Medicinal chemistry – Page 57
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CPU heat powers PCR disease detection
Computer and mobile phone combo detects Chagas disease in blood and could drive down diagnosis costs
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Bringing chemical synthesis to the masses
Researchers hope simple system to build thousands of peptides without enzymes, cells or reagents will be accessible to all
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Urine test could catch lung cancer early
Cancer diagnosis could be accelerated using an approach that is low cost, rapid and non-invasive
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Business
Servier to appear in adverts over lack of transparency
Adverts in the medical press will name French pharma firm for failing to comply with disclosure rules
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Podcast
Chemistry World podcast - September 2014
We speak to Paul Clarke about the challenges of natural product synthesis and discuss the pros and cons of perovskite solar cells
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Business
Piramal exits drug discovery in India
Company will concentrate on generic medicines and clinical and contract research.
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Experimental Ebola drug 'impressive' in animal trials
All primates given ZMapp are cured of Ebola but the drug is still a long way from approval in humans
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Fluorinating new life into an increasingly ineffective antibiotic
Aminoglycoside analogue evades bacterial resistance mechanism
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Ionic liquids join battle against antibiotic resistance
Organic salts disrupt biofilms to leave resistant bacteria at the mercy of antibiotics
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Yeast turned into morphine and opioid biofactories
Scientists hope that biotech route could protect the drug supply chain from harvest failures and problems with illicit use
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News
Doctors turn to experimental Ebola treatments
Drugs and vaccines untested in humans are being trialled on Ebola patients
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Radiolabels help evaluate emerging cancer treatment
Tracking tools will aid transition of boron neutron capture therapy from bench to hospital
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Podcast
Magnesium oxide
You may have created it in a fiery flash or taken it to soothe a burning stomach. Simon Cotton on magnesium oxide
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Knock-out theory puts new spin on general anaesthesia
Anaesthetics effect on proteins’ electronic structure could explain mystery of how diverse molecules can cause unconsciousness
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Business
Single shot antibiotic approved for skin infections
Third drug in three months approved under US antimicrobials incentive scheme
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Faulty enzyme link offers new ways to fight Parkinson’s
Research links Parkinson’s disease to an enzyme that affects the functioning of mitochondria
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Podcast
Chemistry World podcast - August 2014
This month, how artificial comets may explain the origins of asymmetry in life. Plus, we speak to Martyn Poliakoff
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Research
Nanoparticle protects protein drug cargo
Proteins cling to co-polymer thanks to electrostatic interactions