Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Too much adrenaline causes heart to decrease functionCredit: University of Houston A University of Houston College of Pharmacy researcher is characterizing a potential therapeutic target to increase heart function following a heart…

With scientists from Raytheon and other universities, WPI chemical engineer Eric Young is helping develop a method for using DNA signatures to identify genetically engineered organisms that have been released, accidentally or intentionally,…

Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Brigatinib is a next-generation ALK inhibitor that earned FDA approval in 2017 as a second-line therapy after treatment with crizotinib for ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer. Recently,…

UNIGE researchers have developed a cell co-culture platform that can reproduce a patient's tumour in 3D and test the best treatment combinations for its specific case in just five daysCredit: © UNIGE, Molecular Pharmacology Group Why…

Sample management collection features 'next generation compound delivery to support miniaturized biology'Credit: David James Group Oak Brook, IL - The June issue of SLAS Technology features the article, "Next Generation Compound…

SLAS Discovery announces its June cover article, 'A Perspective on Extreme Open Science: Companies Sharing Compounds without Restriction'Credit: David James Group Oak Brook, IL - The June cover of SLAS Discovery features cover…

Collaboration aims to create 3D images of cells in high resolution The search for new drugs to combat diseases more effectively could be revolutionised through a new £30 million electron microscopy project. Experts would be able to see,…

Scientists have designed proteins that move in response to acid, a technology that could help medication enter cellsCredit: Ian Haydon/Institute for Protein Design Synthetic proteins have been created that move in response to…

Credit: Chen Laboratory, Penn State A new drug that inhibits neonatal seizures in rodent models could open up new avenues for the treatment of epilepsy in human newborns. Researchers have identified that gluconate--a small organic…

An HIV diagnosis was once a death sentence, but now people who receive treatment survive for decades with the disease. Keeping the virus at bay usually requires taking a pill every day, which aside from being inconvenient for some, is an…