News articles tagged with 'cyclic'
Polymer membranes with molecular-sized channels that assemble themselves
— 12 Jan 2011 17:13 | TechnologyMany futurists envision a world in which polymer membranes with molecular-sized channels are used to capture carbon, produce solar-based fuels, or desalinating sea water, among many…
Just like old times: Generating RNA molecules in water
— 21 Nov 2009 09:18 | BiologyA key question in the origin of biological molecules like RNA and DNA is how they first came together billions of years ago from simple precursors. Now, in a study appearing in this…
Novel drug discovery tool could identify promising new therapies for Parkinson's disease
— 14 Jul 2009 16:34 | HealthResearchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have turned simple baker's yeast into a virtual army of medicinal chemists capable of rapidly searching for drugs to treat Parkinson's…
Second gene linked to familial testicular cancer
— 30 Jun 2009 13:04 | HealthSpecific variations or mutations in a particular can gene raise a man's risk of familial, or inherited, testicular germ-cell cancer, the most common form of this disease, according…
Newly discovered mechanisms control the number of cerebral cells at the embryonic development stage
— 14 Feb 2009 09:10 | HealthA group of researchers of the Instituto de Investigaciones Biomedicas Alberto Sols (a mixed centre of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas and the Universidad Autonoma…
Scientists map steps to block key enzyme action in heart failure
— 12 Nov 2008 18:00 | HealthTaking a cue from the way drugs like Viagra put the biological brakes on a key enzyme involved in heart failure, scientists at Johns Hopkins have mapped out a key chemical step involved…
Continuous oral contraceptives better at easing pain, bleeding
— 4 Apr 2008 14:43 | HealthContinuous oral contraceptives may be more effective than the standard 28-day birth control pills in suppressing the ovary, according to researchers. They say that the continuous pill…
University of California, San Diego scientists eliminate drug discovery bottleneck
— 1 Apr 2008 12:59 | HealthDetermining the structure of unknown natural compounds is a slow and expensive part of drug screening and development - but this may now change thanks to a new combination of experimental…
New theory on origin and future of the universe
— 1 Nov 2007 04:00 | AstronomyThe universe's clock has neither a start nor finish, yet time is finite according to a New Zealand theorist. The theory, which tackles the age-old mystery of the origin of the universe,…
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