New research points that there could be a single drug that could shrink or cure all types of cancer, whether it’s breast, ovary, colon, bladder, brain, or liver. The treatment uses an antibody that blocks the ‘do not eat’ signal that’s usually displayed on tumor cells and coaxes the immune system to destroy cancer cells. [...]

UCLA engineers have taken online crowd-sourcing a step further. By creating a crowd-sourced online gaming system in which players distinguish malaria-infected red blood cells from healthy ones by viewing digital images obtained from microscopes, UCLA researchers found that small groups of non-experts working together were able to diagnosis malaria-infected red blood cells much like a [...]

Hydrogels have been in the marketplace for a long time, offering diverse properties that make them ideal for applications on a number of consumer products. During the last few years, researchers started exploring their use in potential drug delivery applications but were lacking the control they needed, until now. A team of engineers studying the [...]

As concerns over antibiotic-resistant bacteria continue to grow, a newly published study by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital details the identified pathways of naturally occurring molecules in our bodies that can enhance antibiotic performance. By using specialized pro-resolving mediators (SPMs) along with antibiotics, the researchers were able to stimulate white blood cells and limit [...]

Through the use of high-energy X-rays, researchers uncovered the structures of some of the most intricate and challenging proteins ever analyzed and determined the composition of brain receptors that bind to opioids. ARGONNE, Illinois — Researchers and doctors have gleaned new clues to the molecular mechanisms behind some of the most addictive substances in the [...]

A new study from researchers at the University of North Carolina describes how they used PAPupuncture to deliver long-lasting pain relief by exploiting the molecular mechanism behind acupuncture. While working with animal models, the scientist found that by injecting PAP into the popliteal fossa, the Weizhong acupuncture point, pain relief lasted 100 times longer than [...]

Over the years antibiotics have saved many lives, but scientists never fully understood the process of how bacteria were killed, until now. A new study reveals that penicillin and other antibiotics produce destructive molecules that fatally damage bacterial DNA through a long chain of cellular events. This research may prove useful for scientists working on [...]

It not only serves as a tasty raw material for candy, it has medicinal purposes as well. Scientists have found that the liquorice root contains a group of natural substances with an anti-diabetic effect, the amorfrutins, in the plant’s edible root. Research on diabetic mice confirmed that amorfrutins are not only anti-inflammatory, but they also [...]

A newly published research study from the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center describes how the absence of the protein NLRP12 significantly increases susceptibility to colitis-associated colon cancer in pre-clinical models. CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina – A family of proteins is yielding new information about how it contributes to the development of gastrointestinal disease and cancer. [...]

A new study suggests that dosage size matters when it comes to treating cancer with angiogenesis inhibitors and nanomedicines. Scientists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Massachusetts General Hospital discovered that vascular normalization only increases the delivery of the smallest nanomedicines to cancer cells and showed that the smallest nanomedicines are [...]

It’s hard to believe that the only tuberculosis vaccine currently available is over 90 years old. Since the BCG vaccine only protects young children, scientists realized the need for something new and improved and developed the VPM1002 vaccine, which is in Phase II trials. The belief is that a new vaccine could prevent millions of [...]

A team of researchers have determined the structure of the kappa-opioid receptor, KOR, and give details about how salvinorin A and other drugs interact with it in a newly published paper. The findings may lead to the design of medicines that either activate or block KOR to benefit medical patients suffering from chronic pain, cocaine [...]