News tagged with molecular compounds

Stem cell research paves way for progress on dealing with Fragile X retardation

Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have achieved, for the first time, the generation of neuronal cells from stem cells of Fragile X patients. The discovery paves the way for research that will examine restoration ...

Medical research May 22, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

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 May 08, 2012 | not rated yet | 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 Apr 02, 2012 | 5 / 5 (6) | 1 |

New study shows promise for developing new treatments for breast cancer

A new study by University of Kentucky researchers provides insight into developing new treatment strategies for basal-like breast cancer, commonly known as triple-negative breast cancer. This cancer is associated with early ...

Cancer Mar 14, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

New class of compounds stops disease-fueling inflammation in lab tests

Scientists have developed a unique compound that in laboratory tests blocks inflammation-causing molecules in blood cells known to fuel ailments like cancer and cardiovascular disease without causing harmful toxicity.

Medical research Feb 23, 2012 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 1 |

Research finds HIV-killing compound

(Medical Xpress) -- A powerful topical preventative for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, could soon be in the works thanks to a newly discovered molecular compound that research at Texas A&M University and ...

HIV & AIDS Nov 24, 2011 | 4.9 / 5 (32) | 8 |

Researchers develop new way to screen for brain cancer stem cell killers

Researchers with UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed and used a high-throughput molecular screening approach that identifies and characterizes chemical compounds that can target the stem cells that are ...

Cancer Oct 11, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Scientists establish a new class of anti-diabetic compound

In a joint study, scientists from The Scripps Research Institute and Harvard University's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have established a new class of anti-diabetic compound that targets a unique molecular switch.

Medical research Sep 04, 2011 | 3.7 / 5 (3) | 0 |

Scientists find new drug candidates for set of protein-folding diseases

Collaborating researchers at Stanford University and The Scripps Research Institute have identified chemical compounds that show promise as potential therapeutics for a set of medical conditions caused by the abnormal clumping ...

Medical research Aug 29, 2011 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

New compound may accelerate bone healing, prevent osteoporosis

An Indiana University scientist studying human bone growth has received a $2.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to study a chemical compound with potential to fight osteoporosis and accelerate broken bone ...

Medical research Aug 17, 2011 | not rated yet | 0

Researchers develop compound to block signaling of cancer-causing protein

Researchers at New York University's Department of Chemistry and NYU Langone Medical Center have developed a compound that blocks signaling from a protein implicated in many types of cancer. The compound is described in the ...

Cancer Jul 17, 2011 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0 |

Flavonoids represent two-fisted assault on diabetes, nervous system disorders: study

A recent study from scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies suggests that a strawberry a day (or more accurately, 37 of them) could keep not just one doctor away, but an entire fleet of them, ...

Medical research Jun 27, 2011 | 5 / 5 (2) | 1 |

Breakthrough in the search for new treatments for multiple sclerosis

Scientists at The University of Nottingham have discovered a molecular mechanism which could bring about the development of new treatments for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) -- a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous ...

Medical research Jun 21, 2011 | 4 / 5 (1) | 1 |

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