Medical research
A blood protein can reduce brain damage after a stroke
Every year, about 12 million people suffer from a stroke worldwide. A stroke occurs suddenly and is caused by, either, a blood clot or a brain hemorrhage.
Nov 10, 2022
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ACS Chemical Biology
ACS Chemical Biology provides an international forum for the rapid communication of research that broadly embraces the interface between chemistry and biology.
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society
- Country
- United States
- History
- 2006--present
- Website
- http://pubs.acs.org/journal/acbcct
- Impact factor
- 6.446 (2011)
Medications
Cancer breakthrough reveals old drugs with new tricks may limit spread
Metastasis, the ability of cancer cells to spread to other parts of the body, is notoriously difficult to treat and is the leading cause of death, meaning that early diagnosis and treatment are vital.
Feb 24, 2022
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Medical research
Gene expression could ring early kidney disease alarm
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a method to study how key cells in the kidneys become injured and deformed. The new model has revealed a significant mechanism behind severe kidney disease and pointed ...
Jan 26, 2022
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Medications
Experimental therapy for parasitic heart disease may also help stop COVID-19
James McKerrow, MD, Ph.D., dean of the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of California San Diego, has long studied neglected tropical diseases—chronic and disabling parasitic infections ...
Apr 2, 2021
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Medical research
Biophysicists discover how 'Australian' mutation leads to Alzheimer's disease
A team of scientists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) and Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry (IBCh RAS) studied one hereditary genetic mutation to discover general molecular ...
Aug 23, 2019
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Medical research
Cancer's SOS
RAS proteins regulate growth, survival and proliferation of cells in their active state. However, the uncontrolled activation of RAS causes approximately a third of all tumors and helps cancerous cells evade anti-cancer drugs. ...
Apr 5, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Drug design strategy boosts the odds against resistance development
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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Oncology & Cancer
PARG inhibitors: tipping the scales with a new experimental drug
When cancer cells divide they often make mistakes which can alter their DNA. While this can give cancer cells an upper hand, it can also be their downfall.
Mar 17, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Team discovers compounds with potential to treat persistent tuberculosis
Tuberculosis has been infecting humans for several millennia, making it one of the most horribly successful diseases in history. Today, it is still a major killer, responsible for some 1.5 million deaths each year.
Nov 17, 2015
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HIV & AIDS
Could an HIV drug beat strep throat, flesh-eating bacteria?
With antibiotic resistance on the rise, scientists are looking for innovative ways to combat bacterial infections. The pathogen that causes conditions from strep throat to flesh-eating disease is among them, but scientists ...
Feb 25, 2015
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