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Using NMR to Study Protein Structure, Dynamics and Mechanisms

Fábio Almeida describes how NMR can be used to elucidate protein structure and how this data can be applied to human disease.

From Bruker BioSpin Group 4 Jul 2019

Carbohydrate plays important role in regulating blood pressure, research suggests

New research suggests that a particular type of carbohydrate plays an important role in regulating the blood pressure in the human body.

2 Jul 2019

Using popular anticonvulsant drug to thwart inflammation

Serious conditions, including sepsis, stem from inflammation in the body, and there is a lack of effective medication for sepsis.

2 Jul 2019

Sleep quality could be indicator for later Alzheimer’s disease finds study

A new study from the researchers at the University of California, Berkeley has shown that progressively declining quality of sleep among those in their 50s and 60s could be indicative of protein tangles within their brains that could lead to later development of Alzheimer’s disease.

28 Jun 2019

Characterizing and Isolating (Bio)macromolecular Structures using MALS

In this interview, Albena Lederer, Head of the Polymer Separation Group at the Leibniz Institute for Polymer Research, talks to News-Medical Life Sciences about the techniques and methods used to understand and analyze polymers.

From Waters | Wyatt Technology 26 Jun 2019

Using Light Scattering to Characterize Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions

Harnessing the interactions between DNA, RNA, and proteins holds much promise for detecting biomarkers, diagnosing disease, and improving cancer-targeting therapeutics. Quantifying these interactions is essential for understanding and controlling their biomolecular mechanisms.

From Waters | Wyatt Technology 26 Jun 2019

New class of radiopharmaceuticals offer fresh perspective on cancer imaging, theranostics

Research presented at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging describes a new class of radiopharmaceuticals, named radiohybrids, that offer a fresh perspective on cancer imaging and radioligand therapy.

26 Jun 2019

Researchers reveal fundamental role of protein associated with Alzheimer's

Researchers from the University of Seville, the Seville Biomedicine Institute and Lund University have been able to describe how the body responds to a component present in the brain in Alzheimer's patients.

25 Jun 2019

Natural antibiotic made by Tübingen researchers interacts with human defense mechanisms

The natural antibiotic Lugdunin, discovered three years ago by Tübingen researchers, attacks pathogenic bacteria in several different ways simultaneously.

24 Jun 2019

FDA approves first non-insulin drug for treatment of pediatric patients with type 2 diabetes

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Victoza (liraglutide) injection for treatment of pediatric patients 10 years or older with type 2 diabetes.

18 Jun 2019

Research paves way for new treatment to protect people from cardiovascular disease

New University of Alberta research is paving the way for the first medical treatment to help protect people from cardiovascular disease by boosting the body's natural defenses.

17 Jun 2019

Study identifies risk factors for cardiotoxicity with relapsed multiple myeloma therapy

More than half of patients with relapsed multiple myeloma treated with carfilzomib experienced cardiac issues during treatment, according to a multi-institutional study published June 12 in Journal of Clinical Oncology.

14 Jun 2019

Apolipoproten E appears to be new potential druggable target for Alzheimer's

Apolipoproten E is a major genetic risk factor for the development of Alzheimer's disease, yet the protein tends to be understudied as a potential druggable target for the mind-robbing neurodegenerative disease.

13 Jun 2019

New robust and efficient methods for the production of new peptide drugs

Many important natural products such as antibiotics, immunosuppressants, or anti-cancer drugs are produced by microorganisms.

13 Jun 2019

Genetic variations linked with persistence of immunity after routine childhood vaccination

A genome-wide search in thousands of children in the UK and Netherlands has revealed genetic variants associated with differing levels of protective antibodies produced after routine childhood immunizations.

12 Jun 2019

Proteasome inhibitors show potential for combating multidrug-resistant malaria

Proteasome inhibitors have significant promise as components of novel combination therapies to treat multidrug-resistant malaria, according to a study published June 6 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by David Fidock, Caroline Ng, and Barbara Stokes of Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Matthew Bogyo of Stanford University School of Medicine, and colleagues.

From PLOS ONE 10 Jun 2019

Peptides News and Research

Using NMR to Study Protein Structure, Dynamics and Mechanisms

Carbohydrate plays important role in regulating blood pressure, research suggests

Using popular anticonvulsant drug to thwart inflammation

Sleep quality could be indicator for later Alzheimer’s disease finds study

Characterizing and Isolating (Bio)macromolecular Structures using MALS

Using Light Scattering to Characterize Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions

New class of radiopharmaceuticals offer fresh perspective on cancer imaging, theranostics

Researchers reveal fundamental role of protein associated with Alzheimer's

Natural antibiotic made by Tübingen researchers interacts with human defense mechanisms

FDA approves first non-insulin drug for treatment of pediatric patients with type 2 diabetes

Research paves way for new treatment to protect people from cardiovascular disease

Study identifies risk factors for cardiotoxicity with relapsed multiple myeloma therapy

Apolipoproten E appears to be new potential druggable target for Alzheimer's

New robust and efficient methods for the production of new peptide drugs

Genetic variations linked with persistence of immunity after routine childhood vaccination

Proteasome inhibitors show potential for combating multidrug-resistant malaria

Bruker launches timsTOF fleX with ESI/MALDI capability for SpatialOMx at ASMS 2019

Diabetes drug reduces cardiovascular events and kidney problems, study finds

Drugs designed with advanced computing technologies could help tackle hospital superbugs

Bioactive hydrogel promises faster wound healing

Editorial Focus eBook - Peptides and Oligonucleotides (2nd edition) eBook

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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