Scientists discovered years ago that the hypothalamus - which helps to manage body temperature, hunger, sex drive, sleep and more - includes neurons that express the protein opsin 3 (OPN3).

Researchers at Brown University and Cincinnati Children’s found that suppressing opsin 3 in the brain of mice makes them eat ...

Over the past two decades, the idea of targeting transcription factors to combat malignancies has turned into a clinical reality.

A guardian molecule ensures that liver cells do not lose their identity. This has been discovered by researchers from the ...

Researchers at the Harvard Medical School discovered that the enzyme GUK1 promotes lung cancer growth by boosting the ...

This important study demonstrates the potential of synthetic gene circuits to detect and target aberrant RAS activity in cancer cell lines. The circuit design is novel and the evidence supporting the ...

New research reveals that brain cells use a muscle-like signaling mechanism to relay information over long distances.

A new study published in Biochemistry sheds light on how bacteria regulate their genes, challenging long-held assumptions ...

The fatty membrane surrounding every living cell is a vibrant environment where countless biological processes take place.

2023). The key breakthrough in the quest for selective SIRT2 inhibitors resides in screening inhibitors that target specific structural domains distinguishing SIRT2 from other proteins within the ...

Protein is one of three essential macronutrients; the other two are fat and carbohydrate. These are needed in large amounts to maintain health and vital functions. The body uses protein to build, ...

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 12850 East Montview Boulevard, Aurora, Colorado 80045, ...