20-hour biological clock turns people into ‘morning larks’

The discovery of why some people are extreme "morning larks" could lead to therapies for inherited sleep disorders and those due to shift work or jet lag.

National University of Singapore • futurity
Feb. 25, 2020 ~4 min

Lettuce offers a potential drug for healing broken bones

People with diabetes have a higher risk of broken bones, and may need longer to heal. A drug grown on lettuce could speed things up.

Katherine Unger Baillie-Penn • futurity
Feb. 25, 2020 ~5 min


Is a coronavirus vaccine on the way?

A new 3D map of the part of the coronavirus that infects human cells could lead to a vaccine for the deadly COVID-19, researchers say.

Marc Airhart-Texas • futurity
Feb. 19, 2020 ~4 min

‘Levitating proteins’ could offer early warning for disease

Using magnetic levitation to split up different proteins in blood plasma could be a way to diagnose opioids or even cancer.

Kim Ward-Michigan State • futurity
Feb. 6, 2020 ~6 min

Could cutting two proteins stop type 2 diabetes?

Knocking down levels of two proteins appears to stop type 2 diabetes and liver fibrosis in mice. Could it work in humans, too?

Yale • futurity
Feb. 5, 2020 ~4 min

Simulations sort Alzheimer’s tau: fibrils and ‘tumbleweeds’

Simulations offer clues to the structures of tau proteins, which are suspected culprits in Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia.

Mike Williams-Rice • futurity
Feb. 4, 2020 ~5 min

Small molecule may slow down Parkinson’s disease

Parkinson's disease affects more than 10 million people worldwide. A newly discovered molecule may offer a way to slow or even stop its progression.

Maud Alobawone-Rutgers • futurity
Jan. 31, 2020 ~4 min

Edible security tags on pills could fight fake drugs

Putting edible tags made of proteins on pills could help fight back against counterfeit drugs, which claim thousands of lives each year.

Kayla Wiles-Purdue • futurity
Jan. 21, 2020 ~4 min


Missing brain protein can cause autism-like behaviors

A missing protein in the brain can cause behaviors that mimic autism, a new study shows.

Robin Lally-Rutgers • futurity
Jan. 15, 2020 ~4 min

Can 1 protein deliver the benefits of exercise without moving?

A protein called Sestrin can mimic the benefits of exercise, research with flies on treadmills shows. The finding could help people with muscle wasting.

U. Michigan • futurity
Jan. 13, 2020 ~3 min

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