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New compound defeats drug-resistant bacteria

It's no wonder that medicine's effort to combat bacterial infections is often described as an arms race. When new drugs are developed to combat infections, the bacterial target invariably comes up with a deterrent.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (14) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists uncover new role for gene in maintaining steady weight

Against the backdrop of the growing epidemic of obesity in the United States, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have made an important new discovery regarding a specific gene that plays ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 23, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Pinpointing how antibiotics work

Penicillin and other antibiotics have revolutionized medicine, turning once-deadly diseases into easily treatable ailments. However, while antibiotics have been in use for more than 70 years, the exact mechanism ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 20, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New technique maps twin faces of smallest Janus nanoparticles

(PhysOrg.com) -- New drug delivery systems, solar cells, industrial catalysts and video displays are among the potential applications of special particles that possess two chemically distinct sides. These ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Nano-tech makes medicine greener

Over the last 5 years the Bionano Group at the Nano-Science Center and the Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology at the University of Copenhagen has been working hard to characterise and test how molecules react, combine ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Nature's medicine cabinet could yield hundreds of new drugs

There are probably at least 500 medically useful chemicals awaiting discovery in plant species whose chemical constituents have not yet been evaluated for their potential to cure or treat disease, according to a new analysis ...

Biology / Other

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Combating mood disorders: New approach simplifies the search for more specific drugs

Many psychiatric conditions are caused by aberrant metabolism of the neurotransmitter serotonin. Researchers in the Department of Pharmacy at LMU have now developed a new screening method, which will facilitate the search ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Sep 30, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Invention could help pharmaceutical industry save money

Two Michigan State University researchers have invented a protein purifier that could help pharmaceutical companies save time and money.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 01, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New parallelization technique boosts our ability to model biological systems

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new technique for using multi-core chips more efficiently, significantly enhancing a computer's ability to build computer models of biological systems. The technique ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jun 09, 2011 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Gov't to adopt strict new limits on chimp research

(AP) -- Days in the laboratory are numbered for chimpanzees, humans' closest relative.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Bits of life, drop by drop

(PhysOrg.com) -- Swiss scientists are working on creating artificial living tissues using a very special kind of inkjet printer. Still in its initial stages, this technology could nonetheless soon provide ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jan 16, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Target: Drug-resistant bacteria

Over the past several decades, scientists have faced challenges in developing new antibiotics even as bacteria have become increasingly resistant to existing drugs. One strategy that might combat such resistance ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created May 04, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

'Copper pump's' potential benefit in cancer treatment

(Phys.org) -- A team of University of California, San Diego researchers has made new discoveries about a copper-transporting protein in the membranes of human cells that drug-discovery scientists can co-opt ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 17, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New organic catalyst should enhance drug research and development

A new "organocatalyst" developed at Oregon State University is now available for commercial use. Produced by an Albany, Ore., pharmaceutical company, it should make new drug development around the world less ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created May 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers discover unique suspension technique for large-scale stem cell production

Post-doctoral researcher David Fluri and Professor Peter Zandstra at the University of Toronto's Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) have developed a unique new technique for growing stem cells that ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast