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Signal Driving Type 1 Diabetes
Diabetes is a disorder of metabolism caused due to a problem in the production of insulin. Insulin helps in regulation of blood glucose level by storing it in the form of glycogen and using it as an energy fuel when needed. Type I Diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease in which T cell which forms the major part of immune…
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Protein That Could Help Fight Antibiotic Resistance
Investigators have found a protein called transthyretin or TTR which inhibits biofilm Bacterial growth can lead to many serious problems but when they are on medical devices, it is hazardous to patient health. Medical devices may include knee implants, artificial hip implants, and catheters. A catheter is a flexible tube used for removing fluid from the body cavity particularly from the…
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Scientists Reveal How Cells ‘Take Out the Trash’
A new structural study shows exactly how cells take out the trash. Using a high-resolution imaging technique called cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have revealed how cells degrade damaged or misfolded proteins in mitochondria—cellular compartments that serve as the “powerhouses” of the cell. Protein degradation is constantly occurring in cells, and is essential to all…
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