News articles tagged with 'molecules'
Discovery may lead to powerful new therapy for asthma
— 12 Aug 2009 11:31 | HealthUniversity of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers have found that a single enzyme is apparently critical to most allergen-provoked asthma attacks - and that activity of the... — full story
UCLA researchers determine toxic levels of Alzheimer's clusters in brain
— 12 Aug 2009 10:56 | HealthScientists have long suspected that Alzheimer's disease (AD) is caused by a small protein called the amyloid beta-protein (Abeta). This protein clumps or binds to itself, eventually... — full story
How mice and humans differ immunologically
— 11 Aug 2009 12:21 | HealthEdith Hessel and colleagues, at Dynavax Technologies Corporation, Berkeley, have identified the reason that humans and rodents respond differently to a molecule that is being developed... — full story
Found: A gene that may play a role in type 1 diabetes
— 11 Aug 2009 11:16 | HealthScientists at Stanford University have identified a gene that may play a role in the development of type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the body's... — full story
NYU chemists discover twisted molecules that pick their targets
— 11 Aug 2009 11:11 | ChemistryNew York University chemists have discovered how to make molecules with a twist - the molecules fold in to twisted helical shapes that can accelerate selected chemical reactions. The... — full story
Navigating in the ocean of molecules
— 8 Aug 2009 15:15 | BiologyTracking down new active agents for cancer or malaria treatment could soon become easier - thanks to a computer program with which researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Molecular... — full story
New cancer drug delivery system is effective and reversible
— 7 Aug 2009 11:31 | HealthFor cancer drug developers, finding an agent that kills tumour cells is only part of the equation. The drug must also spare healthy cells, and - ideally - its effects will be reversible,... — full story
Bringing solar power to the masses
— 6 Aug 2009 09:28 | TechnologyOn a 104-degree Friday in July when sunlight bathed The University of Arizona campus, doctoral student Dio Placencia sat before a noisy vacuum chamber in the Chemical Sciences Building... — full story
New microchip technology performs 1000 chemical reactions at once
— 4 Aug 2009 10:10 | TechnologyFlasks, beakers and hot plates may soon be a thing of the past in chemistry labs. Instead of handling a few experiments on a bench top, scientists may simply pop a microchip into a... — full story
Membrane breaks through performance barrier
— 31 Jul 2009 08:35 | ChemistryEngineers have developed a new method for creating high-performance membranes from crystal sieves called zeolites; the method could increase the energy efficiency of chemical separations... — full story