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Chemists create 'Superbowl' molecule; May lead to better health

... molecule is capable of delivering a wide range of drugs ?from painkillers to chemotherapy cocktails ?to specific areas of the body, potentially resulting in improved treatment outcomes and perhaps saving lives, the researchers say. The molecule also shows promise for a wide range of other applications, i...

DNA Molecules Used To Assemble Nanoparticles

...ou wanted to make a therapeutic that targeted five drugs to five different cells, it would be 25 synthesis steps the traditional way," Baker said. At two to three months per synthesis, and a significant loss of yield for each step, that approach just wouldn't be practical. Instead, the Baker group will cr...

New push for public health, AIDS spending at African Union summit

...ng treated with a cocktail of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs that inhibit the progression of their disease, which has no known cure. But demand for free drugs vastly outstrips their supply, the cost of the drugs - at some $US600 annually for the rest of a pat...

UAB scientists discover the origin of a mysterious physical force

...a substantial part of the process of designing new drugs is based on understanding how substances penetrate cell membranes to enter cells. These drugs are often proteins designed to prevent or strengthen the action of other substances. In these cases,...

Protein discovery could unlock the secret to better TB treatment

... again, the disease becomes treatable using common drugs like antibiotics. Scientists believe that uncoveri...ure of this protein will lead the way to designing drugs which enable treatment of dormant and multidrug resistant TB. In England and Wales around 400 peopl...

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Imaging Mass Spectrometry for Small Molecule Localization from Protein Discovery, Inc.

... them with histological images so you can localize drugs and metabolites prior to synthesizing radiolabeled compound. Imaging mass spectrometry enables cell type specific analysis without microdissection or homogenization and differentiates between drug compounds and their metabolites. Advantages ...

In Vitro Osteogenesis Assay Kit from CHEMICON

...useful for studying the effects of growth factors, drugs and toxic agents on bone formation and for screening candidate osteogenic pharmaceuticals. Also, studies examining the intracellular signaling pathways regulating osteoblast differentiation can be facilitated by use of this kit. Components: As...

microRNA Expression Profiling - Comprehensive Service from LC Sciences

...n of the protooncogene BCL6 by chromatin-modifying drugs in human cancer cells. Cancer Cell 9(6), 435-443. (3) Cummins, J.M., He, Y., Leary, R.J., Pagliarini, R., Diaz, L.A., Jr., Sjoblom, T., Barad, O., Bentwich, Z., Szafranska, A.E., Labourier, E. et al. (2006) The colorectal microRNAome. Proc Natl Ac...

GeneSpring Workgroup from Agilent Technologies

...neSpring Workgroup can reduce the cost of bringing drugs to market by providing better predictive toxicology assessments and more thorough analysis techniques for biomarker discovery....

NADPH-cytochrome c reductase Colorimetric Assay Kit from Sigma-Aldrich

...se levels in various sources after intoxication by drugs or challenge by xenobiotics...

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Fractionating DNA Fragments Generated by Differential Display PCR

...allergicdisease is needed to allow more acceptable drugs to be developed. As leukocytes play a key role in mediating allergic responses, a comparisonof the expression levels of genes in the leukocytes of people suffering fromallergic disease as compared to nonallergic controls may provide insights intothe...

In Vivo Signal Transduction Pathway Reporting Systems

...g known inhibitors of the pathway andscreening for drugs that promote or inhibit the activity of JNK, MAPK, PKA orother upstream signaling molecules (such as Ras, raf and JNKK). Conclusions The PathDetect in vivo signal transduction pathway reporting systems can beused to determine and map the signal tra...

Cis-Reporting System Monitors Intracellular Calcium Mobilization

...tial targets for newer and safer immunosuppressive drugs and for assessingcellular signal transduction path...yclosporin A (CsA) and FK506, two immunosuppresive drugs that revolutionizedtransplant surgery in 1983. 1 Members of the NFAT family are divided according ...

Cis-Reporting System Monitors Intracellular Calcium Mobilization

...tial targets for newer and safer immunosuppressive drugs and for assessingcellular signal transduction path...yclosporin A (CsA) and FK506, two immunosuppresive drugs that revolutionizedtransplant surgery in 1983. 1 Members of the NFAT family are divided according ...

High-throughput gene expression analysis to screen for anti-asthma drugs

...ene expression analysis to identify potential drugs to fight asthma. Bronchial asthma is ...e information about the effects of potential drugs for asthma. The goal of our research is to identify potential new drugs that selectivel...

