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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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JUN 01, 2018Chemistry & Physics
A group of physicists and computing scientists from Australia and Switzerland has come with a theoretical model for buil ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAY 30, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Melatonin is a hormone that regulates sleep and wakefulness through activating the melatonin receptors in the central ne ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAY 27, 2018Genetics & Genomics
One way cells regulate their genome is with epigenetic tags, reversible markers that can help control when and where gen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2018Chemistry & Physics
From the early theoretical framework laid down by famed physicist Richard Feynman, to the inaugural paper titled "M ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAY 21, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers can now move beyond the painstaking manipulation of individual genes.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 15, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
A protein kinase, an enzyme, might be the key to developing new cancer drugs according to a research study at the Univer ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 07, 2018Microbiology
West Nile Virus is a mosquito-borne disease with no effective treatments and no vaccine. That may be changing.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 03, 2018Cardiology
Depending on where an immune cell is during injury to the heart, like during a heart attack, their activity can either b ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 02, 2018Health & Medicine
MRI scans can look deep into the brain using powerful magnets to see brain anatomy and structure. Different types of MRI ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 01, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Move over, mammograms. University of Michigan scientists have a new solution for diagnosing breast cancer that’s p ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 24, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Investigators at University of Lincoln in the UK have developed a new technique using nanotechnology which may deliver d ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 24, 2018Cancer
Researchers studied the potential use of a synthetic retinoid, WYC-209, as an inhibitor of cancer cell growth and metast ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanAPR 21, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
The precursors that specialize to become fat cells can be rapidly altered by environmental factors, like fatty food inta ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2018Immunology
The same compound that helps immune cells detect bacteria during an invasion could help scientists design a new drug to ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 11, 2018Microbiology
We now know that a vast community of microbes lives in our guts; they may be influencing whether or not we gain weight.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 11, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are learning how to exploit the anti-clotting abilities of mosquito saliva.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 10, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Investigators have unveiled a new class of drug that may treat cancer patients who can no longer respond to approved the ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 03, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
According to the National Cancer Institute, lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer death for both men and women ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 02, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
DNA-encoded chemical library (DECL), containing about 35 million different drugs, is a new screening method devel ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 02, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Research published in The Lancet Oncology explains how the drug Larotrectinib can treat cancer cells that ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 30, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Water scarcity problem is no longer just an issue for small, isolated community. Climate change, pollution, agriculture ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAR 22, 2018Chemistry & Physics
The idea of adding artificial parts to biological bodies to create an “enhanced” being isn’t anything ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAR 20, 2018Cancer
Cancer induced reduction in antiviral immune responseWritten By:MAR 16, 2018Cardiology
Atrial fibrillation (AF), an irregular heartbeat, often goes unnoticed until the affected person has a stroke. Scientist ...Written By: Kara Marker
JUN 01, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
A group of physicists and computing scientists from Australia and Switzerland has come with a theoretical model for buil
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 30, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Melatonin is a hormone that regulates sleep and wakefulness through activating the melatonin receptors in the central ne
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 27, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
One way cells regulate their genome is with epigenetic tags, reversible markers that can help control when and where gen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
From the early theoretical framework laid down by famed physicist Richard Feynman, to the inaugural paper titled "M
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 21, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers can now move beyond the painstaking manipulation of individual genes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
A protein kinase, an enzyme, might be the key to developing new cancer drugs according to a research study at the Univer
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 07, 2018
Microbiology
West Nile Virus is a mosquito-borne disease with no effective treatments and no vaccine. That may be changing.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 03, 2018
Cardiology
Depending on where an immune cell is during injury to the heart, like during a heart attack, their activity can either b
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 02, 2018
Health & Medicine
MRI scans can look deep into the brain using powerful magnets to see brain anatomy and structure. Different types of MRI
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 01, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Move over, mammograms. University of Michigan scientists have a new solution for diagnosing breast cancer that’s p
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 24, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Investigators at University of Lincoln in the UK have developed a new technique using nanotechnology which may deliver d
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 24, 2018
Cancer
Researchers studied the potential use of a synthetic retinoid, WYC-209, as an inhibitor of cancer cell growth and metast
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
APR 21, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
The precursors that specialize to become fat cells can be rapidly altered by environmental factors, like fatty food inta
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2018
Immunology
The same compound that helps immune cells detect bacteria during an invasion could help scientists design a new drug to
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 11, 2018
Microbiology
We now know that a vast community of microbes lives in our guts; they may be influencing whether or not we gain weight.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 11, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are learning how to exploit the anti-clotting abilities of mosquito saliva.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 10, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Investigators have unveiled a new class of drug that may treat cancer patients who can no longer respond to approved the
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 03, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
According to the National Cancer Institute, lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer death for both men and women
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 02, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
DNA-encoded chemical library (DECL), containing about 35 million different drugs, is a new screening method devel
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 02, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Research published in The Lancet Oncology explains how the drug Larotrectinib can treat cancer cells that
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 30, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Water scarcity problem is no longer just an issue for small, isolated community. Climate change, pollution, agriculture
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAR 22, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
The idea of adding artificial parts to biological bodies to create an “enhanced” being isn’t anything
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAR 20, 2018
Cancer
Cancer induced reduction in antiviral immune response
Written By:
MAR 16, 2018
Cardiology
Atrial fibrillation (AF), an irregular heartbeat, often goes unnoticed until the affected person has a stroke. Scientist
...
Written By:
Kara Marker