Ion channels play a crucial role in many cellular processes, including neuronal communication, muscle contraction or cell proliferation.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 1, 2023
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Discovering and developing drugs can be slow, costly and high-risk, but harnessing advances in artificial intelligence (AI) can help with these processes, say Brock University researchers.
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 1, 2023
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DNA sequencing technology, i.e., determining the order of nucleotide bases in a DNA molecule, is central to personalized medicine and disease diagnostics, yet even the fastest technologies require hours, or days, to read ...
Biochemistry
Jul 31, 2023
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Scientists from the Giulio Superti-Furga Lab at CeMM, the Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, have developed a new method that allows the discovery of specific inhibitors of a lactate ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 28, 2023
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In recent years, a virtual tidal wave of studies linking the expression of certain genes to complex diseases as varied as cancer and diabetes has raised hopes for major advances in medical treatment and drug discovery.
Biotechnology
Jul 28, 2023
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Researchers in the Oregon State University College of Pharmacy have developed a drug delivery system that shows promise for greatly enhancing the efficacy of the medicine given to women with the life-threatening condition ...
Bio & Medicine
Jul 25, 2023
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Rhomboid proteases are a promising target for new drugs. Now researchers from the Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP) have uncovered a mechanism for regulating enzyme activity. The key role is played ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 21, 2023
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As life expectancy increases worldwide, age-associated diseases such as osteoporosis are having an increasing impact.
Biochemistry
Jul 19, 2023
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Researchers have discovered a new stress signaling system that enables bacteria cells to adapt and protect themselves against the immune system and certain antibiotics.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 19, 2023
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Chemists at King's College London have made a breakthrough in the way they develop artificial helix shapes for the amino acids that constitute proteins. These new synthetic shapes have the potential to transform processes ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 19, 2023
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