Research into Alzheimer’s disease seems an unlikely approach to yield a better way to fight urinary tract infections (UTIs), but that’s what scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and elsewhere recently reported. One element links the disparate areas of research: amyloids, which are fibrous, sticky protein aggregates. [...]

Bethesda, MD, December 12, 2009 –(PR.com)– James A. Wells, professor and chairman of the department pharmaceutical chemistry at the University of California, San Francisco, and director of UCSF’s small molecule discovery center, has been named the winner of the 2010 American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology-Merck Award for his [...]

The Techne Sample Concentrator provides fast solvent or diluent evaporation without sample loss when used with one of the company’s Dri-Block heaters. The height-adjustable head of the concentrator delivers a flow of inert gas that removes evaporated solvent from the surface of solutions in tubes or 96-well plates. Traditional methods of reducing [...]

A study carried out by the scientists at the Scripps Research Institute illustrated a novel, highly practical strategy for identifying molecules that avert a particular form of immune cells from launching assaults on their host. These findings have added a potent new-fangled tool to the ongoing investigation for probable treatments [...]

KARWAR: While representatives of 192 countries are engaged in climate change debates at Copenhagen, Dr Ullas Naik, a marine scientist at the department of marine biology, at Karnatak University’s PG Centre, here has suggested the unassuming sea weed as a possible cure to the planet’s ills.Calling for the scientific culture [...]

HOUSTON — (December 9, 2009) — On rare occasions, an infant is born with outward appearance of a female but the XY chromosomes of a male. If the child has a normal Y chromosome — the chromosome responsible for testicular development — the condition is known as androgen insensitivity syndrome. Experts estimate [...]

(RTTNews) - True to expectations, Jeffrey Kindler, the CEO of Pfizer Inc. (PFE | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating), scripted a new playbook for the drug giant in 2009, accelerating the process of transformation by clinching the largest pharmaceutical [...]

Computer compatibility tests might help flu-fighting drugs find their groove. A pandemic of the H1N1 swine flu virus has health officials worried that the virus could develop resistance to drugs such as Tamiflu used to treat infected people. A new computerized screening method could help find new or already existing drugs that [...]

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