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Virus evolution

...lems in the development of successful antiviral drugs , as resistant mutations often appear within weeks to months after the beginning of the treatment. RNA viruses are also used as a model system to study evolution in the laboratory. One of the main theoretical models to study virus evolution is the...

Virus

...ccination to provide resistance to infection, and drugs that treat the symptoms of viral infections. Patients often ask for antibiotics , which are useless against viruses, and their misuse against viral infections is one of the causes of antibiotic resistance in bacteria . That said, sometimes the pr...

Varicella zoster virus

.... Within the body it can be treated by a number of drugs and therapeutic agents including aciclovir , zoster immunoglobulin (ZIG), and vidarabine . A live attenuated VZV Oka/Merck strain vaccine is available and is marketed under the trade name Varivax . It was developed by Merck, Sharp & Dohme i...

Tubulin

...harmacology Tubulins are targets for anticancer drugs like taxol . The anti- gout agent colchicine binds to tubulin and inhibits microtubule formation, arresting neutrophil motility and decreasing inflammation ....

Twin

...lage (see [1] ). The widespread use of fertility drugs causing hyperovulation (stimulated release of mult...regnancies. Women who have been taking fertility drugs have the greatest chance of multiple births, ranging from 10 to 20 percent. This is primarily down ...

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Uric acid

...sphere. Full article >>> A group of drugs derived from barbit uric acid that is used to sedate, to control convulsions, or to induce sleep. Blood and urine tests can determine toxic levels of these compound s. Barbiturate s may be habit forming. Full article >>> purine ...

Tumor

...rimary character istics of cancer , anti- tumor drugs are often used to treat cancer . Full article >>> Tumor antigens are those antigens that are presented by the MHC I molecule s on the surface of tumor cells . These antigens can sometimes be presented only by tumor cell...

Transcriptase

... article >>> Several anti-retroviral drugs work by interfering with reverse transcriptase , the key enzyme of retrovirus es. These drugs, the reverse transcriptase inhibitors, act when cells first become infected. Full article >>> Retrovirus es, such as Human Imm...

Spindle Fibers

...n't divide often, they are less sensitive to these drugs than are cancer cells . Full article >>> kinetochore : a region of DNA that has remained undivided during prophase of mitosis ; binds to the spindle fibers that eventually pull apart the sister chromatids . kingdom : the l...

Smooth ER

...abolism of carbohydrates , and detoxification of drugs and poisons. Full article >>> Smooth ER The smooth ER has functions in several metabolic processes. It takes part in the synthesis of various lipids (e.g., for building membranes such as phospholipid s), fatty acids and ster...

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Immunosupressants for Eczema

...corticosteroids for skin disease. Yet, the host of drugs that have come out in the recent years which are dermatocentric are astounding and here is another. Using Tacrolimus, the agent which was devised for liver transplantation, there has been found to vast symptomatic relief of patients. Eczema is a deva...

Another ray of hope for Arthritis Sufferers

...lions of people all over the world. Anti-arthritic drugs can cause side effects and surgery can be expensive, however there is hope from a natural product liquid glucosamine and chondroitin sulfates. Some excellent results with an approach based on a combination of the two supplements have been reported by...

Human Genome Project Achieves Technological Triumph

...the practice of medicine by paving the way for new drugs and medical therapies.Specific sequences of DNA characters form the genes and this makes us what we are and determines our susceptibility to illnesses like cancer or diabetes. Mapping involves three separate steps: sequencing, assembling and annotat...

One in Three Heart Attack Patients Have No Chest Pains

... receive lifesaving therapies such as clot-busting drugs or the artery-clearing treatment angioplasty. And they were more likely to die -- approximately one in four patients without chest pains died during their heart attacks, compared to one in 10 patients with chest pains....

Low Cholesterol Linked to Severe Depression and Violent Behavior in Men

...old that after researchers began testing the first drugs designed to lower elevated cholesterol levels, she found that a lot of people taking the drugs were dying of causes unrelated to cardiovascular system. Another researcher added that, "A lot of t...

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Simplon 72 Bandage

...ations including the controlled on-eye delivery of drugs and medication....

ADx System

...immunoassay technology for the detection of abused drugs and toxicology assays....

Immulite Chemiluminescent Immunoassay System

...nology, infectious disease, TDM, serology, anemia, drugs of abuse, diabetes, allergy, tumor markers and esoterics are all easily run with the true random access capability....

