Age-related changes in protein tagging and degradation may help explain how the brain declines over time and why diet can still influence these processes.

Scientists have uncovered a hidden molecular switch that may control how the brain ages. A new study from the Leibniz ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

New scientific theory based on ancient proteins suggests that genes did not arise as we believed and that life could have started elsewhere.

While we often think of diseases as caused by foreign bodies—bacteria or viruses—there are hundreds of diseases affecting humans that result from errors in cellular production of proteins. A team of ...