Researchers have reported a new protein-design strategy to sidestep the Irving-Williams Series, allowing proteins to behind to other metals ahead of copper. It may seem counterintuitive to many, but ...

Copper is an essential mineral required for many bodily processes. Learn about the health benefits of copper and which foods you should incorporate into your diet.

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have shown that the Atox1 protein, found in breast cancer cells, participates in the process by which cancer cells metastasize. The protein ...

Medically reviewed by Elizabeth Barnes, RDN Copper is a mineral your body gets from food and uses to make energy and perform ...

Engineered methanotrophic bacteria could help us cut atmospheric levels of methane, a greenhouse gas. But scientists first need to understand how the microbes handle the copper required for their ...

The causes of Parkinson's disease are not yet fully understood. Long before the onset of the typical muscle tremor, the appearance of defective proteins in the brain could be a first sign. Researchers ...

Ana Perea-García, Antoni Garcia-Molina, Nuria Andrés-Colás, Francisco Vera-Sirera, Miguel A. Pérez-Amador, Sergi Puig and Lola Peñarrubia Copper and iron are essential micronutrients for most living ...

Brain development requires a fine-tuned copper homoeostasis. Copper deficiency or excess results in severe neuro-pathologies. We demonstrate that upon neuronal differentiation, cellular demand for ...

Scientists have found a new use for copper in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent design, that could help to create better images which help doctors diagnose patients’ conditions more ...