'Molecular prosthetics' can replace missing proteins to treat disease
Thursday, May 11, 2017 - 14:01
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have demonstrated that a small molecule can transport iron in human cells and live animals when proteins that normally do the same job are missing, a condition that often causes severe anemia in patients. Such 'molecular prosthetics' might treat a host of incurable diseases caused by protein deficiencies, such as anemias, cystic fibrosis or certain types of heart disease.