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
Apr 17, 2013 |
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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
Feb 26, 2013 |
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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
Feb 10, 2013 |
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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
Dec 18, 2012 |
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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
Oct 01, 2012 |
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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
Sep 04, 2012 |
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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
Aug 02, 2012 |
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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
Jan 17, 2012 |
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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
Nov 17, 2011 |
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'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
May 18, 2011 |
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