Zinc is the second most abundant transition metal in biology and plays a crucial role in a wide variety of cellular processes. Roughly 10% of the human genome encodes for zinc-binding proteins and all ...

A new study details how zinc, an element fundamental to cell growth, enters the cell via zinc-specific uptake proteins. A new study details how zinc, an element fundamental to cell growth, enters the ...

A team of scientists working on analyzing energy flows in prototype zinc-manganese batteries have stumbled upon a new way to make these power cells much more reliable, with many more recharge cycles ...

Scientists are researching how shifts in zinc’s location could be exploited for early diagnosis of prostate cancer. Zinc, an essential nutrient, is found in every tissue in the body. The vast majority ...

Could zinc stop cancer in its tracks? It's possible, according to new research done by biologists at the University of Texas at Arlington. Zui Pan and her team study how esophageal cancer cells grow.

To assess the effect of zinc on the Smad protein complexes formation, co-immunoprecipitation analyses were employed. Figure 1d illustrates that with zinc (150 μM) treatment, interaction between Smad3 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A protein called ZNG1 helps cells make use of zinc when stores of this essential nutrient are running low. bagi1998/E+ via Getty ...

Zinc’s immune-boosting properties are well-established, but we’re still untangling how it works. In a new study published in late March in the scientific journal Blood, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research ...

Diabetes occurs when insulin-secreting ß cells in the pancreas don’t function properly or are depleted and so not enough insulin is produced to stop blood glucose levels from rising. Researchers at ...

Zinc is an essential mineral required for a wide range of cellular metabolic activities. It plays vital roles in regulating the catabolic activities of several enzymes and increasing immune functions, ...