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Scientists are high on idea that marijuana reduces memory impairment

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 19, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (62) | comments 13

The more research they do, the more evidence Ohio State University scientists find that specific elements of marijuana can be good for the aging brain by reducing inflammation there and possibly even stimulating the formation ...





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Synthetic HDL: A new weapon to fight cholesterol problems

Chemistry /

created Jan 09, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 4

Buttery Christmas cookies, eggnog, juicy beef roast, rich gravy and creamy New York-style cheesecake. Happy holiday food unfortunately can send blood cholesterol levels sky high.


Scientists teach enzyme to make synthetic heparin in more varieties

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created Nov 25, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have learned to customize a key human enzyme responsible for producing heparin, opening the door to a more effective synthetic anticoagulant as well as treatments ...


Researchers create new synthetic heparin

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Sep 21, 2007 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have patented a synthetic version of the drug heparin, called Recomparin, that is less complex chemically and should be easier to produce than previous forms.


Life, but not as we know it?

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created May 28, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (11) | comments 0

Researchers at The University of Nottingham have taken some important first steps to creating a synthetic copycat of a living cell, a leading science journal reports.


Breakthrough to boost drug testing accuracy

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created Jan 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- An international team of chemical engineers, chemists and pharmacists has made a major breakthrough that will significantly boost the accuracy and speed of drug testing.


New Synthetic Compound Message to Drug-Resistant Bacteria: 'Resistance is Futile'

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created Jan 21, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of Illinois have developed a smart new synthetic compound that not only targets some drug-resistant bacteria and kills them, but the ...


Marijuana ingredients show promise in battling superbugs

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created Sep 08, 2008 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (21) | comments 0

Substances in marijuana show promise for fighting deadly drug-resistant bacterial infections, including so-called "superbugs," without causing the drug's mood-altering effects, scientists in Italy and the United Kingdom are ...


Anemia drugs under scrutiny

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Mar 13, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

U.S. drug regulators are contemplating further restrictions on the use of drugs to combat anemia in cancer patients.


Strong immune response to new siRNA drugs in development may cause toxic side effects

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 20, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Small synthetic fragments of genetic material called small interfering RNA (siRNA) can block production of abnormal proteins; however, these exciting new drug candidates can also induce a strong immune response, causing toxic ...


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Chemical signaling may power nanomachines

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Mar 31, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (15) | comments 0

In a finding that could provide controlled motion in futuristic nanomachines used for drug delivery, fuel cells, and other applications, researchers in Pennsylvania report that chemical signaling between synthetic ...



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