lead the way to better treatments for obesity and other metabolic disease.
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Neuropeptide Treatment Boosts Visual Processing in the Mouse Brain
Researchers have confirmed that, in a mouse model, the neuropeptide somatostatin can improve cognitive function in the brain.
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New Heart Attack Testing Protocol Expedites Treatment in ER
A new protocol using highly sensitive blood tests to determine whether someone is having a heart attack could help to reduce wait times and overcrowding in emergency departments.
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Risk Prediction Model Could Identify Those at Increased Risk of Pancreatic Cancer
A risk prediction model, combining genetic and clinical factors with circulating biomarkers, has identified people at significantly higher than normal risk of pancreatic cancer.
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New Method Enables the Early Detection of Sepsis
Researchers have developed a ground-breaking method that uses biomarkers to detect sepsis two to three days before the first clinical symptoms appear.
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Targeting the Immune System To Treat OCD
Why are patients with autoimmune diseases more susceptible to mental health disorders? How does the immune system contribute to brain function, and how can this go "wrong"? These questions have been pondered by a group of scientists who reduced anxiety in a mouse model by targeting the immune system.
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UK Human Clinical Trials of COVID-19 Vaccine Set To Begin
Researchers at University Hospital Southampton (UHS) and the University of Southampton are set to begin trials of a vaccine pioneered in the UK which could protect against COVID-19.
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