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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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APR 21, 2020Cancer
A new study published in eLife describes the findings from a study that has successfully mapped tumor cell molecule ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 14, 2020Cardiology
Often, people who have Type 2 diabetes are at an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. This is because they are usu ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 16, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Liraglutide is a drug targeted to help treat obesity by suppressing appetite, thus making the patient lose weight. Howev ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 08, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, describes how researchers designed molecules k ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 06, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
New research published in the journal Science Translational Medicine shows that that a scorpion-derived proteins could s ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 04, 2020Immunology
At mealtime, every mouthful of food contains a possible risk of incoming pathogens to the digestive system. The gut take ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 28, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research ( ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 28, 2020Neuroscience
Research now suggests that the presence of different gut bacteria may significantly impact children’s behavior, ca ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 21, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists at the University of Nottingham are seeking new ways to improve vaccine use in the protection against the bac ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 16, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
The Nipah virus, first identified in 1998 and is transmitted from pigs and bats, has resulted in a high mortality rate k ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 15, 2019Microbiology
The fatality rate of Nipah virus has an estimated range of 40 to 75 percentWritten By: Carmen LeitchNOV 28, 2019Chemistry & Physics
Quantum physics tells us about the properties and behaviors of particles in the atomic and subatomic world. But scientis ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 27, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have discovered a new painkiller dubbed to be as effective as opioids, only minus their disadvantages, from ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 25, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Every year, around 700,000 people are estimated to die from drug-resistant infections thanks to our overuse of antibioti ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 14, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Misfolded proteins, also called prions, can cause a host of problems, including neurodegenerative disorders.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 06, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Ever heard of conotoxins? They are bioactive peptides present in the venom of the predatory marine cone snails that are ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 03, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Molecules and drugs move among cells and bind to receptors on the cell surface, which can initiate a cascade of reaction ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 30, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
The need to assess a group of deadly neurotoxins without turning to animal-testing may soon be a possibility. A new anim ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 29, 2019Chemistry & Physics
The pioneers behind lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries were awarded Nobel prize this year. Still, scientists around the worl ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 23, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Affecting 44 million individuals globally, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a form of dementia characterized by loss of ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 04, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
A recent study found that the popular heart drug--sacubitril/valsartan—holds positive effects on the structure and ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 02, 2019Microbiology
Now that we know so much more about the bacteria we carry in our bodies, it may be possible to start using that bacteria ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 13, 2019Health & Medicine
In healthy people, the blood-brain barrier (BBB), which is fromed by brain endothelial cells, strictly controls the ...Written By: Dena ArutaJUL 26, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
A totally synthetic protein has been created to act like a switch that can change gene expression in a cell.Written By: Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2020
Cancer
A new study published in eLife describes the findings from a study that has successfully mapped tumor cell molecule
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 14, 2020
Cardiology
Often, people who have Type 2 diabetes are at an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. This is because they are usu
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 16, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Liraglutide is a drug targeted to help treat obesity by suppressing appetite, thus making the patient lose weight. Howev
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 08, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, describes how researchers designed molecules k
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 06, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
New research published in the journal Science Translational Medicine shows that that a scorpion-derived proteins could s
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 04, 2020
Immunology
At mealtime, every mouthful of food contains a possible risk of incoming pathogens to the digestive system. The gut take
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 28, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 28, 2020
Neuroscience
Research now suggests that the presence of different gut bacteria may significantly impact children’s behavior, ca
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 21, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists at the University of Nottingham are seeking new ways to improve vaccine use in the protection against the bac
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 16, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
The Nipah virus, first identified in 1998 and is transmitted from pigs and bats, has resulted in a high mortality rate k
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 15, 2019
Microbiology
The fatality rate of Nipah virus has an estimated range of 40 to 75 percent
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 28, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
Quantum physics tells us about the properties and behaviors of particles in the atomic and subatomic world. But scientis
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 27, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have discovered a new painkiller dubbed to be as effective as opioids, only minus their disadvantages, from
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 25, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Every year, around 700,000 people are estimated to die from drug-resistant infections thanks to our overuse of antibioti
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 14, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Misfolded proteins, also called prions, can cause a host of problems, including neurodegenerative disorders.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 06, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Ever heard of conotoxins? They are bioactive peptides present in the venom of the predatory marine cone snails that are
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 03, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Molecules and drugs move among cells and bind to receptors on the cell surface, which can initiate a cascade of reaction
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 30, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
The need to assess a group of deadly neurotoxins without turning to animal-testing may soon be a possibility. A new anim
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 29, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
The pioneers behind lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries were awarded Nobel prize this year. Still, scientists around the worl
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 23, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Affecting 44 million individuals globally, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a form of dementia characterized by loss of
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 04, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
A recent study found that the popular heart drug--sacubitril/valsartan—holds positive effects on the structure and
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 02, 2019
Microbiology
Now that we know so much more about the bacteria we carry in our bodies, it may be possible to start using that bacteria
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 13, 2019
Health & Medicine
In healthy people, the blood-brain barrier (BBB), which is fromed by brain endothelial cells, strictly controls the
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JUL 26, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
A totally synthetic protein has been created to act like a switch that can change gene expression in a cell.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch