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Chemists suggest a new domino reaction to produce organic compounds against cancers

A team of chemists from RUDN University suggested a new reaction to produce organic compounds in one vessel.

9 Oct 2020

Nerve cell activity indicates the confidence in decisions

Should I or shouldn't I? The activity of individual nerve cells in the brain tells us how confident we are in our decisions. This is shown by a recent study by researchers at the University of Bonn.

9 Oct 2020

Researchers study a new method for creating semisolid colloidal systems

Researchers in the Institute of Industrial Science at The University of Tokyo studied a new method for creating semisolid colloidal systems with less internal mechanical stress by delaying network formation. This work may help scientists better understand biological processes involving cytoplasm.

9 Oct 2020

Researchers drastically reduce the harvest period of stem cell sheets

Stem cells are cell factories that constantly divide themselves to create new cells. Implanting stem cells in damaged organs can regenerate new tissues.

8 Oct 2020

The Native Antigen Company introduces ten new SARS-CoV-2 specific antibodies

The Native Antigen Company, one of the world’s leading suppliers of reagents that enables research into vaccines and diagnostics for emerging and endemic infectious diseases, today announced the introduction of ten new monoclonal antibodies recognizing SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of COVID-19.

8 Oct 2020

Intracellular ATP levels in the cortical neurons vary with sleep–wake states, animal study shows

It is assumed that the brain has homeostatic mechanisms to prevent the depletion of cellular energy, required for all cellular activities.

7 Oct 2020

New efficacies of Ganoderma lucidum as anti-inflammatory agent for the skin

Ganoderma lucidum, known as Yeongji mushroom in Korea, is called a modern-day elixir plant and has long been used medicinally in China, Japan and Korea.

7 Oct 2020

Understanding how the malaria parasite can withstand fever's heat

Even when a person suffering from malaria is burning up with fever and too sick to function, the tiny blood-eating parasites lurking inside them continue to flourish, relentlessly growing and multiplying as they gobble up the host's red blood cells.

5 Oct 2020

New deep learning-based technique could boost drug development

When you take a medication, you want to know precisely what it does. Pharmaceutical companies go through extensive testing to ensure that you do.

5 Oct 2020

Compounds repurposed from malaria treatment can kill diarrheal pathogen

A class of compounds used for malaria treatment also kill the intestinal parasite Cryptosporidium, a leading cause of diarrheal disease and death in children that has no cure, a multi-institution collaboration of researchers found in a new study.

1 Oct 2020

Researchers create drug-like compounds to destroy coronavirus' frameshifting element

Scripps Research chemist Matthew Disney, PhD, and colleagues have created drug-like compounds that, in human cell studies, bind and destroy the pandemic coronavirus' so-called "frameshifting element" to stop the virus from replicating.

30 Sep 2020

New porous material enables the degradation of compounds analogous to nerve agents

A team from the Institute of Molecular Science (ICMol) of the University of Valencia has succeeded in synthesizing a new porous material that enables and guides the degradation of compounds analogous to nerve agents used in chemical warfare.

30 Sep 2020

UC researchers find potential treatment that could be applied to COVID-19

By examining preexisting research for other conditions, researchers at the University of Cincinnati have found a potential treatment that could be applied to COVID-19.

29 Sep 2020

Novel immunotherapy platform can connect mussel adhesive proteins to the antibodies

Antibody-based immunotherapy is one of treatment options for cancer immunotherapy by modulating our immune system with therapeutic antibodies.

29 Sep 2020

Naturally occurring enzyme holds potential as low-cost therapeutic to treat COVID-19

Researchers from UCLA and China have found that catalase, a naturally occurring enzyme, holds potential as a low-cost therapeutic drug to treat COVID-19 symptoms and suppress the replication of coronavirus inside the body.

29 Sep 2020

Researchers develop a new substance that can disarm tumor-promoting proteins

The villain in this drama has a pretty name: Aurora - Latin for dawn. In the world of biochemistry, however, Aurora (more precisely: Aurora-A kinase) stands for a protein that causes extensive damage. There, it has been known for a long time that Aurora often causes cancer.

29 Sep 2020

Researchers decipher how the immune system memorizes pathogens after an infection

The immune system will memorize the pathogen after an infection and can therefore react promptly after reinfection with the same pathogen. Now, scientists at the University of Würzburg have deciphered new details of this process.

28 Sep 2020

Ascorbic acid: A versatile catalyst for the synthesis of organic compounds

One of the important objectives of green chemistry is the use of eco-friendly solvents and catalysts to perform chemical reactions.

26 Sep 2020

Researchers develop a stable nano-carrier for medications

Medications often have unwanted side-effects. One reason is that they reach not only the unhealthy cells for which they are intended, but also reach and have an impact on healthy cells.

25 Sep 2020

Ultrapotent antibody mix locks infection machinery, inhibits SARS-CoV-2 attachment to cells

A mix of ultrapotent antibodies from recovered COVID-19 patients has been shown to recognize and lock down the infection machinery of the pandemic coronavirus and keep it from entering cells. Each of the antibody types performs these overlapping tasks slightly differently.

25 Sep 2020

Biochemistry

Chemists suggest a new domino reaction to produce organic compounds against cancers

Nerve cell activity indicates the confidence in decisions

Researchers study a new method for creating semisolid colloidal systems

Researchers drastically reduce the harvest period of stem cell sheets

The Native Antigen Company introduces ten new SARS-CoV-2 specific antibodies

Intracellular ATP levels in the cortical neurons vary with sleep–wake states, animal study shows

New efficacies of Ganoderma lucidum as anti-inflammatory agent for the skin

Understanding how the malaria parasite can withstand fever's heat

New deep learning-based technique could boost drug development

Compounds repurposed from malaria treatment can kill diarrheal pathogen

Researchers create drug-like compounds to destroy coronavirus' frameshifting element

New porous material enables the degradation of compounds analogous to nerve agents

UC researchers find potential treatment that could be applied to COVID-19

Novel immunotherapy platform can connect mussel adhesive proteins to the antibodies

Naturally occurring enzyme holds potential as low-cost therapeutic to treat COVID-19

Researchers develop a new substance that can disarm tumor-promoting proteins

Researchers decipher how the immune system memorizes pathogens after an infection

Ascorbic acid: A versatile catalyst for the synthesis of organic compounds

Researchers develop a stable nano-carrier for medications

Ultrapotent antibody mix locks infection machinery, inhibits SARS-CoV-2 attachment to cells

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