News tagged with chemical screening


Examining function of all genes in the zebrafish genome to benefit human health

Equipped with the zebrafish genome, researchers have designed a method to assay the function of each and every gene and to explore the effects genetic variation has on zebrafish. So far the team has generated one or more ...

Genetics created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New tool in the fight against tropical diseases

A novel tool exploits baker's yeast to expedite the development of new drugs to fight multiple tropical diseases, including malaria, schistosomiasis, and African sleeping sickness. The unique screening method uses yeasts ...

Medical research created Feb 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Old drug may point the way to new treatments for diabetes and obesity

Researchers at the University of Michigan's Life Sciences Institute have found that amlexanox, an off-patent drug currently prescribed for the treatment of asthma and other uses, also reverses obesity, diabetes ...

Medical research created Feb 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

World Trade Center rescue, recovery workers have had increased incidence of certain types of cancer

Among rescue and recovery workers exposed to the dust, debris, and fumes following the World Trade Center terrorist attack, there was an increased incidence of prostate and thyroid cancers and multiple myeloma, although it ...

Cancer created Dec 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Popular antidepressant might prevent heart failure

A medication usually used to help treat depression and anxiety disorders has the potential to help prevent heart failure, according to researchers at the University of Michigan.

Medications created Oct 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study: Statins may stem tumor growth

(Medical Xpress)—One of the world's top selling drugs potentially also acts against the growth of new lymphatic vessels, with potential implications for cancer therapy. This surprising finding was brought ...

Cancer created Sep 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A drug-screening platform for ALS

A research group at the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA) at Japan's Kyoto University has successfully recapitulated amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)-associated abnormalities in motor ...

Medical research created Aug 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers study how chemicals in drugs and around us impact stem cells

Chemicals in pharmaceutical drugs can obviously save lives. But as more and stronger chemicals have been introduced, our basic knowledge of the broader health impact of all these chemicals has not kept up with the rapid pace ...

Medical research created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Worms reveal secrets of wound-healing response

The lowly and simple roundworm may be the ideal laboratory model to learn more about the complex processes involved in repairing wounds and could eventually allow scientists to improve the body's response to healing skin ...

Medical research created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'Molecular fingerprinting' will improve monitoring of surgical patients, experts say

Chemical screening technologies will help doctors to monitor surgical patients before, during and after operations, providing better targeted care and treatment, say Imperial College London experts in an article published ...

Medical research created May 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0