Bread and pasta wreak havoc on Suzanne Dombkowski’s life. Her muscles ache and her memory lapses, so that she can’t remember simple names. The culprit is celiac disease, in which gluten — a protein in barley, rye and wheat — triggers a painful immune response. Ever since her diagnosis, the 24-year-old has gone out of […]
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Canada’s top science prize won by researcher who spies on shape-shifting proteins
Lewis Kay, a Toronto researcher who developed a technique to watch microscopic proteins reposition themselves and change their shapes within cells, has won the $ 1 million Herzberg Gold Medal, Canada’s top science prize.
Predicting diseases could improve with new ‘reliable’ count of cell proteins
Scientists have produced what they say is the first reliable count of protein molecules in a simple cell. They hope the finding will lead to new ways to predict diseases such as cancer in more complex human cells.
Menopause: Diet rich in vegetable proteins from grains, soya, nuts may prolong fertility
A DIET rich in vegetable proteins from whole grains, soya and nuts may prolong fertility and protect women from early menopause, a new study found. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Menopause: Diet rich in vegetable proteins from grains, soya, nuts may prolong fertility
Eating three to four servings of enriched pasta, dark bread and breakfast cereal were especially associated with lower risk of the menopause. Women consuming approximately 6.5 per cent of their daily calories as vegetable protein had a significant 16 per cent lower risk of early menopause compared to women whose intake was approximately four per […]
How Designer Proteins Could Change Your Life
Bread and pasta wreak havoc on Suzanne Dombkowksi’s life, Her muscles ache and her memory lapses, so that she can’t remember simple names. The culprit is celiac disease, in which gluten – a protein in barley, rye and wheat – triggers a painful immune response. Ever since her diagnosis, the 24-year-old has gone out of […]
