The amino acid taurine, a common ingredient in energy drinks, is one of the most abundant amino acids in humans, where it plays key roles in our muscles, our brains, and in the mitochondria that power ...

Life evolved from simple geochemical processes present on the early Earth. However, the details of this transformation remain a mystery. In this study, researchers modeled the emergence of metabolic ...

MADISON - Bipolar disorder affects millions of Americans, causing dramatic swings in mood and, in some people, additional effects such as memory problems. While bipolar disorder is linked to many ...

A new study shows how mutation of the ADAR1 gene sets off biochemical pathways that produce an autoimmune response that harms the developing brain and other areas of the body. The ADAR gene contains ...

Like explorers searching for the source of a long, expansive river, Alzheimer's disease (AD) researchers are seeking the origins of an exceedingly complex biochemical pathway, one that culminates in ...

Evolution, Vol. 72, No. 12 (DECEMBER 2018), pp. 2792-2802 (11 pages) Developmental pathways play a major role in influencing the distribution of naturally occurring phenotypes. For example, pathway ...

Arvinas has announced positive biomarker, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic data from two Phase I studies assessing ARV-102 ...

Researchers report on a newly discovered biochemical pathway that protects cells from a type of cell death called ferroptosis. The hallmarks of cancer include rapid cell reproduction and metabolic ...

Mauricio J. Reginato, PhD, professor, has been appointed chair of the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology effective February 2, 2024. Dr. Reginato was appointed interim chair of ...

Metabolism is the "beating heart of the cell". New research from ELSI retraces the history of metabolism from the primordial Earth to the modern day (left to right). The history of compound discovery ...