"The scale at which we analyzed the amyloid peptides was unprecedented," said Ben Lehner of the Wellcome Sanger Institute.

Elizabeth Jonas first got interested in mitochondria by chance. In 1995, she was a postdoctoral researcher at Yale, working ...

Mechanistic discrepancies between species highlights the limitations of mouse models in advancing STING inhibition drugs for various diseases.

Collagen IV provides crucial structural support for cells and tissues, but it’s unstable at body temperature. Researchers now ...

Protein promotes satiety and helps build muscle, antibodies and hormones. For extra protein, a dietitian leans on quick, ...

Mutations in EGLN1, the gene encoding for hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) prolyl-4-hydroxylase 2 (PHD2), cause erythrocytosis and in rare cases the development of neuroendocrine tumors. In the presence ...

This peptide (a chain of amino acids) has a tendency to clump together ... water-repellent ends of the peptide, which is known as the C-terminal region. Accordingly, the researchers hope that ...

Syllabus: The NTA has put the official JEE Main 2026 Syllabus online on their website: jeemain.nta.nic.in. If you're planning ...

Reducing our intake of a single amino acid called methionine, which we get from the food we eat, could help protect against ...

Humans need isoleucine, an amino acid, for many reasons, so eliminating it is off the table. But cutting back could greatly ...

More information: Saroj K. Rout et al, Amino acids catalyse RNA formation under ambient alkaline conditions, Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-60359-3 ...

Researchers at the universities of Amsterdam and Utrecht have observed the formation of nanocavities in montmorillonite clay ...