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Carefully designed, integrated multi-"omic" studies could accelerate the use of precision medicine for asthma patients, according to researchers.

Scientists have developed a unique method for studying proteins which could open new doors for medicinal research. Through capturing proteins in a nano-capsule made of glass, the researchers have been able to create a unique model of proteins in natural environments.

By targeting an unusual offshoot of worm metabolism, researchers seek to fight a major global health problem.

Researchers have used new biotechnological methods to study how human cells react to and further process external signals.

Researchers have discovered that prolonged cellular stress, such as exposure to tozins, triggers TDP-43 clumping in the cytoplasm of human motor neurons grown in a laboratory dish. Even after the stress is relieved, TDP-43 clumping persists in ALS motor neurons, but not in healthy neurons.

Insights into how a gene that increases the risk of Alzheimer’s disease disrupts brain cells have been revealed by scientists. Brain tissue from people with Alzheimer’s showed that a protein called clusterin builds up in vital parts of neurons that connect cells and may damage these links.

By turning molecular structures into sounds, researchers gain insight into protein structures and create new variations.

A team led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers says it has identified two protein biomarkers in urine that may one day be used to better diagnose acute interstitial nephritis, an underdiagnosed but treatable kidney disorder that impairs renal function in the short term and can lead to chronic kidney disease, permanent damage or renal failure if left unchecked.

Protein stabilization has been implicated as a major factor in maintaining control of the stem cell state.

Scientists have published the first structure of a lactate-transporter of the SLC16-family (SfMCT) that may have therapeutic benefit in cancer.