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Researchers at Boston University have identified a peptide, PACAP, in the brain as a key contributor to heavy alcohol drinking. By inhibiting PACAP in the brain’s BNST area, their study significantly reduced alcohol consumption, suggesting new avenues for treating alcohol addiction.Alcohol ranks as the world’s most widespread addictive substance. In the United States, the annual cost of excessive alcohol consumption amounts to $249 billion, and it leads to roughly 88,000 fatalities each year, along with numerous chronic…

Researchers have developed a peptide that targets a previously ‘undruggable’ protein implicated in more than 75% of human cancers and found that it slowed the proliferation of brain cancer cells in the lab. It’s the first step towards developing an effective treatment for a range of cancers.In healthy cells, the MYC protein is critical to the transcription process, where genetic information is converted from DNA to RNA and, eventually, into proteins. But, in cancer cells, MYC becomes unregulated and hyperactive,…

Peptide therapeutics have revolutionized the treatment of disease, but their characteristics typically restrict them to administration by injection. Now, researchers have succeeded in creating an oral peptide, which has the potential to usher in a new era in drug development.Comprised of short chains of amino acids, naturally occurring peptides serve many functions, including acting as hormones, growth factors, and neurotransmitters. They also play an important role in pharmaceuticals. Peptide therapeutics commonly mimic…

By Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences December 12, 2023 Just as Ulam’s Spiral is closely related to the issue of secrecy in the world of science, inquisitive researchers from the IPC PAS have explored the thematic scope of the beneficial contribution of bacteriophages in the process of manufacturing an electrochemical sensor using peptides. Photo courtesy of the National Museum of Technology in Warsaw. Credit: Grzegorz Krzyzewski Innovative research in CRP peptide-binding offers a new,…

University of Bath researchers have innovated a greener, simpler, and cheaper method for drug development using an enzyme from the flower Oldenlandia affinis to produce stable cyclic proteins and peptides, potentially revolutionizing pharmaceutical production and applicable in various industries. Credit: Peter Warren Scientists at the University of Bath have used nature as inspiration in developing a new tool that will help researchers develop new pharmaceutical treatments in a cleaner, greener, and less expensive way.…

Actor Jeremy Renner`s life has taken a massive turn ever since his harrowing and near-fatal snowplow incident. Detailing his recovery process, the `Avengers` star has said that he has been exploring every possible option ranging from endless hours of physical therapy, peptide injections, iv drips and pushes, stem cell and exosomes etc. Ever since his close brush with death and being given a second chance at life, the actor has been struck with several epiphanies, though the biggest for him is that he is never again…

Kylie Jenner Brutally Trolled For Promoting Her Make Brand As Netizens Found It Similar To That Of Hailey Bieber ( Photo Credit – Instagram ) Kylie Jenner hails from one of the most popular and controversial families in all of America, the Kardashian-Jenner clan. Whatever she does in her daily life becomes a news headline. Apart from being a reality TV star with Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Kylie is also a successful businesswoman and promotes her beauty products range, Kylie Cosmetics, on Instagram. As usual,…

Glass can be cleaned and reused many times, but it doesn’t break down in the environment and can sit in landfills for thousands of years. A team of scientists tried to tackle this problem by developing biodegradable glass that can safely break down over a much shorter period of time.In a study published last week in the journal Science Advances, a team at the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Process Engineering describe how theyengineered what they are calling biodegradable glass made from amino acids or…

Rutgers University scientists have identified a portion of a protein called “Nickelback” that is a likely candidate for kickstarting life on Earth over 3 billion years ago. This finding has important implications for the search for extraterrestrial life, as it offers a new clue for researchers to look for. The researchers believe that a few precursor proteins played a key role in the transformation from prebiotic chemistry to living biological systems, and “Nickelback” is one of these “pioneer peptides.”Research could…

Scientists have discovered a novel way to halt nerve cell death in the most common forms of motor neuron disease and frontotemporal dementia, which could transform how these neurodegenerative conditions are treated. What’s more, it has the ability to be delivered orally, so there’s even potential it could be packaged in a nasal spray.The groundbreaking research out of the University of Sheffield’s Institute of Translational Neuroscience (SITraN) focuses on using a peptide with a cell-penetrating module to block the…