Oncology & Cancer
Cyclic peptides for cancer therapy and prognosis assessment
NUS biologists have developed cyclic peptides that can trigger cancer cell death without affecting healthy cells.
Oct 3, 2018
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News tagged with peptides
Medical research
Scientists merge spider silk, human muscle to design a novel, self-assembling peptide
(Medical Xpress) -- Because of its high water content and polymer network, peptide hydrogel is a promising material for protein storage and transfer without significant loss of their biological activity. These hydrogels have ...
Dec 2, 2011
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Medical research
Heart hormones protect against obesity and insulin resistance
Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) in Lake Nona, Florida have shown that enhanced natriuretic peptide (NP) signaling in adipose tissue protects against obesity and insulin resistance. ...
Aug 25, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Breast milk as a weapon against cancer
In an FWF-funded project, scientists at the University of Graz modified and reinforced a host defence peptide from breast milk so as to enable it to specifically detect cancer cells. The active substance can then induce cell ...
Apr 10, 2017
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Medications
Lucky find could hold key to beating rare blood cancer
Adelaide researchers have discovered a new method to treat the rare and crippling blood cancer, myelofibrosis, that could have the potential to greatly extend lifespan while also significantly improving quality of life.
Feb 22, 2022
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Medications
A promising drug delivery method could replace injections with pills
For chronic conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, treatment often involves lifelong injections. Fear of needles, injection-associated infection and pain are responsible for patients skipping doses, which encourages the ...
Jan 3, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Old drugs find new target for treating brain tumor
Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, in collaboration with colleagues in Boston and South Korea, say they have identified a novel gene mutation that ...
Nov 18, 2011
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Medical research
Optimized human peptide found to be an effective antibacterial agent
A team of researchers in the Netherlands has developed an effective antibacterial ointment based on an optimized human peptide. In their paper published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, the group describes developing ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How migraines protect against diabetes
People who get migraines are less likely to develop type 2 diabetes, while some people who develop diabetes become less prone to migraines. Today, scientists studying the link between these conditions report how the peptides ...
Aug 26, 2021
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Neuroscience
Case of mistaken identity: Study questions role of A-beta molecules in Alzheimer's disease pathology
Increasingly, researchers are suggesting that amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles may be relatively late manifestations in the course of Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology. Identifying earlier events in the development ...
Jun 28, 2011
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