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“Some of these microbes are highly motile due to the presence of flagella, which contributes to the microbes' pathogenic qualities. A new study suggests that immunization against the protein flagellin may confer protection against some chronic inflammatory diseases.”

“Then, they followed those with a TBI for the next six months. > Levels of one protein, called brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), taken within 24 hours of someone's head injury, could predict the severity of a TBI and how a patient would fare, they found.”

“It plays roles in immune function, protein synthesis, wound healing, DNA synthesis, and cell division and modulates the activity of more than 300 enzymes and 2,000 transcription factors. Learn more about zinc in our comprehensive overview article.”

“The combination of ursolic acid and resveratrol (from grape skin) also shrank the prostate tumors in mice. Many different tumor types rely on glutamine as a carbon source for energy and as a nitrogen source for building more DNA and proteins (macromolecular synthesis). Additionally, these compounds also activated pathways involved in cell death.”

“The MFGM is interspersed with a variety of proteins, enzymes, and cholesterol that confer many of the antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties of breast milk – the gold standard of infant nutrition. MFGM influences many aspects of infant growth, especially cognitive development.”

“They identified statistical connections between tau and amyloid proteins (hallmarks of Alzheimer's), iron levels, and cells in the hippocampus, a brain region crucial for memory. These findings indicate that iron plays a critical role in Alzheimer's pathology, but exercise can mitigate some of these effects.”

“Every tumor also carried the same mutation in IDH1, a gene involved in cell metabolism that is often altered in adult astrocytomas. The mutation changes the IDH1 protein, creating an abnormal protein fragment that is present in the tumor but not in healthy cells.”

“From the article: > "In obese animals, exercise increased IL-6 and IL-10 protein levels in the hypothalamus, and these molecules were crucial for increasing the sensitivity of the most important hormones, insulin and leptin, which control appetite," Carvalheira explained. View full publication.”

“The disease is caused by a single genetic mutation, called a CAG repeat, that drives abnormal protein folding and aggregation of the huntingtin protein and subsequent death of striatal neurons.”

“The receptor puts a double-whammy on cancer by sending signals that trigger cell death, or apoptosis, and shutting down a protein that causes inflammation, a precursor to cancer. [...]”