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Researchers Look Inside to Reveal Workings of a Powerful Biochemical Switch

October 10, 2014

(SALT LAKE CITY)—Using X-rays and neutron beams, a team of researchers from the University of Utah, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have revealed the inner workings of a master switch that regulates

ORNL, UTGSM study compares structures of Huntington's disease protein

July 16, 2014

Neutron scattering research at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has revealed clear structural differences in the normal and pathological forms of a protein involved in Huntington’s disease.

Chart showing fibril radius of Huntington's Disease protein

First-Ever Sub-Nanoscale Snapshots of Renegade Protein in Huntington’s Disease

May 2, 2011

SANS Detects Contaminants in Insulin, Improving It as a Tool To Study Alzheimer’s

May 1, 2011

Researchers have long thought that formation of insoluble fibrous “strings” of self-assembling proteins might be involved in the progression of a number of diseases, including neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

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Researchers Look Inside to Reveal Workings of a Powerful Biochemical Switch

ORNL, UTGSM study compares structures of Huntington's disease protein

First-Ever Sub-Nanoscale Snapshots of Renegade Protein in Huntington’s Disease

SANS Detects Contaminants in Insulin, Improving It as a Tool To Study Alzheimer’s