News tagged with chemical agents
Understanding nitric oxide toxicity
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at MIT, the Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI), and the University of California at Davis have succeeded in characterizing the dinitrosyl iron complexes (DNICs) ...
Dec 07, 2010 |
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Low-dose exposure to chemical warfare agent may result in long-term heart damage
New research found that the pattern of heart dysfunction with sarin exposure in mice resembles that seen in humans. Sarin is a chemical warfare agent belonging to class of compounds called organophosphates — the basis ...
Oct 13, 2010 |
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People also have antiviral 'plant defences'
In addition to known antiviral agents such as antibodies and interferons, people also seem to have a similar immune system to that previously identified in plants. This is the result of research carried out by Esther Schnettler ...
Sep 27, 2010 |
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Humble protein, nanoparticles tag-team to kill cancer cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- A normally benign protein found in the human body appears to be able - when paired with nanoparticles - to zero in on and kill certain cancer cells, without having to also load those particles ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jul 30, 2010 |
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Chemists mimic library of bio-membranes for use in nanomedicine, drug delivery
An international collaboration led by chemists and engineers from the University of Pennsylvania has prepared a library of synthetic biomaterials that mimic cellular membranes and that show promise in targeted ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 20, 2010 |
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Using a pest's chemical signals to control it
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are tapping into the biochemistry of one of the world's most damaging insect pests to develop a biocontrol agent that may keep the pest away from gardens and ...
May 17, 2010 |
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Military develops multi-purpose 'green' decontaminants for terrorist attack sites
Chemists with the United States military have developed a set of ultra-strength cleaners that could be used in the aftermath of a terrorist attack. The new formulas are tough enough to get rid of nerve gas, ...
Apr 28, 2010 |
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Lengthening time a drug remains bound to a target may lead to improving diagnostics, therapy
Studies led by Stony Brook University professor of chemistry Peter J. Tonge indicate that modifications that enhance the time a drug remains bound to its target, or residence time, may lead to better diagnostic and therapeutic ...
Apr 25, 2010 |
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Multifunctional polymer neutralizes both biological and chemical weapons
In an ongoing effort to mirror the ability of biological tissues to respond rapidly and appropriately to changing environments, scientists from the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine have synthesized a single, multifunctional ...
Mar 18, 2010 |
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Ozone detection
Researchers in Freiburg, Germany, have developed a highly-sensitive, miniaturized mobile ozone sensor which can be used not only in air, but also in water and in the vicinity of explosive gases.
Jan 18, 2010 |
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Tiny motes sniff out chemical, biological threats
(PhysOrg.com) -- Research to develop a new method to detect biological and chemical threats may also lead to new approaches for removing pollutants from the environment.
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Oct 12, 2009 |
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Navigating in the ocean of molecules
Tracking down new active agents for cancer or malaria treatment could soon become easier - thanks to a computer program with which researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology in Dortmund aim to facilitate ...
Aug 07, 2009 |
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Chemists synthesize fungal compound with anti-cancer activity
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ten years ago, William Fenical of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography isolated from an ocean-living fungus a compound that has since shown the ability to kill cancer cells in the lab. ...
Apr 26, 2009 |
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Specialized polymer used to detect nerve agents, toxic chemicals for air monitoring in emergencies
(PhysOrg.com) -- A unique polymer that allows sensors to detect nerve agents and other toxic industrial chemicals in the air is now available to companies developing chemical detectors for emergency personnel, ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Long-term effects of the Human Volunteer Programme at Porton Down
(PhysOrg.com) -- Oxford researchers have reported results from a study of death and cancer rates in military veterans who took part in the Ministry of Defence’s Human Volunteer Programme at Porton Down between ...
Mar 25, 2009 |
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