Children with autism often find social interactions awkward, leaving them isolated. Now in a study appearing in ACS' Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, scientists report that they have discovered a first-of-its-kind compound ...
Sep 26, 2018
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Washington State University researchers have created more than a dozen candidate drugs with the potential to curb smokers' desire for nicotine by slowing how it is broken down in the body. The researchers hope the substances ...
Aug 28, 2018
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Thanks to advances in big data and medicinal chemistry, scientists can screen thousands of molecules in the search for protein structures leading to new drugs for brain diseases.
Nov 17, 2016
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Many people who smoke want to quit, but the urge to light up is often irresistible. An effective vaccine to help people kick the habit once and for all has been elusive. But now, scientists report in ACS' Journal of Medicinal ...
Mar 9, 2016
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Recent evidence in lab based tests has shown that, capsaicin, (one of the main molecules found in chillies responsible for providing their fiery hot taste), may have anti-cancer properties.
Oct 6, 2015
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Our bodies' hormones work together to tell us when to eat and when to stop. But for many people who are obese, this system is off-balance. Now scientists have designed a hormone-like compound to suppress hunger and boost ...
May 13, 2015
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A protein that scientists at the School of Medicine discovered in pancreatic tumors may lead to a new chemotherapy that is effective against many different kinds of cancers. But an effort to turn the discovery into a new ...
Mar 6, 2015
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Current asthma treatments can alleviate wheezing, coughing and other symptoms felt by millions of Americans every year, but they don't get to the root cause of the condition. Now, for the first time, scientists are reporting ...
Dec 3, 2014
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An Auburn University research team has produced a new drug candidate that could one day slow or even stop the deadly Ebola virus. The discovery will be published in an upcoming issue of the journal Bioorganic and Medicinal ...
Aug 8, 2014
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In the war against drug-resistant diseases and so-called "superbugs", the family of bacteria known as CREs are a particularly nasty bunch.
Jul 24, 2014
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