News tagged with synthetic molecules


New tumour-killer shows great promise in suppressing cancers

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Lund University, Sweden, have bioengineered a novel molecule which has been proven to successfully kill tumour cells.

Cancer created May 21, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Research team breakthrough in delivering drugs to the brain

Researchers at UCL have made a breakthrough in the way that drugs could be delivered to the brain.

Medical research created Mar 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Team mimicking a natural defense against malaria to develop new treatments

(Medical Xpress)—One of the world's most devastating diseases is malaria, responsible for at least a million deaths annually, despite global efforts to combat it.  Researchers from the Perelman School ...

Medical research created Dec 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Microchoreography: Researchers use synthetic molecule to guide cellular 'dance'

(Medical Xpress)—Johns Hopkins researchers have used a small synthetic molecule to stimulate cells to move and change shape, bypassing the cells' usual way of sensing and responding to their environment. ...

Medical research created Dec 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research scores advance in manipulating T-cells

(Medical Xpress)—Until recently, medical researchers had little hope of experimentally manipulating naïve T cells to study their crucial roles in immune function, because they were largely impenetrable, ...

Medical research created Oct 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists discover special class of natural fats stimulates immune cells to fight diseases

An international research team led by scientists from Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) under the Agency of Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) discovered that a special class of fatty molecules is essential for activating ...

Immunology created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research holds promise of therapeutic approach for gum disease

University of Louisville researchers are a step closer to eliminating periodontal disease through their work to develop synthetic molecules that prevent a bacteria responsible for the disease from spreading throughout the ...

Dentistry created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research identifies new experimental drug for stroke

Research led by Nicolas Bazan, MD, PhD, Boyd Professor and Director of the Neuroscience Center of Excellence at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, has found that a synthetic molecule protected the brain in a model of ...

Cardiology created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New synthetic molecules treat autoimmune disease in mice

A team of Weizmann Institute scientists has turned the tables on an autoimmune disease. In such diseases, including Crohn's and rheumatoid arthritis, the immune system mistakenly attacks the body's tissues. But the scientists ...

Immunology created Dec 25, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers find synthetic RNA lessens severity of fatal disease

A team of University of Missouri researchers have found that targeting a synthetic molecule to a specific gene could help the severity of the disease Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) – the leading genetic cause of infantile ...

Medical research created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New composite material may restore damaged soft tissue

Biomedical engineers at Johns Hopkins have developed a new liquid material that in early experiments in rats and humans shows promise in restoring damaged soft tissue relatively safely and durably. The material, a composite ...

Medical research created Aug 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Disease-causing tangle could spawn new materials

When most people hear the word amyloid, they immediately think of Alzheimer's disease. And indeed, it was in the brains of Alzheimer's patients that these dense protein masses were first identified. But it ...

Medical research created Aug 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 4 | with audio podcast