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Treating Down Syndrome By Treating Stress

Researchers recently showed that stress response controlling protein synthesis in the brain contributes to the cognitive disability in Down Syndrome, and by inhibiting this response, the cognitive defects in mice with Down Syndrome is reversed. Read Wei…

Using Chimeric Proteins to Fight Type II Diabetes

Type II diabetes is a rising global epidemic without any current treatments. But scientists have designed an interesting chimeric protein that aims to increase insulin sensitivity in patients and thereby provide a potential cure.

The Tricky Business of Targeting Cancers' "Master Regulators"

Drug delivery using nanotechnology for cancer therapy [Image: NIH Image Gallery]Over the past few decades, cancer therapies have become increasingly targeted, with protein and antibody drugs targeting specific proteins with exquisite selectivity. Often,…