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A single hormone directs body’s responses to low-protein diet

Scienmag

A single hormone appears to coordinate the lifespan extension produced by a low-protein diet. Credit: Pennington Biomedical Research Center BATON ROUGE, LA. – A single hormone appears to coordinate the lifespan extension produced by a low-protein diet. BATON ROUGE, LA. –

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Researcher identifies 6,000 sperm proteins, potentially leading to male contraceptive

Medical Xpress

A researcher has for the first time profiled 6,000 sperm proteins that could help create a non-hormonal male contraceptive—while also building on key research linking sperm health to overall men's health.

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UK university partnership wins £1.8m for drug discovery research

Drug Discovery World

million grant to engineer microbial cell factories to produce membrane proteins which will support future drug screening and sustainable chemical production. The Engineering Biology Mission Award was given by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). for drug discovery research appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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New research data on the regulation of hormone-dependent breast cancer

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Notch proteins are key regulators of growth and differentiation of both normal and cancer cells. Researchers in Turku, Finland, have now demonstrated that the activities of distinct Notch family members are modified differently by phosphorylation.

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Exercise hormone may modulate genes associated with replication of novel coronavirus

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Brazilian researchers observed that in uninfected adipocytes, the hormone irisin altered the expression of genes that regulate ACE-2, which encodes a protein to which the virus binds in order to invade human cells.

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Veneno signs research agreement with Astellas Pharma

Pharmaceutical Technology

Drug discovery company Veneno Technologies has signed a joint research agreement with Japanese pharmaceutical company Astellas Pharma. Veneno will carry out a programme to generate functional peptides (DRPs) for G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), which will be targeted by Astellas.

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Gut hormone triggers craving for more proteins

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Revelations from a fly study could improve our understanding of protein malnutrition in humans.

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