Cancer Study Reveals Limitations When Using Angiogenesis Inhibitors and Nanomedicines
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…
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VPM1002 Tuberculosis Vaccine in Phase II Trial
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…
Complete Structure of the “Salvia Receptor” Revealed
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…
Amplifier Chip Measures Nanopores With High Speed Precision
Scientists continue to improve upon nanotechnology and find new uses for it. By designing a custom integrated circuit using commercial semiconductor technology, researchers have developed…
Examining Membrane Proteins by X-Ray Laser
New research at SLAC’s Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) has shown a promising new way to collect data on membrane proteins in the human body….
ML-SA1 Increases Trafficking and Reduces Lysosome Storage
New findings from cellular biologists at the University of Michigan may offer a new way to treat rare inherited metabolic disorders, as well as more…
Transplants Without the Need for Lifelong Immunosupression
As a result of organ transplantation, patients need to take a lifelong regimen of immunosuppressors to fight off graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), which is common and…
Unlocking Chemical Pathways to Synthesize Chemicals Found in Nature
A new study could enable scientists to synthesize many important chemicals currently found only in nature. The research shows how scientists used powerful X-rays to…
Nose Spray for Panic Attacks? Intranasal Neuropeptide S Lowers Anxiety
New findings show a non-invasive way to administer anxiolytic neuropeptide S (NPS). While working with mice, the findings show that intranasally administered neuropeptide S was…
Stem Cells Discovered in Ovaries May Yield More Eggs
A new study suggests that the stem cells located in human ovaries might be able to produce new eggs. The findings were published in the…
Light-Switched Anesthetics Allow Researchers to turn Pain Nerves On and Off
A new study published in the journal Nature Methods, shows that a novel local anesthetic developed by a group of researchers at UC Berkeley, University…
Flies Drink Alcohol to Medicate Against Wasp Infections
It’s been reported that the common fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, drinks alcohol to kill the wasps that have hatched inside of its body, which would…
Researchers Work on Biosensor Technology to Detect Viruses
Researchers at University of Leeds have developed biosensor technology that could form the basis of a non-invasive diagnostic for Adenovirus. By using antibodies attached to…
Zelboraf Nearly Doubles Median Survival Time for Patients with Metastatic Melanoma
New research shows that the approved drug Zelboraf nearly doubles the median survival time for patients with metastatic melanoma. By following 132 patients, researchers found…
MicroCHIPS Wireless Drug Implant Releases Timed Dosed Injections
Researchers have announced that a wirelessly-programmed implant, which has been successfully tested in human trials, could save patients the pain of daily injections. The trials…
Exploding Carbon Nanotubes Could Work as Drug-Based Delivery Devices
Carbon nanotubes can be used in a variety of different contexts. Most recently, tubes were filled with drugs and sealed with biodegradable caps, allowing them…
Canadian Researchers State That a 20-Minute Twice Weekly Workout Keeps You Healthy
While many people struggle working out a couple of times a week, researchers from McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, have come up with the exact number…
Cancer-Causing Mutations Disrupt Cells’ Ability to Differentiate
Researchers have published a series of three papers today in the journal Nature, explaining some of the mysteries of how the mutations in a gene…
