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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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JUL 09, 2019Health & Medicine
A team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts Lowell has developed a technique to enhance the growth of new ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 08, 2019Technology
DNA molecules are the very essence of biological data and have long baffled scientists for its potentiality in utilizing ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 03, 2019Genetics & Genomics
It may one day be possible to treat psychiatric disorders with therapy that targets genetic mutations, which was done in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 28, 2019Genetics & Genomics
The inch-long sea slug Elysia rufescens eats algae for sustenance, but it gets an added benefit in the form of toxins wi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 27, 2019Chemistry & Physics
For positron emission tomography (PET) scans, patients are injected with a radioactive probe that emits positrons (a pos ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUN 24, 2019Earth & The Environment
A study published earlier this month in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences takes the term futur ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 24, 2019Technology
Nanoemulsions are tiny droplets of one liquid suspended within another liquid. These emulsions are similar to the drople ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 22, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
A team of researchers is trying to develop a treatment for chronic inflammatory disorders by inhibiting a complex called ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 21, 2019Microbiology
Reports of protein in dinosaur fossils may actually be something more modern, new work suggests.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 20, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
DNA microscopy doesn't use optics but enables the visualization of molecules. / Image credit: J. Weinstein et al./Cell 2 ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 20, 2019Chemistry & Physics
The humankind has been taking advantage of the metabolic mechanism of microbes to produce useful materials, anything fro ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUN 18, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the University of Sheffield in collaboration with Glasgow-based biotech company Mironid, have developed ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 18, 2019Health & Medicine
A new study from a team of Harvard scientists discovered one of the first distinct examples of how gut bacteria can inte ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 13, 2019Cancer
Drug resistance is a major hindrance to cancer treatment. Researchers from Duke University, MIT and the University of Rh ...Written By: Julia TraversJUN 11, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Indoor tanning increases the risk of skin cancer, but every year, nearly 8 million adults still use tanning beds.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 10, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
A recent research study examined a library of almost 300,000 small molecules to search for a molecule that may be a pote ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 28, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
There has been controversy surrounding the relatively recent idea that new nerve cells grow in adult brains.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 27, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
To function, cells have to send signals and orchestrate many pathways. Recent work has revealed a network that can carry ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 26, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Stem cells-based therapies may one day repair disorders caused by damaged cells. But those therapeutics must be tested.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2019Cancer
Castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) is a particularly aggressive form of prostate cancer. Although the standard ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 17, 2019Cannabis Sciences
According to Barrons, an online and print news outlet, marijuana is getting a second look by clinicians, pharmaceut ...Written By: Amy LoriauxMAR 18, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Cystic fibrosis affects around 700,000 people worldwide. New research has found a potential treatment for patients that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 12, 2019Microbiology
As our understanding of microbial communities grows, scientists are also finding the gaps in our knowledge, and are look ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 27, 2019Immunology
Researchers can now explain how a cell that is being attacked by bacteria or viruses specifically manages to 'sound the ...Written By: Nicholas Breehl
JUL 09, 2019
Health & Medicine
A team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts Lowell has developed a technique to enhance the growth of new
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 08, 2019
Technology
DNA molecules are the very essence of biological data and have long baffled scientists for its potentiality in utilizing
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
It may one day be possible to treat psychiatric disorders with therapy that targets genetic mutations, which was done in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 28, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
The inch-long sea slug Elysia rufescens eats algae for sustenance, but it gets an added benefit in the form of toxins wi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
For positron emission tomography (PET) scans, patients are injected with a radioactive probe that emits positrons (a pos
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 24, 2019
Earth & The Environment
A study published earlier this month in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences takes the term futur
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 24, 2019
Technology
Nanoemulsions are tiny droplets of one liquid suspended within another liquid. These emulsions are similar to the drople
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 22, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
A team of researchers is trying to develop a treatment for chronic inflammatory disorders by inhibiting a complex called
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 21, 2019
Microbiology
Reports of protein in dinosaur fossils may actually be something more modern, new work suggests.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 20, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
DNA microscopy doesn't use optics but enables the visualization of molecules. / Image credit: J. Weinstein et al./Cell 2
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 20, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
The humankind has been taking advantage of the metabolic mechanism of microbes to produce useful materials, anything fro
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 18, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the University of Sheffield in collaboration with Glasgow-based biotech company Mironid, have developed
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 18, 2019
Health & Medicine
A new study from a team of Harvard scientists discovered one of the first distinct examples of how gut bacteria can inte
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 13, 2019
Cancer
Drug resistance is a major hindrance to cancer treatment. Researchers from Duke University, MIT and the University of Rh
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JUN 11, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Indoor tanning increases the risk of skin cancer, but every year, nearly 8 million adults still use tanning beds.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 10, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
A recent research study examined a library of almost 300,000 small molecules to search for a molecule that may be a pote
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 28, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
There has been controversy surrounding the relatively recent idea that new nerve cells grow in adult brains.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 27, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
To function, cells have to send signals and orchestrate many pathways. Recent work has revealed a network that can carry
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 26, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Stem cells-based therapies may one day repair disorders caused by damaged cells. But those therapeutics must be tested.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2019
Cancer
Castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) is a particularly aggressive form of prostate cancer. Although the standard
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 17, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
According to Barrons, an online and print news outlet, marijuana is getting a second look by clinicians, pharmaceut
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
MAR 18, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cystic fibrosis affects around 700,000 people worldwide. New research has found a potential treatment for patients that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 12, 2019
Microbiology
As our understanding of microbial communities grows, scientists are also finding the gaps in our knowledge, and are look
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 27, 2019
Immunology
Researchers can now explain how a cell that is being attacked by bacteria or viruses specifically manages to 'sound the
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl