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

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Prostate cancer hijacks tumor cell biorhythm to evade hormone therapy

Scienmag

Hormone therapy is successful at keeping metastatic prostate cancer under control, but eventually the tumor cells become resistant to it. An unexpected potential solution has now emerged in medicines not designed to fight cancer, but to target proteins that regulate a cell’s circadian rhythm.

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NICE supports Theramex’s Eladynos for post-menopause osteoporosis

Pharmaceutical Technology

Eladynos is a synthetic peptide analogue of parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) used to increase bone density.

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From Gene to Protein: The Journey of Protein Expression Technology

Roots Analysis

Over the years, pharmaceutical companies have shifted their priorities from traditional interventions towards more advanced pharmacological strategies, such as protein therapeutics. Further, $400 billion is the anticipated sales of protein-based therapeutics in 2023. The mRNA is then translated into to form functional proteins.

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Exercise hormone may modulate genes associated with replication of novel coronavirus

Scienmag

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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Protein Precision: “Harnessing Targeted Protein Degradation”

Roots Analysis

Proteins are the chains of amino acids linked together in different combinations and perform a wide variety of functions. However, continuous regulation of the cellular proteome is essential for maintaining the right balance of different proteins necessary for normal cellular function, survival, and proliferation.

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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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