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Exercise-induced exerkines: Secret weapon in disease prevention and therapy

A recent review in Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy highlights the role of exercise-induced molecules, exerkines, in disease prevention and treatment, emphasizing their molecular mechanisms and therapeutic potential.

29 May 2024

Novel method creates antibody-peptide inhibitor conjugates with enhanced therapeutic efficacy

Tumor cells often hijack normal physiological processes to support their growth, exploiting proteins that are in charge of essential cell functions.

29 May 2024

Proline-based nano cages offer targeted drug delivery, limit side effects of chemotherapy

A new method of drug delivery using proline, an amino acid found in chicken feathers and skin tissue, could be used to limit the side effects of chemotherapy and repair important enzymes, new research suggests.

29 May 2024

Secarna Pharmaceuticals and Orbit Discovery enter collaboration to discover and develop peptide-conjugated targeted antisense oligonucleotide therapeutics

Secarna Pharmaceuticals GmbH & Co. KG (Secarna), a leading independent European antisense drug discovery and development company, and Orbit Discovery Ltd. (Orbit), a leader in the discovery of therapeutic peptide hits, today announced that they have entered into a collaboration to discover and develop peptide-conjugated targeted antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) therapeutics.

From Secarna Pharmaceuticals 29 May 2024

Study identifies key gluten peptide triggering leaky gut in celiac patients

Today is International Celiac Day. Celiac disease is a chronic autoimmune condition that occurs in around one per cent of the world's population.

17 May 2024

Research highlights complexity of xylazine and fentanyl combination in overdose cases

Unregulated use of fentanyl and overdose deaths have increased dramatically in recent years, and this trend was made more alarming when authorities found fentanyl laced with the animal tranquilizer xylazine.

16 May 2024

New therapy shows greater weight loss in mice by targeting brain's appetite center

A groundbreaking paper in Nature describes a promising new therapy for obesity that leads to greater weight loss in mice than existing medications.

16 May 2024

What is the ‘immune self,’ and how can this concept benefit immunological research?

A perspective review discusses the concept of the 'immune self' and how adaptive immune responses are influenced by self-similarity. The study emphasizes advances and challenges in defining self-similarity and its impact on immunological research.

13 May 2024

Semaglutide improves heart failure symptoms and reduces loop diuretic dose

Semaglutide reduces the need for loop diuretic use and dose, and has positive effects on symptoms, physical limitations, and body weight in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) regardless of diuretic use, according to late breaking research presented today at Heart Failure 2024, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.

13 May 2024

Hemp seed protein shows promise in lowering blood pressure

A study in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that hemp seed protein and its bioactive peptide can significantly lower blood pressure in mildly hypertensive adults, offering a potential dietary intervention for managing hypertension.

7 May 2024

Sapio Sciences Unveils Enhanced Molecular Biology Toolkit

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From Sapio Sciences 7 May 2024

Novel fabrication method creates aligned nanofiber hydrogels for tissue regeneration

A team of chemists and bioengineers at Rice University and the University of Houston have achieved a significant milestone in their work to create a biomaterial that can be used to grow biological tissues outside the human body.

3 May 2024

Targeting skin microbiome rivals: Unveiling epilancin A37's antimicrobial mechanism

Many bacteria produce substances to gain an advantage over competitors in their highly competitive natural environment.

29 Apr 2024

Harnessing immune enhancement to combat drug-resistant tuberculosis

Experts are working on novel immune-enhancing therapies called host-directed therapies to use the body's own immune system to target tuberculosis, with hopes that they could tackle even the drug-resistant forms of the disease.

26 Apr 2024

New imaging technique provides a much closer look at fibril assemblies

A new imaging technique developed by engineers at Washington University in St. Louis can give scientists a much closer look at fibril assemblies, stacks of peptides like amyloid beta, most notably associated with Alzheimer's disease.

26 Apr 2024

Innovative peptide-based hydrogel therapy for virus prevention

Vaccines remain the gold standard of protection against dangerous pathogens, but take considerable time and vast resources to develop.

23 Apr 2024

Beyond biology: Creating dynamic synthetic cells with programmable DNA

In a new study published in Nature Chemistry, UNC-Chapel Hill researcher Ronit Freeman and her colleagues describe the steps they took to manipulate DNA and proteins -; essential building blocks of life -; to create cells that look and act like cells from the body.

23 Apr 2024

Natural obesity fighters: How coffee, tea, and cocoa combat weight gain

A review in Current Research in Food Science explores how bioactive compounds in coffee, tea, and cocoa combat obesity by inhibiting white adipogenesis and promoting brown adipogenesis and lipolysis.

22 Apr 2024

Engineered peptides show promise in cancer immunotherapy

In a new study published today in Nature Biomedical Engineering, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have designed a new method for developing immunotherapy drugs using engineered peptides to elicit a natural immune response inside the body.

22 Apr 2024

ApoA-IV surge after bariatric surgery enhances insulin secretion and energy expenditure

Bariatric surgery has emerged as an effective means of reducing weight in morbidly obese individuals, while also significantly improving diabetes. Currently, laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) are two of the most commonly performed bariatric surgeries.

18 Apr 2024

Peptides News and Research

Exercise-induced exerkines: Secret weapon in disease prevention and therapy

Novel method creates antibody-peptide inhibitor conjugates with enhanced therapeutic efficacy

Proline-based nano cages offer targeted drug delivery, limit side effects of chemotherapy

Secarna Pharmaceuticals and Orbit Discovery enter collaboration to discover and develop peptide-conjugated targeted antisense oligonucleotide therapeutics

Study identifies key gluten peptide triggering leaky gut in celiac patients

Research highlights complexity of xylazine and fentanyl combination in overdose cases

New therapy shows greater weight loss in mice by targeting brain's appetite center

What is the ‘immune self,’ and how can this concept benefit immunological research?

Semaglutide improves heart failure symptoms and reduces loop diuretic dose

Hemp seed protein shows promise in lowering blood pressure

Sapio Sciences Unveils Enhanced Molecular Biology Toolkit

Novel fabrication method creates aligned nanofiber hydrogels for tissue regeneration

Targeting skin microbiome rivals: Unveiling epilancin A37's antimicrobial mechanism

Harnessing immune enhancement to combat drug-resistant tuberculosis

New imaging technique provides a much closer look at fibril assemblies

Innovative peptide-based hydrogel therapy for virus prevention

Beyond biology: Creating dynamic synthetic cells with programmable DNA

Natural obesity fighters: How coffee, tea, and cocoa combat weight gain

Engineered peptides show promise in cancer immunotherapy

ApoA-IV surge after bariatric surgery enhances insulin secretion and energy expenditure

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