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Researchers discover a unique origin of severe pediatric brain cancer

A new cause of severe childhood brain cancer has been discovered by scientists.

25 Apr 2022

Max Planck researchers reveal the structure of kinetochore corona

During cell division in a mother cell, the 23 chromosomes that carry the human genome must be first copied and later delivered to two newly forming daughter cells.

11 Apr 2022

Gut viruses contribute to human health, but provoke inflammation when perturbed

Research in recent years has demonstrated the diverse roles that gut bacteria can play in health and disease, but what about contributions from viruses, which, like bacteria, perpetually reside within the human intestine?

11 Apr 2022

Breakthrough discovery provides a desirable drug target to tackle metabolic diseases

In a breakthrough discovery, scientists from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio today reported that inhibiting a liver enzyme in obese mice decreased the rodents' appetite, increased energy expenditure in adipose (fat) tissues and resulted in weight loss.

6 Apr 2022

Interactions of marine microbes and minerals may have led to oxygen build up in the atmosphere

For the first 2 billion years of Earth's history, there was barely any oxygen in the air. While some microbes were photosynthesizing by the latter part of this period, oxygen had not yet accumulated at levels that would impact the global biosphere.

15 Mar 2022

NTU Singapore scientists design new method to generate sulfur pharmacophores

A key technical challenge in creating new sulfur-based medicines has been overcome by scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, leading to the prospect of many new therapeutic 'weapons' in the fight against disease and illness.

15 Feb 2022

"Heavy" hydrogen makes drugs to have a longer effect

Hydrogen (abbreviated "H") is the lightest of all elements. It usually consists only of a positively charged proton and a negatively charged electron and is also called protium in this form. But there are also two heavier hydrogen isotopes, deuterium and tritium.

24 Dec 2021

Unraveling how DNAzymes work in real time

DNAzymes are precision biocatalysts that destroy unwanted RNA molecules. However, major obstacles to their use in medicine remain.

23 Dec 2021

iVention joins the Tetra Partner network to meet customer demand for data-engineered scientific workflows

TetraScience, the R&D Data Cloud company, announced today that iVention, maker of a powerful Laboratory Execution System, has joined the Tetra Partner Network to meet customer requirements that all of their scientific data be engineered, liquid, and actionable so that they can accelerate delivery of life-saving medicines.

From TetraScience, Inc. 8 Dec 2021

Harnessing the wonders of biology and chemistry to turn glucose into olefins

It sounds like modern-day alchemy: Transforming sugar into hydrocarbons found in gasoline.

23 Nov 2021

Study finds a more sustainable way to develop pharmaceuticals

University of Bath’s chemistry researchers recently devised a novel process utilizing blue light to develop pharmaceuticals in sustainable means.

19 Nov 2021

Research findings anticipated to facilitate production of novel drug candidates

Pharmaceuticals commonly available on the market are developed by linking together rings of molecules to generate drugs that treat conditions like depression.

19 Nov 2021

Research demonstrates how diet affects immunity through the gut microbiome

The cliché "you are what you eat" has been used for hundreds of years to illustrate the link between diet and health. Now, an international team of researchers has found the molecular proof of this concept, demonstrating how diet ultimately affects immunity through the gut microbiome.

17 Nov 2021

Multiple micronutrient supplements included in the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines

The New York Academy of Sciences today announced that multiple micronutrient supplements (MMS) have now been included in the World Health Organization's (WHO) Model List of Essential Medicines (known as EML), as an antenatal supplement for pregnant women.

6 Oct 2021

Researchers record the breaking of a single chemical bond using advanced microscopy techniques

Using advanced microscopy techniques at Princeton University, researchers have recorded the breaking of a single chemical bond between a carbon atom and an iron atom on different molecules.

5 Oct 2021

New system solves 3D structures of RNA-only molecules with unprecedented speed and accuracy

The single-stranded genetic material RNA is best known for guiding the assembly of proteins in our cells and carrying the genetic code for viruses like SARS-CoV-2 and HIV.

16 Aug 2021

Researchers develop a cost-effective and versatile approach for drug synthesis

Different factors influence the cost-effectiveness of drug synthesis, the amount of waste generated being one of those.

29 Jul 2021

Study: Biomarker can predict response to immunotherapies in breast cancer patients

A biomarker that has proven to be a predictor for response to immunotherapies in melanoma patients also has clinical relevance for breast cancer patients, according to a new study published in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

28 Jul 2021

New method to produce urea in a more sustainable, energy-efficient way

Urea is a critical element found in everything from fertilizers to skin care products. Large-scale production of urea, which is naturally a product of human urine, is a massive undertaking, making up about 2% of global energy use and emissions today.

15 Jul 2021

New iron-nitrogen-doped carbon catalyst could reduce harmful air pollutants

Our reliance on fossil fuels as a primary energy source has pushed air pollution to an all-time high, resulting in several environmental and health concerns. Among the major pollutants, nitrogen oxide (NOx) accumulation can cause severe respiratory diseases and imbalance in the Earth's nitrogen cycle. Reducing NOx accumulation is, therefore, an issue of utmost importance.

21 May 2021