Scientists Find Protein That May Be Key to Hearing
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A protein in the ear that converts sound into nerve impulses that are sent to the brain could be the long-sought key to understanding hearing and deafness, scientists said on Wednesday.
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Scientists pinpoint a new gene linked with late-onset Alzheimer's disease.
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US researchers find two potential targets for treating multiple sclerosis after studying proteins in the brain.
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The mystery of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) may have gotten a little less murky: British researchers say a high level of a protein in a developing fetus corresponds
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The discovery of a molecule which appears to play a key role in allergies may lead to new therapies, experts say.
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NEW YORK  - Scientists have learned that  zinc plays an important role in the normal function of  rhodopsin, a protein in the eye implicated in retinitis  pigmentosa, a hereditary disease that often leads to blindness.
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The protein, known as âtransthyretinâ appears to protect brain cells by intercepting the toxic protein and preventing it from interacting with the brain tissue.
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U.S. researchers have made a very small research tool that may one day help scientists probe the activity of genes and proteins in a single cell, they said on Thursday, opening the door to a new realm of genetic research.
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San Diego scientists have identified a protein in embryonic stem cells that helps weed out mutations as the cells proliferate. Its action may protect a developing embryo from DNA damage that could lead to cancer later in life.
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Scientists in Hong Kong and China have identified for the first time a protein in sperm from humans and from mice that could be responsible for many unexplained cases of male infertility.
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Scientists have identified a protein which plays a key role in the changes that alcohol abuse causes in the brain.
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A newly discovered clue to the workings of a protein that helps regulate sleep could point scientists to better treatments for sleep-related illnesses.
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A brain protein has been discovered to play a major role in reducing stress and increasing wakefulness, a finding that could lead to treatments for sleep disorders, anxiety and depression.
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Research into using stem cells to repair damaged nerves just got a big boost, with scientists pinpointing a protein key to controlling binocular vision -- visual depth perception -- in mammals.
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Scientists identify a protein that helps detect DNA damage in developing eggs.
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American scientists say that a protein deep in the ear is crucial for normal hearing - they say this protein could be the route for treating and curing an enormous number of deaf people.
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Restoring a turned off gene in wheat could boost levels of protein and key nutrients, scientists discover.