Scientists have identified a small flaw in the enzyme GPX4 that prevents neurons from defending themselves. This mutation, found in children with a rare form of early dementia, disrupts a tiny loop ...

Enzymes are essentially biological catalysts. They are proteins that speed up chemical reactions in the body that would ...

Researchers at the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Karolinska Institutet have captured the first detailed molecular ...

Cell death triggered by GPX4 loss was slowed in cell cultures and in mouse model using compounds that specifically inhibit ferroptosis.

Nicotine addiction remains one of the most persistent public health challenges worldwide, driven by changes in the brain that ...

Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence Balance of the Microverse at the University of Jena and the Leibniz-HKI, together with international partners, have uncovered a mechanism that determines how ...

The protein, reverse transcriptase, has become an essential tool for making DNA copies of RNA.

When you’re one of the 70 million Americans whose digestion is off, it’s understandable to want to do what you can to turn things around quickly. Social media is packed with posts from people who ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a hot topic for debate in recent years, both in the public sphere and the scientific community. The excitement surrounding its ever-growing influence is balanced ...

The ideal plastic walks a tightrope: strong enough to survive manufacturing and daily use, yet capable of disappearing completely when its job is done. This challenge gave birth to various ...

"There are three digestive enzymes made by your pancreas," says Mary Vouyiouklis Kellis, MD, a specialist in the department of endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism at the Cleveland Clinic. "Most ...