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Small Molecule
Small Molecule: Within the fields of molecular biology and pharmacology, a small molecule is a low molecular weight organic compound that may regulate a biological process, with a size on the order of 1 nm. Most drugs are small molecules.
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NOV 15, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that fluvoxamine, a common ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 14, 2020Cancer
New research from the University of Michigan reports for the first time a new synthetic protein nanoparticle that is abl ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 12, 2020Genetics & Genomics
To repair disease-causing errors in the genome, gene editing reagents like those used in CRISPR-Cas9 first have to reach ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 11, 2020Cancer
Amongst the most common targets of anti-cancer drugs are small regulatory molecules called cyclin-dependent kinases (CDK ...Written By: Jasper CantrellNOV 06, 2020Immunology
The virus that causes COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, uses its spike protein to gain access to cells, by binding to the ACE2 recep ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 05, 2020Cardiology
In our bodies, there are millions of signals and packages being sent and received every second. In the past several deca ...Written By: Jasper CantrellNOV 02, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the Medical Univesity of Vienna in Austria have found that a peptide (a small protein molecule) found i ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 22, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Now that sequencing the whole human genome is easier, faster, and cheaper than it used to be, scientists have been able ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 22, 2020Cancer
Researchers collaborating from St. Anna Children's Cancer Research Institute Vienna, King's College London, Inst ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 18, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
It's thought that as much as half of the global population carries a bacterium called Helicobacter pylori in their stoma ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 15, 2020Neuroscience
Billions of neurons communicate with each other through trillions of synapses to create a functioning, unique system we ...Sponsored By: Human Metabolome TechnologiesOCT 13, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
What is tandem mass spectrometry? A powerful analytical tool that is capable of characterizing complex mixtures in drug ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 13, 2020Cardiology
Biomarkers have taken the diagnostic field by storm over the past decade. The search for stable, easy to access indicato ...Written By: Jasper CantrellOCT 12, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Introduction The importance of Fc glycosylation of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) with regard to biological activity is wi ...Sponsored By: Roche DiagnosticsOCT 10, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
‘Fishnet’ Nanoparticles Traps Drug Molecules A team at Northwestern University have casted a net of nanopart ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 03, 2020Genetics & Genomics
There is no treatment for cocaine addiction, which affects millions of people around the world and has a high relapse ra ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 01, 2020Cardiology
The heart is a vital part of the body that can last one hundred years, yet even a small change can cause massive consequ ...Written By: Jasper CantrellSEP 27, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is term that describes a gut disorder that causes abdominal pain, cramping, diarrhea or c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
A study appearing next week in the journal Nature Communications offers some good news in the search for antiviral drugs ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 14, 2020Microbiology
HIV attacks the human immune system's CD4 cells, a major player in the body's defense against pathogens.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 07, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
If you've ever been through a battery of tests while doctors try to find a diagnosis for an ailment, you know that many ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 06, 2020Microbiology
Effective vaccines have to trigger an immune response, which is intended to create an immune 'memory' of a specific infe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 06, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
There are many genes in the DNA that gives rise to an organism, and genes that code for protein are a critical part of t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 02, 2020Cancer
Researchers have developed new cancer detection agents in the form of contrast dyes from tattoo ink. The results of thes ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 15, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that fluvoxamine, a common
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 14, 2020
Cancer
New research from the University of Michigan reports for the first time a new synthetic protein nanoparticle that is abl
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 12, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
To repair disease-causing errors in the genome, gene editing reagents like those used in CRISPR-Cas9 first have to reach
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 11, 2020
Cancer
Amongst the most common targets of anti-cancer drugs are small regulatory molecules called cyclin-dependent kinases (CDK
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
NOV 06, 2020
Immunology
The virus that causes COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, uses its spike protein to gain access to cells, by binding to the ACE2 recep
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 05, 2020
Cardiology
In our bodies, there are millions of signals and packages being sent and received every second. In the past several deca
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
NOV 02, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the Medical Univesity of Vienna in Austria have found that a peptide (a small protein molecule) found i
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 22, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Now that sequencing the whole human genome is easier, faster, and cheaper than it used to be, scientists have been able
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 22, 2020
Cancer
Researchers collaborating from St. Anna Children's Cancer Research Institute Vienna, King's College London, Inst
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 18, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's thought that as much as half of the global population carries a bacterium called Helicobacter pylori in their stoma
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 15, 2020
Neuroscience
Billions of neurons communicate with each other through trillions of synapses to create a functioning, unique system we
...
Sponsored By:
Human Metabolome Technologies
OCT 13, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
What is tandem mass spectrometry? A powerful analytical tool that is capable of characterizing complex mixtures in drug
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 13, 2020
Cardiology
Biomarkers have taken the diagnostic field by storm over the past decade. The search for stable, easy to access indicato
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
OCT 12, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Introduction The importance of Fc glycosylation of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) with regard to biological activity is wi
...
Sponsored By:
Roche Diagnostics
OCT 10, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
‘Fishnet’ Nanoparticles Traps Drug Molecules A team at Northwestern University have casted a net of nanopart
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 03, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
There is no treatment for cocaine addiction, which affects millions of people around the world and has a high relapse ra
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 01, 2020
Cardiology
The heart is a vital part of the body that can last one hundred years, yet even a small change can cause massive consequ
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
SEP 27, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is term that describes a gut disorder that causes abdominal pain, cramping, diarrhea or c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
A study appearing next week in the journal Nature Communications offers some good news in the search for antiviral drugs
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 14, 2020
Microbiology
HIV attacks the human immune system's CD4 cells, a major player in the body's defense against pathogens.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 07, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
If you've ever been through a battery of tests while doctors try to find a diagnosis for an ailment, you know that many
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2020
Microbiology
Effective vaccines have to trigger an immune response, which is intended to create an immune 'memory' of a specific infe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are many genes in the DNA that gives rise to an organism, and genes that code for protein are a critical part of t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 02, 2020
Cancer
Researchers have developed new cancer detection agents in the form of contrast dyes from tattoo ink. The results of thes
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan