Scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a biochemical technique that captures fleeting ...

A team of US researchers has gained new insights into how large protein molecules consistently fold themselves into useful shapes. Using a new approach to fluorescence microscopy, Hoi Sung Chung and ...

The collaboration targets disease areas where conventional small molecule drug discovery has faced challenges.

Chung’s group captured the transition period directly by improving the time resolution of a method called single-molecule ...

Scientists have discovered that a rare “mirror-image” version of the amino acid cysteine can dramatically slow the growth of ...

Proteoforms, the diverse molecular variants of proteins, are key to understanding cellular functions, disease mechanisms, and biomarker discovery in proteomics.

In people destined to get Alzheimer's in their mid-40s, one protein can delay the onset of the disease by about 20 years.

Scientists have identified a critical breakdown in the cellular machinery that produces proteins in aging brains.

A new study discovers how nitric oxide triggers a biochemical domino effect in the brain, leading to mTOR overactivation in ...

Many proteins have a complex architecture that enables biological functions. Molecules can bind to specific sites on a ...

How do blood vessels stay strong, flexible, and responsive to the body's changing need for oxygen and nutrients? The answer lies not only in biology—but also in physics. Researchers at Åbo Akademi ...