Drug targeting a protein complex containing two different types of opioid receptors may be an effective alternative to morphine and other opioid pain medications. A drug targeting a protein... Read more
There were three great scientific horse races in the last century. The first two, the race to the moon and the race to split the atom have been widely reported. The race to sequence the huma... Read more
Duke University biomedical engineers and genome researchers have developed a proof-of-principle approach using light to detect infections before patients show symptoms. The approach was demo... Read more
Real-Life “Marauder’s Map” Has Applications in Health Care, Security Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a method for tracking the locations of multipl... Read more
The huge value of vaccinating more children and young adults for influenza is being seriously underestimated The huge value of vaccinating more children and young adults for influenza is bei... Read more
Duke University biomedical engineers have been able to repair a defect responsible for one of the most common inherited disorders, Duchenne muscular dystrophy Using a novel genetic ‘ed... Read more
A design for solar panels that can simultaneously generate power from sunlight and store power reserves for later, all within a single device. The potential energy available via solar power... Read more
Scientists Pursue New Therapies as Deadly H7N9 Flu Spreads in China An experimental drug has shown promise in treating influenza, preventing lung injury and death from the virus in preclinic... Read more
There’s hope for patients with myotonic dystrophy. A new small molecule developed by researchers at the University of Illinois has been shown to break up the protein-RNA clusters that cause... Read more
We can get brain cells, liver cells, muscle cells and more. Stem cells and tissue-specific cells can be grown in abundance from mature mammalian cells simply by blocking a certain mem... Read more
“If these results are replicated in Alzheimer’s disease patients, it would open up a promising avenue of treatment of this devastating neurodegenerative disease.” Buphenyl, an FDA-approved m... Read more
Detailed analysis of drugs, alcohol & crimes across a city could help target prevention As cities across America work to reduce violence in tight budget times, new research shows how the... Read more
Biomedical researchers are beginning to tap into a gold mine of nontraditional sources of data to unravel some of the complexities of human diseases. With biomedical scientists struggling to... Read more
Chemists at the University of California, Riverside have developed a compound that holds much promise in the laboratory in fighting renal (kidney) cancer. Named TIR-199, the compound targets... Read more
The presence of a certain molecule allows the immune system to effectively police tuberculosis (TB) of the lungs and prevent it from turning into an active and deadly infection The presence... Read more