By discovering how insects synthesize polyacetylenic fatty acids, scientists found a new way to produce these promising therapeutic compunds
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A Covalent Bond to Control Drug Release
Covalently binding mesoporous silica nanoparticles to pro-drugs facilitates the controlled release of therapeutics
Licorice’s Volatiles Composition
A German study identified the volatiles substances contained in three different species of licorice roots
Healthier Cookie Baking with Antioxidants
Antioxidants limit the generation of the toxic compound acrylamide which occurs during cookie baking
A New Drug for Diabetes?
Chinese scientists discovered a new compound that reduces the high blood glucose levels of diabetic and obese mice
Colloids as Artificial Atoms
By imitating atomic bonding, American scientists induce the self-assembly of colloidal particles along define directions
Para-Aminosalicylic Acid’s Action Revisited
American scientists revealed that the antitubercular drug para-aminosalicylic acid does not act as it has been believed
A Migraine Drug Fights Neurodegeneration
The migraine drug naratriptan improves motor neuron degeneration in a mouse model of spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy
Into Neurotensin’s Binding Mode
The crystal structure of the activated neurotensin receptor revealed how it interacts with its agonist
Assembling Gold Nanorods Using DNA
American scientists used DNA hybridization to assemble therapeutic near infrared-responsive gold nanoparticles