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Peptides
Peptides: are short chains of amino acid monomers linked by peptide (amide) bonds. The covalent chemical bonds are formed when the carboxyl group of one amino acid reacts with the amino group of another.
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JUL 17, 2023Neuroscience
Promising results from a phase 3 clinical trial of Donanemab, a monoclonal antibody designed to clear amyloid plaques in ...Written By: Amielle MorenoJUN 29, 2023Neuroscience
Glioblastoma is a type of rare brain cancer that originates in the brain or spinal cord. Glioblastoma can occur at ...Written By: Greta AnneJUN 19, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at the University of the Andes in Colombia have tapped into the power of nature's medicine cabinet to revolu ...Written By: Amielle MorenoJUN 09, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
New work by Kobayashi, Kawakami, Nureki, and colleagues has revealed a fascinating way to trigger the most common class ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 04, 2023Cancer
After years of effort, a game-changing treatment has emerged from outside the Biopharma sector: a cancer drug that only ...Written By: Amielle MorenoMAR 27, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Cholesterol is a type of fat that helps the human body make cell membranes, hormones, and vitamin D. The recommended tot ...Written By: Greta AnneMAR 24, 2023Immunology
Glucagon-like peptide (GLP) is a hormone produced in the intestine that is released in response to eating a meal. I ...Written By: Greta AnneMAR 19, 2023Chemistry & Physics
A team of researchers from the University of Nebraska used a sea slug to recently examine how neurons can be activated t ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 14, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
A drug used for type 2 diabetes may be able to treat those with ‘blinding’ headaches. The corresponding tria ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 11, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) is a condition where the pancreas makes little to no insulin.1 Insulin is a type of ...Written By: Greta AnneMAR 07, 2023Cardiology
A new study has explored the causes and consequences of the obesity epidemic along with potential therapies.Written By: Savannah LoganFEB 27, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
A new drug shows the potential to treat an exceptionally resilient sexual infection. A case study from the ...Written By: Amielle MorenoFEB 21, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
The Griffith Lab at UNC discovered telomeric protein & potential biomarker VR (green), shown in the nuclei (blue) of hum ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 17, 2023Immunology
People have been using and consuming ginger for thousands of years in several places, including India, China, Persia, an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 29, 2023Microbiology
We share the world, and our bodies with bacteria. Many of those microbes are harmless or even beneficial, while some can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 29, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Albicidin is a peptide antibiotic that works as a DNA gyrase inhibitor with bactericidal activity towards fluoroquinolon ...Written By: Greta AnneJAN 17, 2023Health & Medicine
Northwestern University scientists developed a new culturing technology with synthetic nanofibers and therapeutic peptid ...Written By: Amielle MorenoJAN 13, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
In a wrinkle-reduction market run by AbbVie’s Botox™ (active ingredient onabotulinumtoxinA), Revance was jus ...Written By: Greta AnneJAN 03, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
According to the World Health Organization, antimicrobial resistance is among the top ten global health threats facing h ...Written By: Zoe MichaudDEC 28, 2022Health & Medicine
For millennia the arms race between bacteria and animals was fought through mutations and evolution. As modern bacteria ...Written By: Amielle MorenoDEC 03, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Every day, we come closer to finding a cure for Alzheimer's. Recently, the New England Journal of Medicine published ...Written By: Greta AnneNOV 30, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
In the arms race between animal and bacteria, endogenous antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are our body’s way of defen ...Written By: Amielle MorenoNOV 28, 2022Microbiology
New research has shown that a vaccine for the bacteria commonly associated with urinary tract infections works in animal ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 11, 2022Health & Medicine
The role of a crucial hormone called INSL3 (insulin-like peptide hormone) has been discovered, and it may help predict w ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2023
Neuroscience
Promising results from a phase 3 clinical trial of Donanemab, a monoclonal antibody designed to clear amyloid plaques in
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
JUN 29, 2023
Neuroscience
Glioblastoma is a type of rare brain cancer that originates in the brain or spinal cord. Glioblastoma can occur at
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
JUN 19, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at the University of the Andes in Colombia have tapped into the power of nature's medicine cabinet to revolu
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
JUN 09, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work by Kobayashi, Kawakami, Nureki, and colleagues has revealed a fascinating way to trigger the most common class
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 04, 2023
Cancer
After years of effort, a game-changing treatment has emerged from outside the Biopharma sector: a cancer drug that only
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
MAR 27, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Cholesterol is a type of fat that helps the human body make cell membranes, hormones, and vitamin D. The recommended tot
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
MAR 24, 2023
Immunology
Glucagon-like peptide (GLP) is a hormone produced in the intestine that is released in response to eating a meal. I
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
MAR 19, 2023
Chemistry & Physics
A team of researchers from the University of Nebraska used a sea slug to recently examine how neurons can be activated t
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 14, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
A drug used for type 2 diabetes may be able to treat those with ‘blinding’ headaches. The corresponding tria
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 11, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) is a condition where the pancreas makes little to no insulin.1 Insulin is a type of
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
MAR 07, 2023
Cardiology
A new study has explored the causes and consequences of the obesity epidemic along with potential therapies.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
FEB 27, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
A new drug shows the potential to treat an exceptionally resilient sexual infection. A case study from the
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
FEB 21, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
The Griffith Lab at UNC discovered telomeric protein & potential biomarker VR (green), shown in the nuclei (blue) of hum
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2023
Immunology
People have been using and consuming ginger for thousands of years in several places, including India, China, Persia, an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2023
Microbiology
We share the world, and our bodies with bacteria. Many of those microbes are harmless or even beneficial, while some can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Albicidin is a peptide antibiotic that works as a DNA gyrase inhibitor with bactericidal activity towards fluoroquinolon
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
JAN 17, 2023
Health & Medicine
Northwestern University scientists developed a new culturing technology with synthetic nanofibers and therapeutic peptid
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
JAN 13, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
In a wrinkle-reduction market run by AbbVie’s Botox™ (active ingredient onabotulinumtoxinA), Revance was jus
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
JAN 03, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
According to the World Health Organization, antimicrobial resistance is among the top ten global health threats facing h
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
DEC 28, 2022
Health & Medicine
For millennia the arms race between bacteria and animals was fought through mutations and evolution. As modern bacteria
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
DEC 03, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Every day, we come closer to finding a cure for Alzheimer's. Recently, the New England Journal of Medicine published
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
NOV 30, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
In the arms race between animal and bacteria, endogenous antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are our body’s way of defen
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
NOV 28, 2022
Microbiology
New research has shown that a vaccine for the bacteria commonly associated with urinary tract infections works in animal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 11, 2022
Health & Medicine
The role of a crucial hormone called INSL3 (insulin-like peptide hormone) has been discovered, and it may help predict w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch