Researchers have discovered that the spatial organization of the genome can be altered using small molecule compounds which are considered as promising anti-cancer drugs. This work opens up the prospect of developing a new ...
Apr 16, 2019
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Protein Kinase C (PKC) enzymes are crucial for a number of cellular activities, including cell survival, proliferation and migration—functions that must be carefully controlled lest cells get out of control and form a tumor. ...
Mar 20, 2019
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Resistance to antimalarial drugs is thought to result mainly from changes in the parasite's genome. However, P. falciparum can also develop resistance to some antimalarial compounds by epigenetic changes, according to a new ...
Mar 5, 2019
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The medicinal powers of aspirin, digitalis, and the anti-malarial artemisinin all come from plants. A Salk Institute discovery of a potent neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory chemical in a native California shrub may lead ...
Feb 21, 2019
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A new way of identifying potential cancer drugs could streamline the development of therapies, following a discovery by scientists.
Nov 1, 2018
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"I did not invent penicillin. Nature did that. I only discovered it by accident.—Alexander Fleming
Feb 23, 2018
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Researchers from the Biogerontology Research Foundation, Insilico Medicine, Life Extension and other institutions have published a study in the journal Aging on the identification of natural mimetics of metformin and rapamycin. ...
Nov 29, 2017
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A new rational drug design technique that uses a powerful computer algorithm to identify molecules that target different receptor sites on key cellular proteins could provide a new weapon in the battle against antibiotic ...
Jun 14, 2017
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With a series of new grants, Saint Louis University researchers will tackle the twin epidemics of diabetes and obesity by tapping into the potential of two nuclear receptors that control muscle metabolism. The scientists ...
Mar 23, 2017
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Outbreaks of stomach flu or noroviral gastroenteritis can easily occur in crowded quarters like cruise ships, army barracks and schools, but a recent patent may lead to antiviral drugs to help travelers, students, military ...
Sep 12, 2016
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