Fruit Fly Compound Could Lead to New Antibiotics
A new study reports on peptide’s antibacterial mechanism. Researchers from the University of Illinois Chicago have discovered that a peptide derived from fruit flies may…
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Scientists Have Discovered Unique Peptides With Anti-Cancer Potential
Researchers from the Technion and the University of Tokyo have identified unique peptides with potential anti-cancer properties. A study recently published in Nature Communications highlights…
Experimental Treatment Increases Skin Cancer Survival Rate by 25%
Experimental treatment with a protein-derived molecule reduced tumor growth and metastasis as well as increased the survival rate by 25% A recent study published in…
How Migraines Protect Against Type 2 Diabetes
People who get migraines are less likely to develop type 2 diabetes, while some people who develop diabetes become less prone to migraines. Today, scientists…
Turning Nature’s Virus Fighters Into Powerful Drugs: Synthetic “Peptoids” to Cure Diseases
Antimicrobial peptides fight viral diseases but a structural flaw makes them difficult to use as drugs. A deft molecular fix could create synthetic “peptoids” to…
MIT Biologists Design a New Peptide to Fight Cancer
MIT biologists have designed a new peptide that can disrupt a key protein that many types of cancers, including some forms of lymphoma, leukemia, and…
Secreted Peptide Dilp8 Essential to Insect Growth Rate
Two published studies from independent research groups show that Dilp8 is an essential part of normal insect development, slowing growth rate and allowing sufficient time…
Researchers Identify Cell-Permeable Peptide that Inhibits Hepatitis C Virus Replication
Dr. Samuel French and his team of researchers at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have continued to build on previous research that identified two cellular…
