Depending on your preferred source, you might hear that 1 gram of protein per pound of bodyweight is the general standard. It ...

Whey protein can help you build muscle, maintain a healthy weight, and more. Here's what to know about whey protein isolate, concentrate, and hydrolysate.

When improperly folded proteins build up in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), cells become stressed and conditions such as type ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Overweight and obese adults who are losing weight with a high-protein diet are more likely to sleep better, according to new research from Purdue University. "Most research ...

The consequence of low blood protein depends on how low the protein becomes, which protein is low, and the cause of the low protein. Having a correct level of protein in the blood is essential for ...

A protein whose function is normally to define the prostate's development tells cells to continue growing in cancer. Study: NSD2 is a requisite subunit of the AR/FOXA1 neo-enhanceosome in promoting ...

Have we been wrong about what causes Alzheimer's disease? New research suggests yes. For years, the leading theory for the cause of this neurodegeneration was the accumulation of abnormal proteins in ...

When proteins are made in a cell, they start out as strings of amino acids, which have to be folded into the correct, three-dimensional shape so they will function properly. Misfolded proteins can ...

Prions transmit their abnormally folded shape onto other proteins. Researchers designed a synthetic fragment of the tau protein that exhibits prion-like behavior. Misfolded tau proteins are the ...