Without its chaperones, the amyloid protein settles in the brain and eventually clusters into plaques.
Humans have around 100, 000 genes, each one encoding, in DNA, the recipe for a unique protein.
He maintains that its high levels of protein and affordable price outweigh its huge saturated fat content.
They claim that insect-based food is not only tasty but also rich in protein.
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Zovant is an artificially created version of a naturally occurring protein called Activated Protein C.
The idea is that the drug delivers the chemo to only the cells with this protein.
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His daily diet routinely consists of Greek yogurt, protein bars, soup, popcorn, cheese and crackers.
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Perhaps, but it could be months or more before the company, Protein Sciences Corp.
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"And that purified protein is our vaccine, " said Clifton McPherson, the Protein Sciences quality control director.
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Increasingly, scientists believe that a protein called amyloid peptide is the culprit in Alzheimer's disease.
This synthetic protein, licensed from Genentech, can help these kids grow and reduce such long-term complications.
Torcetrapib aims to raise good cholesterol, or high-density lipoprotein, by blocking the cholesterol ester transfer protein.
Prusiner proved that prions are a deformed version of an otherwise harmless protein called PRP.
But in many patients, the CFTR protein is not only defective, but buried in the cell.
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Cadus is using yeast to identify a class of proteins known as G protein-coupled receptors.
Receptors are protein molecules that sit on the surface of cells in the nose.
It wasn't until 2001 that some experts acknowledged that a low-carb, high-protein diet may have merit.
Mr. White says most healthy people are in no danger of not getting enough protein.
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The drug is a protein that has been linked to promoting survival and growth of neurons.
The gene produces a protein that already has reversed diabetes in some lab animals.
Biologics like Amgen's Enbrel--a protein drug for immune diseases including rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis--have become blockbusters.
Ricin, which is derived from castor beans, is a highly toxic naturally occuring protein.
However, the real danger is from inhalation or injection of the protein as opposed to ingestion.
The newly identified protein, named PKCy, could prove key to new weight loss strategies.
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In turn, that can cut C-reactive protein, a marker for inflammation, by up to 40%.
An injectible antibody for a target protein called CTLA4 has shown promise in melanoma.
Benlysta works by targeting a protein called BLISS that came out of HGS' gene databases.
The mice used in the study were genetically engineered to completely lack ephrin-B3 protein.
The report describes wheat as the world's most important plant-derived protein and calorie source.
The nephrotic syndrome is characterized by excessive spilling of protein from the kidney into the urine.
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