Immulite 1000 Immunoassay System

...nology, infectious disease, TDM, serology, anemia, drugs of abuse, diabetes, allergy, tumor markers and esoterics are all easily run with true random access capability....

Hemoccult II SENSA elite Fecal Occult Blood Test

... format to help patients determine which foods and drugs are okay and which should be avoided during the testing period. The single back flap and Performance Monitor make processing and interpreting the elite test easier and more efficient for healthcare professionals....

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Monitoring Options Expand for Therapeutic Agents and Drugs of Abuse

...cians assess dosage appropriateness of therapeutic drugs and to screen for the presence of drugs of abuse. Some of these products require laboratory support while many simple test kits are suitable...

Gene Chips to Detect CYP Variations: A New Step Toward Customized Medical Therapy.

...liver cells, they modify the chemical structure of drugs shortly after they are absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. The chemical modification renders them more water soluble and hence more easily excreted. Six CYP enzymes (named 1A2, 2C9, 2C19, 2D6, 2E1, 3A4) account for over 90% of drug metabolism...

Low-Density Cholesterol Subfractions: Not all LDL-C Particles are Created Equal

...better, more individualized treatment methods than drugs designed to lower overall cholesterol levels. In fact, if treatment with an LDL-lowering drug (statins are the primary drug of choice) is unsuccessful, the NCEP recommends combining treatments, and referring the patient to a lipid specialist if this ...

Positive Aggrastat Results Featured in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology

...ution should beemployed when it is used with other drugs that affect hemostasis.The safety of AGGRASTATR when used in combination with thrombolyticagents has not been established. During therapy with AGGRASTATR,patients should be monitored for potential bleeding. When bleedingcannot be controlled with pres...

Halozyme Therapeutics' Enhanze Technology Large Protein Molecule Therapeutic Clinical Trial Results Presented at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Controlled Release Society

...aditionally been usedto accelerate the delivery of drugs and fluids, including localanesthetics, other co-i...ase theabsorption and dispersion of other injected drugs and fluids. TheCompany also has a number of different enzymes in its portfoliothat are targeting sig...

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Personalized medicine

...st decade. Many established branded blockbuster drugs are coming, or have already, come to the end of th...as Lipitor, compare favorably with cheaper generic drugs only in a small percentage of patients. But since it is not known how to identify these, many physic...

Mumijo

...roduce better results. Two commercial mumijo-based drugs were developed and at least three conference on post-operational application of mumijo were held. Mumijo should not be confused with balsams and thick herbal extract, sometimes advertized as "herbal mumijo"; at least part of its healing properties a...

Neuropsychiatry

... Famous psychiatrists Physicians Psychiatric drugs Drugs by condition Neurological disorders Ps...However, starting with the efficacy of neuroleptic drugs in attenuating symptoms (Shapiro, Shapiro and Wayne, 1973) the syndrome has gained pathophysiologica...

Medical writing

...he data. With an increasing demand for getting new drugs to the market as quickly as possible, writing documents that can be read and understood quickly and easily has become an ever higher priority. Hence, the growth of professional medical writing. Types of medical writing Medical writing that i...

Medicine

...rmacology has developed from herbalism and many drugs are still derived from plants (atropine, ephedrine...eties. The medical establishment is now developing drugs targeted towards one particular disease process. Thus drugs are being developed to minimise the si...

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Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome

...2;>> Proton pump inhibitors are also the drugs of first choice for a rare condition called Zollinger-Ellison syndrome . This is a condition where a tumour in the pancreas causes too much stomach acid to be produced and so leads to severe stomach ulcer ation. Full article >>>...

Xeroderma Pigmentosum

...drome Radiation therapy Medical conditions or drugs that suppress the immune system Personal history of one or more skin cancer s ... Full article >>> Proposed indication: topical agent for the prevention of cutaneous neoplasm s and other skin abnormalities in patients with ...

Yeast

...elopment of antibiotics , anti toxins , and other drugs used to control various human disease s. Full article >>>...

Whitehead

...fection . Full article >>> Antiacne drugs are medicines that help clear up pimples , blackheads , whitehead s, and more severe forms of acne . Purpose ... Full article >>> Because these pimples look like teenage acne , rosacea has often been nicknamed adult acne or ...

Wheezing

...p. Full article >>> Bronchodilating drugs are usually prescribed if a cough occurs with airway narrowing and can reduce cough ing, wheezing , and shortness of breath. Full article >>> Abdominal Cramp ing (Pelvic Pain in Females) Lower Abdominal Pain (Pelvic Pain i...

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