Medicinal chemistry – Page 58
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Research
Bubble wrap could send lab costs packing
Potential bubbles up across wide range of uses as storage and test vessels, especially for poor countries
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Research
Molecular computer calculates Ebola diagnosis
A prototype device displays a fluorescent ‘E’ in the presence of DNA found in Ebola virus
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Podcast
Desomorphine
From potential painkiller to kitchen-cooked heroin replacement, Nate Adams tracks the history of desomorphine
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News
Call for new models to pay for antibiotics
UK government report on ways to fight resistance follows prime minister’s call for global action
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Business
EMA wrangles restrain trial data progress
Attempts to balance industry and research interests on transparency draw suggestions of improper collusion
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Research
Organ–organ interactions could compound nanoparticle damage
Dual-organ simulation uncovers possible toxicity mechanisms that result in liver injury
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News
Renewed focus on dementia checked by drug challenges
‘Ticking time bomb’ of global neurodegenerative disease burden will be difficult to defuse
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Research
Smell of malaria attracts mosquitoes
The malaria parasite changes the odour of infected mice, making them smell tastier to mosquitoes
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Business
Biotech bounced back in 2013, says report
R&D investment increasing, but industry needs to use its cash more wisely
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News
Nickel allergy case highlights nanoparticle unknowns
Chemist’s metal hypersensitivity after weighing powder on open bench underlines safety needs
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Research
Fatal toxins found in ‘edible’ wild mushrooms
Deadly kidney disease linked to one mushroom may also be caused by a related species that was thought to be safe to eat
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Research
Pre-childbirth solvent exposure raises breast cancer risk
Women working with solvents before having children are more at risk
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News
China gets tough with polluters
Amendments to country’s 25-year-old environment law paves the way for unlimited fines for environmental damage
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Careers
Remote possibilities
Now you can graduate in drug discovery without ever leaving the house, as Sarah Houlton finds out
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Business
Nano risk register not necessary, says BASF
Reach covers the relevant information, and a register risks attracting unwarranted stigma
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Research
Dual warhead kills and disarms bacteria
Compound damages bacterial membrane and disables resistance mechanism in a two-pronged attack
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Research
Three glowing mice
People’s exposure to nanoparticles could be tested for with skin biopsies
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Research
Elemental discoveries at the cellular level
The concentrations of vital chemical elements in cancer cells has been mapped using a dual technique