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Novel drug prevents memory impairment in mice exposed to simulated deep space radiation

Planning a trip to Mars? You'll want to remember your anti-radiation pills. NASA and private space companies like SpaceX plan to send humans to the red planet within the next 15 years--but among the major challenges facing future crewed space missions is how to protect astronauts from the dangerous cosmic radiation of deep space.

22 May 2018

CRISPR-Cas9-based strategy allows researchers to precisely alter hundreds of different genes

Geneticists have been using model organisms ranging from the house mouse to the single-cell bakers' yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, to study basic biological processes that regulate human development and physiology, and that can be compromised in various diseases.

22 May 2018

Scientists identify new drug target to combat chikungunya virus

Scientists have identified a molecule found on human cells and some animal cells that could be a useful target for drugs against chikungunya virus infection and related diseases, according to new research published in the journal Nature.

21 May 2018

Flow of cerebrospinal fluid found to be key signal for neural stem cell renewal

Stem cells in the brain can divide and mature into neurons participating in various brain functions, including memory.

21 May 2018

Researchers develop new technology that will impact design of drug delivery systems

Researchers at Houston Methodist and Rice University have made a discovery that will impact the design of not only drug delivery systems, but also the development of newer applications in water filtration and energy production.

18 May 2018

Researchers report new signaling exchange that mediates normal mammary gland development

The human body develops most tissue types during fetal development, in a mother's uterus. Yet one only tissue develops after birth: the mammary gland.

18 May 2018

Study: Macrophages play key role in maintaining stem cell niche of mammary gland

A new study finds that one of the toughest characters in the immune system, the macrophage, has a nurturing side, at least when it comes to guarding the developing breast.

18 May 2018

Chemist begins new project to develop carbohydrate mimics to assist cancer therapies

Dr. Robert Britton firmly believes every molecule is important. This chemist doesn't want any molecule sitting unused on a laboratory shelf or in a fridge.

18 May 2018

Some water pitchers are much better at removing toxins, shows research

Water pitchers designed to rid water of harmful contaminants are not created equal, new research has found. Scientists from The Ohio State University compared three popular pitcher brands' ability to clear dangerous microcystins from tap water.

18 May 2018

Old drug offers new hope for treatment of MND

An international study led by biochemists at the University of Liverpool has shown that the drug-molecule ebselen can correct many of the toxic characteristics of a protein that causes some cases of hereditary motor neurone disease (MND).

17 May 2018

Obsidian Therapeutics presents preclinical data on regulated IL12 and IL15 programs

Obsidian Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company dedicated to the development of next-generation cell and gene therapies with pharmacologic operating systems, today announced that the company presented preclinical data on its regulated IL12 and IL15 programs at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy in Chicago, IL.

17 May 2018

MIT researchers develop new versatile plug-and-play diagnostic devices

Researchers at MIT's Little Devices Lab have developed a set of modular blocks that can be put together in different ways to produce diagnostic devices.

17 May 2018

Researcher develops small molecules that inhibit derailment of gene expression in cancer

Not everyone person who has a "cancer gene" will inevitably develop this disease in their lifetime. Thanks to a new area of research called epigenetics, we now know that many genes are only read under certain circumstances.

17 May 2018

Detecting breast cancer with non-invasive 'disease screening pill'

For women, mammograms are a sometimes uncomfortable, but necessary, annual ritual. But this procedure doesn't always provide accurate results, and it exposes women to X-rays.

16 May 2018

Researchers discover a new antibody type

Researchers have made a discovery that contradicts previous understanding that an antibody only eliminates a specific subgroup of bacteria.

16 May 2018

Scientists find fast way to manipulate cell's cilia

Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine and the National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan say they have found a fast way to manipulate a cell's cilia, the tiny, fingerlike protrusions that "feel" and sense their microscopic environment.

16 May 2018

Interfering with enzyme's movement may be new approach for developing of anti-cancer drugs

Revealing all the steps required to activate an enzyme called a protein kinase may identify new ways to target cancer, according to new University of Arizona-led research.

16 May 2018

Essential fats in diet may regulate protein secretion in muscles by altering gene expression

A new study reveals that essential fats in the diet may play a role in regulating protein secretion in the muscles by changing the way genes associated with secretion act.

15 May 2018

Immune system can produce 'universal antibodies' against various microorganisms

Bacteria and other microorganisms display structures from sugar molecules on their surfaces. These sugar structures play an important role for immune defense.

15 May 2018

Computer models provide valuable insight to structure and function of Ebola, Zika viruses

The viruses that cause Ebola and Zika, daunting diseases that inspire concern at every outbreak, share a strong similarity in how they first infiltrate a host's cells. Through the computer modeling capabilities of Los Alamos National Laboratory, the molecular calisthenics involved in invading a cell are visually documented, an essential step toward vaccine and therapeutic medicine development.

15 May 2018

Molecule News and Research

Novel drug prevents memory impairment in mice exposed to simulated deep space radiation

CRISPR-Cas9-based strategy allows researchers to precisely alter hundreds of different genes

Scientists identify new drug target to combat chikungunya virus

Flow of cerebrospinal fluid found to be key signal for neural stem cell renewal

Researchers develop new technology that will impact design of drug delivery systems

Researchers report new signaling exchange that mediates normal mammary gland development

Study: Macrophages play key role in maintaining stem cell niche of mammary gland

Chemist begins new project to develop carbohydrate mimics to assist cancer therapies

Some water pitchers are much better at removing toxins, shows research

Old drug offers new hope for treatment of MND

Obsidian Therapeutics presents preclinical data on regulated IL12 and IL15 programs

MIT researchers develop new versatile plug-and-play diagnostic devices

Researcher develops small molecules that inhibit derailment of gene expression in cancer

Detecting breast cancer with non-invasive 'disease screening pill'

Researchers discover a new antibody type

Scientists find fast way to manipulate cell's cilia

Interfering with enzyme's movement may be new approach for developing of anti-cancer drugs

Essential fats in diet may regulate protein secretion in muscles by altering gene expression

Immune system can produce 'universal antibodies' against various microorganisms

Computer models provide valuable insight to structure and function of Ebola, Zika viruses

Event guide: 4th Extra-Hepatic Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Delivery Summit eBook

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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