Nancy R. Gough 
Osteoarthritis is the form of arthritis that many people develop as they age. It is associated with breakdown of the cartilage in joints, causing pain and difficulty moving the affected joint. In contrast to rheumatoid arthritis, which is an autoimmune disease, osteoarthritis is thought to arise from mechanical wear and tear of the joint or … Read more
Volatile chemicals associated with Parkinson’s disease may enable early detection.
As I was selecting the articles related to proteomics and disease, I kept a running list of those that piqued my interest. These range in topic and are not all related to proteomics. Most are related to medicine or human disease. Hopefully, I will have time to take a closer look at them all and … Read more
The following papers piqued my interest this week. Hopefully, I will have time to take a closer look at them all and decide which ones warrant a thumbs up and which ones a thumbs down. Some I found through my Biomed News search of the proteomics and disease list, some through social media, and some … Read more
Yeast are a genetically tractable model system to study various aspects of cellular physiology or toxicology. In the study by Jochem and colleagues, the researchers investigated a potential mechanism for a connection between arsenic exposure and type 2 diabetes by analyzing the effects of arsenic exposure in yeast. This study is a follow up to … Read more