Credit card debt consolidation is a strategy that takes multiple credit card balances and combines them into one monthly payment. Consolidate your debt is ideal if the new debt has a lower annual percentage rate than your credit cards. This can reduce interest charges, make your payments more manageable, orRead More →
Americans are increasing their credit card spending during the pandemic. Here’s how to pay it back. (iStock) The coronavirus pandemic has unequivocally placed Americans under economic and social pressure. However, it can be argued that the most impactful stress many people felt was about their finances. In fact, according toRead More →
Now is the perfect time to get out of credit card debt. The economy is starting to return to normal after the COVID-19 pandemic, and the average American’s personal savings rate has reached record highs. Yet many people are struggling with high interest credit card debt – a burden thatRead More →
3D model of Tapase1, showing the two halves of the active enzyme. Credit: Image by Jose M. Martin-Garcia Using the advanced photon source from the Argonne National Laboratory, researchers determined the structure of an enzyme that plays a key role in the spread of cancer cells. Chances are, each ofRead More →
Naomi Bishop Last updated on: Jul 10, 2021 Are you one of the 191 million Americans with credit card debt? If so, debt consolidation might be the right choice for you. A debt consolidation loan is a personal loan used to pay off high interest debt. It’s a simplified wayRead More →
From left to right: Hanwen Zhu, Ph.D. Jisan, Ph.D.; and Dr. Patricia Hixon (all in St. Jude’s structural biology) have detailed structures of mutant enzymes known to cause Parkinson’s disease. I’ve decided. Credit: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Structural biologists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have determined the detailedRead More →
Researchers at Stony Brook University are now able to answer many long-standing questions about the formation of triglyceride molecules since they were able to visualize the structure of the enzyme lipin, which performs a critical production step. The results of this new study — published recently in Nature Communication throughRead More →
N6-methyladenosine, also known as m6A, is the most abundant modification in mRNA. Zinc Finger CCHC-Type Containing 4 (ZCCHC4) is an m6A RNA methyltransferase (MTase) which methylates human 28S rRNA. This zinc finger is highly conserved in multicellular organisms. Additionally, ZCCHC4 influences cell proliferation and has been linked to cancers. InRead More →
MIT researchers have shown that some of the atoms in an enzyme called carbon monoxide dehydrogenase can reorganize when oxygen levels are low. A nickel atom (green) leaves the cube-shaped structure, displacing an iron atom (orange). A sulfur atom (yellow) also comes out of the cube. Image: Elizabeth Wittenborn ManyRead More →
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have moved closer to understanding the behavior of an enzyme that appears to be important for the development of cancer inside cells. The new study, published in the scientific journal Nature Communication, shows first of all that the METTL13 enzyme makes it possible toRead More →
Using a type of state-of-the-art electron microscopy, a team led by MIT discovered the structure of an enzyme essential for maintaining an adequate supply of the building blocks of DNA in human cells. Their new structure also reveals the likely mechanism of how cells regulate the enzyme, known as ribonucleotideRead More →
The brain relies on a system of chemical messengers, called neurotransmitters, to transport missives from one cell to another. When everything is going well, these communications allow the brain to coordinate a variety of functions, from complex thinking to quick, instinctive responses, but when the system is disrupted, serious illnessRead More →
CHAMPAGNE, III. – A team of researchers led by University of Illinois biochemistry professor John A. Gerlt received a five-year, $ 33.9 million grant from the National Institutes of General Medical Sciences to study the functions unknown enzymes. The “glue grant” – so called because it brings together multidisciplinary groupsRead More →