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Drug delivery nanorockets ricochet riotously
Dutch scientists successfully launched nanosized rockets that they envision eventually carrying drugs through the body to a vital target. Yes, you're probably thinking this sounds like the...
Drug coupled with peptide delivers targeted tumor treatment
There might be a way to make a cancer drug more effectively deliver its tumor attack without harming healthy cells. Researchers at the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute believe combining the...
Seattle biotech upstart advances molecular "paint" for cancer cells
No matter how brilliant an academic drug program is, it won't become a commercial reality until a biopharma comes along, picks it up and proves it works in the clinic. Today Xconomy's Luke Timmerman
Light-up peptides could prevent nerve damage in surgery
Of all the possible unintended consequences of surgery, among the most frightening is accidental damage to thin or buried nerves. The results can range from chronic pain to permanent paralysis.
NIST issues new reference material
National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST has issued its first-ever reference material designed to improve the performance and reliability of experiments to measure the masses and concentrations of peptides in biomolecular samples. The new reference material is expected to be an important tool in the analysis of proteins, both for disease diagnosis and drug discovery. Release
Peptide gel used to control bleeding
A team of scientists from MIT and the University of Hong Kong has developed a gel from peptides that is able to stop bleeding in animals in a matter of seconds. The gel then breaks down into amino acids which go to work on tissue repair. These researchers have already used the gel to spur the regrowth of brain cells as well as partially restore sight in hamsters. This new work in stopping bleeding may point the way to control bleeding during surgeries, which would in turn reduce the time …
TX researchers find new mechanism in Alzheimer's
Focusing on the role of an enzyme known as presenilin, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas say they have identified a second function that may play a big role in the development of Alzheimer's. Presenilins are already well known for cleaving amyloid precursor proteins to create amyloid ß-peptides that form plaques in the brains of Alzheimer's victims. Mutant presenilins present in 40 percent of familial cases of Alzheimer's also …
