News tagged with drug compounds

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Scientists dramatically reduce plaque-forming substances in mice with Alzheimer's disease

Scientists have found that eliminating an enzyme from mice with symptoms of Alzheimer's disease leads to a 90 percent reduction in the compounds responsible for formation of the plaques linked to Alzheimer's disease.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Sep 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Do it like the immune system: novel antimicrobials

Microbial infections are becoming unbeatable due to progressive mutations that lead to antimicrobial drug resistance. European scientists exploited the characteristics of novel antimicrobial compounds that ...

Medications created Aug 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Designing a new drug for chronic pain

(Medical Xpress)—Scientists at the University of Liverpool and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital have been awarded £1.4 million to design a new drug for the treatment of chronic pain.

Medical research created Aug 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

Scientists show potent new compound virtually eliminates HIV in cell culture

A new study by scientists on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute shows, in cell culture, a natural compound can virtually eliminate human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in infected cells. The compound defines ...

HIV & AIDS created Jul 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Web-based tools facilitate matching cancer drugs with gene targets

A new study details how a suite of web-based tools provides the research community with greatly improved capacity to compare data derived from large collections of genomic information against thousands of ...

Cancer created Jul 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New drug candidate shows promise against cancer

Drugs containing platinum are among the most powerful and widely used cancer drugs. However, such drugs have toxic side effects, and cancer cells can eventually become resistant to them.

Cancer created Jul 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Discovery could help combat chronic pain in diabetics

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have discovered a class of natural compounds found within the body that may someday lead to pain relief for millions of diabetics and others suffering ...

Diabetes created Jun 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

South African daffodils may be a future cure for depression

Scientists at the University of Copenhagen have previously documented that substances from the South African plant species Crinum and Cyrtanthus – akin to snowdrops and daffodils – have an effect ...

Medications created Jun 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Moving 3D computer model of key human protein is powerful new tool in fight against cancer

A picture is worth 1,000 words when it comes to understanding how things work, but 3D moving pictures are even better. That's especially true for scientists trying to stop cancer by better understanding the ...

Cancer created Jun 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Internet and new drugs: A challenge for public health

A group of researchers from the IMIM (Hospital del Mar Research Institute) and from the INAD (Hospital del Mar Neuropsychiatry and Addictions Institute) has participated in an international study aiming to give a general ...

Health created May 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Trial launched into curry chemical's cancer-fighting properties

Compounds found in curry are being investigated as a way of improving drug response in patients with advanced bowel cancer in a new study launched today (Monday).

Cancer created May 07, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Compound that halts growth of malaria parasite created

A drug candidate that has shown promise for neutralizing dangerous bacteria also prevents the parasite that causes malaria from growing, new research by a Yale University team headed by Nobel laureate Sidney Altman shows.

Medical research created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

How open source could help malaria treatment

In open source drug discovery all data and ideas are freely and immediately shared, and anyone may participate at any level.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers hopeful about male partner for 'The Pill'

Women may say, "It's about time." Guys may have the same reaction. After many overly optimistic predictions, a male version of The Pill may truly be in sight. And a team at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, a nationally ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0