Tag Archive | Chemical Biology
Synthetic compound may lead to drugs to fight pancreatic, lung cancer
Scientists have uncovered a chemical compound that may eventually lead to a drug that fights cancers that
Drug that stops progression of Parkinson’s disease in mice found
Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine have discovered a drug that stops the
Small molecule may deactivate enemy of cancer-fighting p53
Scientists are conducting a pioneering clinical trial to test the effectiveness in leukemia of a small molecule that
New discovery may help explain how cancer cells spread
Scientists at the University of California, San Diego have identified a novel enzyme that they believe
Bitter-blocking ingredient in artificial sweeteners found
The chemical that specifically blocks people’s ability to detect the bitter aftertaste that comes with artificial sweeteners such as saccharin has
How omega-3 fatty acids reduce inflammation
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have
Small Molecules Found to Protect Cells in Multiple Models of Parkinson’s Disease
Several structurally similar small molecules appear capable of protecting cells from alpha-synuclein toxicity in multiple models of Parkinson’s disease, according to
Possible Help in Fight Against Muscle-wasting Disease
Nov. 6 – A compound already used to treat pneumonia could become a new therapy for an inherited muscular wasting disease, according to researchers at the University of Oregon and the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in New York.
Hybrid Molecules Show Promise for Exploring, Treating Alzheimer’s
Nov. 4 – One of the many mysteries of Alzheimer’s disease is how protein-like snippets called amyloid-beta peptides, which clump together to form plaques in the brain, may cause cell death, leading to the disease’s
Scientists develop artificial ‘nose’ to sniff out bombs
Apr 2 : Military and police ‘sniffer dogs’ may soon be out of job, for scientists have now developed an artificial nose, called eNose, that sniffs out the explosive TNT with genetically