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New System Uses Software that Acts like a Robotic Scientist

Every time a person snorts cocaine, it doesn't just go to his or her head: It also provokes a response in the immune system, creating special biomolecules that may serve as a permanent record of each exposure. Wit...

10 Nov 2009

Recently Devised Imaging Method Could Lead to New Antibiotics and Anti-Cancer Drugs

A recently devised method of imaging the chemical communication and warfare between microorganisms could lead to new antibiotics, antifungal, antiviral and anti-cancer drugs, said a Texas AgriLife Research scientist.

10 Nov 2009

Nanostructured Interfaces for Therapeutic Delivery

Of the many characteristic traits a drug can have, one of the most desirable is the ability for a drug to be swallowed and absorbed into the bloodstream through the gut. Some drugs, like over-the-counter aspirin, lend th...

9 Nov 2009

Conference Features Groundbreaking Information on Important Cancer Therapies in Development

Scientists and industry leaders from around the world will gather in Boston Nov. 14-19, 2009, for the AACR-NCI-EORTC Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics International Conference, which will feature groundbreaking i...

9 Nov 2009

Thin Films of Silver and Copper Cutting Down on Hospital Infections

Dana Filoti of the University of New Hampshire will present thin films of silver and copper she has developed that can kill bacteria and may one day help to cut down on hospital infections. The antimicrobial properties o...

9 Nov 2009

Best Shape to Use for Man-Made Nanoparticles that Target Cancers

Eric Shaqfeh studies blood at Stanford University, using computer models that simulate how the fluid and the cells it contains move around. On November 11 at a meeting of the scientific society AVS, he will present his l...

9 Nov 2009

Scientists Discover How Genetic Material is Unwrapped

The genetic material found in cells is not in its free state, but bound to large protein complexes and tightly wrapped. To activate genes which might also play a role in carcinogenesis, the genetic material first needs t...

9 Nov 2009

ACS's Award-Winning Magazine Making its YouTube Debut

The American Chemical Society's (ACS) award-winning high school chemistry magazine ChemMatters is making its YouTube debut with its first video podcast.

From American Chemical Society 8 Nov 2009

New Approach for Treating Spinal Cord Injuries using Nanotechnology

Researchers at Purdue University have discovered a new approach for repairing damaged nerve fibers in spinal cord injuries using nano-spheres that could be injected into the blood shortly after an accident. The synth...

8 Nov 2009

Synthetic Molecules Capable of Enhancing Body's Immune Response to HIV and HIV-Infected Cells

Researchers at Yale University have developed synthetic molecules capable of enhancing the body's immune response to HIV and HIV-infected cells, as well as to prostate cancer cells. Their findings, published online in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, could lead to novel therapeutic approaches for these diseases.

6 Nov 2009