Compound as Effective as FDA-Approved Drugs Against Life-Threatening Infections
NewsPurdue University researchers have identified a new compound that in preliminary testing has shown itself to be as effective as antibiotics approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat life-threatening infections while also appearing to be less susceptible to bacterial resistance.
Read moreBogong Moths Use Magnetic Fields to Navigate
Newshave found that the moths, like migratory birds, depend on the Earth's magnetic field to guide them on their way.
Read moreSimple Sugar Prevents Neurodegeneration in Lysosomal Storage Disease
NewsNew therapeutic approach may one day delay neurodegeneration typical of a disease called mucopolysaccharidoses IIIB (MPS IIIB)
Read morePenn Medicine Biochemist Receives Major Award for Research on Epigenetic Protein Modifications via Mass Spec
NewsBenjamin A.Garcia, PhD, an expert in quantitative proteomics and Presidential Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, has been awarded the Biemann Medal by the American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS). The early-career award recognizes significant achievement in basic or applied mass spectrometry.
Cisplatin Efficacy: The Importance of Measuring Uptake in Cancer Cells
ArticleAlthough cisplatin is clinically proven to combat numerous human cancers – bladder, head and neck, lung, ovarian, testicular – resistance to treatment remains a key challenge, and cisplatin patients can often relapse. Having the ability to determine the cellular uptake of cisplatin is key to developing novel strategies to increase tumor cell sensitivity to cisplatin.
Read moreFood Safety Warnings Are Making Eating More Dangerous
ArticleFood hazard warnings are making eating more dangerous
Read moreExploiting the Glycome for Cancer Therapeutics
ArticleThe surfaces of cancer cells frequently express different types of glycoproteins, and because healthy cells don’t express these molecules (or do so at a much lower level), there has been significant interest in them as potential anticancer targets. Recent advances suggest we are about to see a resurgence in cancer glycomics.
Read moreScientists Explore the Molecular Mechanics that Drive us to Sleep
ArticleScientists describe how phosphorylation of 80 synaptic proteins drives our sleep/wake cycles
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