Molecular Pharmaceutics

Speeding up bone growth by manipulating stem cells

If you break a bone, you know you'll end up in a cast for weeks. But what if the time it took to heal a break could be cut in half? Or cut to just a tenth of the time it takes now? Qian Wang, a chemistry professor ...

Medical research created Jun 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New research shows anti-wrinkle cream chemical works

(Medical Xpress)—University of Reading researchers have found that a chemical used in some anti-wrinkle creams can nearly double the amount of the protein collagen needed to give skin its elasticity.

Medications created Mar 06, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Nanotechnology drug delivery shows promise for treatment of pediatric cancer

This month, Molecular Pharmaceutics reported promising findings from the Nemours Center for Childhood Cancer Research and the Materials Science and Engineering Department at the University of Delaware, about the potential for na ...

Cancer created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An advance toward a flu-fighting nasal spray

In an advance toward development of a nasal spray that protects against infection with influenza and spread of the disease, scientists are reporting identification of a substance that activates the first-line ...

Medications created Sep 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Alcohol could intensify the effects of some drugs in the body

(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists are reporting another reason — besides possible liver damage, stomach bleeding and other side effects — to avoid drinking alcohol while taking certain medicines. Their report in ACS’ ...

Medications created Jul 26, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0