A drug that blocks a tumor-producing protein could help make immunotherapy for cancer more effective, researchers find.
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Researchers have discovered a protein key to cancer's spread and relapse. It could lead to new treatments that ditch unfortunate side effects.
"The beauty is that muscle use, in and of itself, is what initiates the processes that keep muscles 'up to date,' healthy, and functional."
Researchers have found one protein is vital for barnacles' survival in changing environments. Check out the video to see more.
Cellular 'muscles' enable cells to exert forces outside of themselves and to propagate. Now, researchers have visualized their movement.
The spike protein is the main target for antibodies that would provide immunity to the coronavirus and for developing drugs that potentially could block infection.
"We have identified the first junction in the itch pathway associated with eczema. If we can break that connection, we can relieve the itch."
Multiple opsin proteins, known for decades to be required for vision, also function as taste receptors, new research with fruit flies finds.
A new understanding of how tau proteins moves from neuron to neuron in the brain could pave the way for new ways to fight neurodegenerative diseases.
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