From cancer medication to antibiotic
Modified cancer drug effective against multi-resistant bacteriaCredit: Andreas Heddergott / TUM Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are increasingly the source of deadly infections. ...
Tag: Pharmaceutical Chemistry
New drugs more likely to be approved if backed up by genetics
New analysis confirms human genomic data could predict success in clinical trialsCredit: Andy Leppard, Flickr A new drug candidate is ...
SMART and NTU researchers design polymer that can kill drug-resistant bacteria
New polymer may pave the way for developing drugs to which bacteria are significantly less resistant, a breakthrough that could ...
Site search: A digital approach to proteins and cancer
Credit: Purdue University/Chao Feng WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - What if scientists could create more effective drugs to treat cancers and ...
Tucatinib ‘game changing’ against HER2+ breast cancer, especially with brain metastases
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Phase III clinical trial results reported today in the New England Journal of Medicine ...
The next step in organ transplants: New startup takes aim at reperfusion injury
Charleston, SC-based Lydex Pharmaceuticals has received a small business technology transfer grant from the NIH to investigate and develop compounds ...
Using a molecular motor to switch the preference of anion-binding catalysts
Credit: R. Dorel / University of Groningen Many organic molecules are chiral, which means that they are non-superimposable on their ...
A robot and software make it easier to create advanced materials
Rutgers-led team pioneers automated way to make unique materials with polymersCredit: Matthew Tamasi A Rutgers-led team of engineers has developed ...
Drug decreases gut leakiness associated with ulcerative colitis
UC Riverside-led study is the first to show how tofacitinib affects epithelial cells lining the gutCredit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. ...
New cell models for ocular drug discovery
Credit: Mika Reinisalo Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland have developed two new cell models that can open up ...
Study calls for improved sanitation and the environmental management of pharmaceuticals
Credit: Dr. Simone Bagnis/University of Plymouth Poor sanitation leads to untreated wastewater entering river systems in many countries where industrialisation ...
Colorado study suggests new strategies against bone metastases from prostate cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center When prostate cancer spreads, it most often spreads to bone. And while the 5-year ...
Activation of opioid receptor uncovered
Study by the universities of Bonn and ShanghaiTech opens up perspectives for the development of painkillersCredit: © Photo: Volker Lannert/Uni ...
We love coffee, tea, chocolate and soft drinks so much, caffeine is literally in our blood
Credit: Photo by Steven Ward, OSU Extension and Experiment Station Communications. CORVALLIS, Ore. - Scientists at Oregon State University may ...
UTSA to unlock the power of sulfur in future drug design
Credit: UTSA Organosulfur compounds are widely present in our bodies and the natural environment. They are found in onions, shallots ...
Scientists first to develop rapid cell division in marine sponges
Groundbreaking discovery by FAU Harbor Branch, collaborators impacts marine biotechnology, early animal evolution and climate changeCredit: Shirley A. Pomponi, Ph.D. ...
Army project may lead to new class of high-performance materials
Credit: Courtesy Northwestern University RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Synthetic biologists working on a U.S. Army project have developed a ...
Discovery: New biomarker for cancer stem cells
Protein linked to tumor survival and spreadCredit: University of Houston In the world of cancer biology, not all biomarkers are ...
Forget the Chardonay, pass me the grape stems! Anti-tumor activity in prostate cancer cells
Credit: Hidefumi Makabe & Hiroshi Fujii, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Shinshu University, Japan Grape stems are discarded en masse during ...
Anthrax may be the next tool in the fight against bladder cancer
Credit: Purdue University/R. Claudio Aguilar WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Anthrax may soon help more people win the fight against bladder ...