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(University of Edinburgh) Scientists have shed new light on the way superbugs such as MRSA are able to become resistant to treatment with antibiotics.

(MedPage Today) -- Tops in this week's edition, research in mice suggests that taking protein out of patients' diets a few days before surgery could reduce the risk of complications.

(American Association for Cancer Research) Protein S100A10 is essential for metastatic growth. Macrophages rely upon S100A10 to power movement of tumor cells to new sites.

Scientists have identified a "fertility switch" protein which appears to increase infertility if levels are too high and fuel miscarriage if too low.

Counting calories may not be enough to manage either your appetite or your weight, new research suggests.

(Johns Hopkins University) Researchers have devised a protein "switch" that instructs cancer cells to produce their own anti-cancer medication.

Scientists have found a new contributor to male infertility, a protein that's supposed to coat sperm to help them swim to an egg, unless that coating goes missing.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Scientists have found a new contributor to male infertility, a protein that's supposed to coat sperm to help them swim to an egg - unless that coating goes missing....

(Institut de recherches cliniques de Montreal) A scientific breakthrough by researchers at the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM) will be published tomorrow in Developmental Cell, a scientific journal of the Cell Press group.

Led by Dr. Frédéric Charron, the team of scientists discovered a new requirement for the proper functioning of the Sonic Hedgehog protein.

(Queen's University) A protein activated by certain drugs already approved for treating type II diabetes may slow or stop the spread of breast tumors.