How life-threatening blood clots take hold
When plaques coating blood vessel walls rupture and expose collagen, platelets spring into action to form a blood clot at the damaged site. Now, a new report in the April 17th issue of the journal...
View ArticleNew therapy targets for amyloid disease
A major discovery is challenging accepted thinking about amyloids - the fibrous protein deposits associated with diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's - and may open up a potential new area for...
View ArticleSupramolecular architecture explains the incredible strength of fibrin blood...
A new study unlocks the previously unknown structural features that underlie the incredible elastic resilience of fibrin, the main protein in blood clots. The research, published by Cell Press in...
View ArticleStudy explains why soggy skin gets wrinkly but does not dissolve
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by mathematicians in Australia has explained how skin remains stable in water and does not dissolve, and why it wrinkles and remains a strong barrier even after absorbing...
View ArticleCitrate key in bone's nanostructure
Bone is one of nature's surprising "building materials." Pound-for-pound it's stronger than steel, tough yet resilient. Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory have identified the...
View ArticleEncoding collagen: Program defines stable sequences for synthesis
(Phys.org)—The human body is proficient at making collagen. And human laboratories are getting better at it all the time.
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