News tagged with chemistry and biology

Keeping track to selenium metabolism

Spanish and Danish researchers have developed a method for the in vivo study of the unknown metabolism of selenium, an essential element for living beings. The technique can help clarify whether or not it ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Compound may provide drug therapy approach for Huntington's disease

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified compounds that appear to inhibit a signaling pathway in Huntington's disease, a finding that may eventually lead to a potential drug therapy to help slow the progression ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jun 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Discovery alters conventional understanding of sight

A discovery by a team of researchers led by a Syracuse University physicist sheds new light on how the vision process is initiated. For almost 50 years, scientists have believed that light signals could not be initiated unless ...

Chemistry / Other

created Jun 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dynamics of crucial protein 'switch' revealed

Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and the University of California-San Diego School of Medicine have published a study that offers a new understanding of a protein critical to physiological ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 17, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Novel method results in promising drugs for Huntington's disease therapeutics

Huntington's disease (HD) is an incurable progressive neurodegenerative genetic disorder which affects motor coordination and leads to cognitive decline and dementia.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 26, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

'Fatostatin' is a turnoff for fat genes

A small molecule earlier found to have both anti-fat and anti-cancer abilities works as a literal turnoff for fat-making genes, according to a new report in the August 28th issue of the journal Chemistry and Biology, a Cell ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Aug 27, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

'Surprising link' leads toward a new antibiotic

(PhysOrg.com) -- As the best drugs become increasingly resistant to superbugs, McMaster University researchers have discovered a completely different way of looking for a new antibiotic.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 28, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (15) | comments 6

Surgical Implants Coated with One of "Nature's Antibiotics" Could Prevent Infection

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of British Columbia have discovered a mimic of one of "nature's antibiotics" that can be used to coat medical devices to prevent infection and rejection.

Chemistry /

created Jan 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0