New research supports the hypothesis that Alzheimer's disease is caused by a decline in levels of a protein called amyloid-beta. New research from the University of Cincinnati bolsters a hypothesis ...

New findings from the University of Alabama at Birmingham indicate that the type of protein in the diet is not as important as the overall amount of weight loss for those with Type 2 diabetes.

Heather Rice can recall a moment early in her career that helped shape how she thinks about Alzheimer’s disease. It happened when she was a zoology major at the University of Oklahoma in 2007, after ...

Precision and timing of gene expression is essential for normal biological functions and, when disrupted, can lead to many ...

New findings from the University of Alabama at Birmingham indicate that the type of protein in the diet is not as important as the overall amount of weight loss for those with Type 2 diabetes.

New research has revealed how the tau protein, a critical element in the formation of Alzheimer's disease, is also involved in normal learning processes in the healthy brain -- potentially providing a ...

A new study published in the journal Psychophysiology provides evidence that the specific way a person breathes during ...

All mammals produce a version of the prion protein, but scientists don’t know what it normally does. In an altered form, the prion protein becomes an infectious agent that causes “mad cow disease” and ...

Tooth loss doesn't just make eating harder, it may also make thinking more challenging. A new study from Hiroshima University ...

Albumin is the most common protein in the blood, a vital molecule produced by the liver that helps maintain fluid balance and ...

The consequence of low blood protein depends on how low the protein becomes, which protein is low, and the cause of the low protein. Having a correct level of protein in the blood is essential for ...