News tagged with drug molecules
Two-In-One Punch Knocks Out Drug Resistant Cancer Cells
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Nov 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Cancer cells, like bacteria, can develop resistance to drug therapy, leading to relapse of disease. One approach showing promise in overcoming multidrug resistance in tumors is to combine two different anticancer ...
Potential new drugs: 970 million and still counting
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Jun 24, 2009 |
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Like astronomers counting stars in the familiar universe of outer space, chemists in Switzerland are reporting the latest results of a survey of chemical space -- the so-called chemical universe where tomorrow’s ...
Capsules Encapsulated: Enzyme-equipped liposomes embedded in polymer capsules as a novel biomedical transport system
May 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When cells cannot carry out the tasks required of them by our bodies, the result is disease. Nanobiotechnology researchers are looking for ways to allow synthetic systems take over simple cellular activities ...
High definition nanomovies reveal how RNA dances with drug partners
Apr 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Building on a technique they used to produce nanomovies of RNA molecules in motion, researchers have created "high definition" versions of the animations that reveal even more details about how RNA changes ...
Microfluidic Device Mimics Tumor Microenvironment, Helps Drug Discovery Efforts
Feb 23, 2009 |
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One of the challenges that cancer researchers face in designing new antitumor agents is that of predicting how drug molecules will behave in the complex microenvironment that surrounds a tumor. In particular, tumors create ...
Life under the laser
Aug 22, 2008 |
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Researchers at The University of Nottingham have developed a unique technology that will allow scientists to look at microscopic activity within the body's chemical messenger system for the very first time, live as it happens.
