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New medicine to lower brain pressure might treat blinding IIH headaches: S
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A new experiment has discovered that patients suffering from 'blinding' headaches known as Idiopathic Intercranial Hypertension (IIH) might be treated with an injectable peptide used to treat type 2 diabetes.
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Natural peptides may reduce risk of type 2 diabetes, other obesity-related
Updated : 3 years ago IST
An innovative strategy to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes and other obesity-related disorders including hepatic steatosis may exist thanks to a peptide (small protein) called PEPITEM, according to recent research (fatty liver).
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Natural peptides may tackle 'root cause' of obesity-related conditions
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to new research, a peptide (small protein) called PEPITEM could provide a game-changing approach to lowering the risk of type 2 diabetes and other obesity-related diseases like hepatic steatosis (fatty liver).
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Research: Alzheimer's development linked to cholesterol, toxic protein clu
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Texas A&M's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences researchers discovered that cholesterol significantly boosts the toxicity of a peptide linked to the advancement of Alzheimer's disease.
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Study finds development of Alzheimer's linked with cholesterol, toxic prot
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Researchers at Texas A&M's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences discovered that cholesterol significantly boosts the toxicity of a peptide linked to the advancement of Alzheimer's disease.
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Study finds higher CGRP levels with low estrogen can jump-start migraine
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A new study has found for female participants with migraine that as estrogen levels fluctuate their levels of the protein calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) that plays a key role in starting the migraine process also fluctuates.
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Low estrogen levels paired with higher CGRP levels may jump-start migraine
Updated : 3 years ago IST
As estrogen levels fluctuate, a new study has found for female participants with migraine, their levels of the protein calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) that plays a key role in starting the migraine process also fluctuate. The study is published in the online issue of Neurology, the me
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Do you know antibiotic helps to fight against superbugs? Study reveals
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Named Priscilicidin, the antibiotic's amino acid building blocks are small, so it can be tailored to tackle different types of antimicrobial resistance.
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New study in abiotic peptide chain tries to explain the origin of life
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The origin of life is still the biggest mystery of mankind. One of the prerequisites for the emergence of life is the abiotic - not by living beings caused chemical - production and polymerization of amino acids, the building blocks of life. "Two scenarios are being discussed for the emergen
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Researchers reveals how antibiotic helps to fight against superbugs
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Researchers from RMIT University have developed a novel antibiotic that can be quickly modified to avoid becoming resistant to harmful superbugs.
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Research finds mating causes 'jet lag' in female fruit flies
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
An innovative technique from Cornell University researchers finds seminal fluid protein transferred from male to female fruit flies during mating changes the expression of genes related to the fly's circadian clock.
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Japanese research reveals physical strain helps bone growth
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers from the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute have shown that load affects the expression of the peptide osteocrin (OSTN), which increases when load is applied and decreases when it is reduced, in a study that was published in the journal 'Cell Reports'.
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