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Chemistry World September 23, 2008 Simon Hadlington |
Nanoparticles Hide Behind Protein Cloak Polymer nanoparticles suspended in human blood become cloaked in plasma proteins, new research has shown. |
Chemistry World November 14, 2012 Helen Potter |
Uncovering the secrets of tea Everyone knows that a cup of tea is good for you, but the exact reasons for this are not clear. To discover the fundamentals of tea's health benefits, scientists in Germany have investigated the interactions of compounds from tea with cells on a molecular level. |
Chemistry World October 17, 2011 Andy Extance |
Water erodes 'lock and key' drug model US researchers have dealt a severe blow to the idea of a single 'hydrophobic effect' that can help explain how all drugs dock with proteins. |
Chemistry World November 19, 2010 David Barden |
The medicine's in the (wine) bottle Some red wines contain such high levels of polyphenols that a single glass has equivalent bioactivity to several daily doses of an anti-diabetes drug, say Austrian scientists. |
Chemistry World June 27, 2012 Helen Bache |
Schizophrenia: a disease of the brain? Scientists in China have unearthed further evidence that a malfunction of the immune system contributes to the development of schizophrenia. |
Chemistry World August 6, 2012 Hayley Birch |
Sensor a snug fit for glucose A simple approach to making sugar-binding molecules provides a route towards practical glucose-sensing devices. |
Chemistry World October 5, 2008 Victoria Gill |
Diabetic Sugar Highs Trigger Heart Disease A new study by researchers in the US and Australia could explain why diabetics are at higher risk of heart disease. |
Chemistry World August 17, 2011 Jon Cartwright |
Plasma Treatment to Use Patient's Proteins to Improve Medical Device Biocompatibility Researchers have developed a plasma treatment that can make any medical device biocompatible by sticking a patient's own proteins to it. |
Chemistry World December 12, 2011 Simon Hadlington |
Zwitterion approach to stabilizing drug proteins Researchers in the US have discovered a new way to stabilize and protect protein molecules without affecting the protein's biological activity. |
AskMen.com Alex Santoso |
What You Should Know About Diabetes Not many men understand what diabetes is, why it's very bad for them (it is one of the leading causes of impotence), what they can do to avoid getting it or how to treat it. |
Chemistry World December 19, 2007 Simon Hadlington |
Snapshot of Proteins Linked to Autism Researchers in France and the US have caught on camera the gentle embrace between two proteins that sit on either side of the junction between nerve cells. It's this short circuit that has thought to cause some types of autism. |
Chemistry World October 2, 2012 Fiona McKenzie |
Protein sorting within cells US scientists have used magnetic nanoparticles with specific ligands to latch on to and visualize specific proteins in living cells. |
Nursing Management January 2012 Lawrence et al. |
Type 2 Diabetes: Growing to Epic Proportions Affecting all age groups and all aspects of a person's life, diabetes is a major public health issue worldwide, requiring lifelong behavioral and lifestyle changes and support. |
BusinessWeek May 24, 2004 Arlene Weintraub |
Regenerative Medicine's Slow Start Scientists think proteins that spur the body to heal could make powerful drugs, but harnessing that potential has been tough |
Chemistry World October 24, 2008 Hayley Birch |
Proteins swap partners UK researchers have discovered that proteins which use metal cofactors can be surprisingly promiscuous metal binders, happily taking up the 'wrong' metal. |
Chemistry World December 18, 2013 Sarah Kenwright |
Excess glucose limits blood transfusion success Reducing the level of glucose in solutions used to process blood donations could benefit patients receiving blood transfusions, new research shows. |
Chemistry World May 5, 2011 Helen Bache |
Health benefits of blended fruit juice Polyphenols increase the release of vasodilators (compounds that dilate blood vessels), such as nitric oxide, from endothelial cells that line the interior surface of blood vessels. |
Chemistry World August 24, 2009 Phillip Broadwith |
'Chemical nose' sensor sniffs blood protein profile US scientists have developed a sensor system for profiling the protein content of human blood serum without needing individual receptors for each separate protein. |
Chemistry World October 27, 2014 Tim Wogan |
Folding rules used to build unnatural proteins Scientists in the UK and US have designed and synthesized unnatural protein structures, using theoretical calculations to explore the factors affecting protein folding and stability. |
Chemistry World May 2008 Philip Ball |
The crucible When the going gets tough, the tough get sweet. There are many physiological responses to cold conditions, but one of the common strategies for insects is to fill their cells with sugar. |
Bio-IT World September 11, 2003 Mark D. Uehling |
Fishing Chips The next generation of protein microarrays from the likes of Protometrix and Molecular Staging may threaten the early leads of Biacore and Ciphergen -- and work so well that drug companies won't want them. |
Chemistry World August 23, 2013 Jessica Cocker |
Plant protein regulates diabetes treatment A plant protein has been used to make a new class of glucose-responsive polymer nanogels that could one day negate the need for diabetes patients to constantly monitor their blood glucose levels and inject themselves with insulin. |
Chemistry World May 26, 2011 Russell Johnson |
Hunting elusive green fluorescent proteins After a 40 year hunt, scientists have tracked down the genes responsible for fluorescent proteins in Obelia medusa - a type of jellyfish. Knowledge of these genes could lead to new fluorescent protein tags for use in cell biology. |
Chemistry World July 6, 2007 Michael Gross |
Predicting How Proteins Fold Researchers in Italy and the UK have now developed a computational approach that can simulate the folding of membrane proteins in atomic detail. |
IEEE Spectrum January 2011 Sandra Upson |
Bionic Pancreas Artificial organ could improve control over diabetes |
Chemistry World July 13, 2012 Emma Shiells |
Bittersweet result for dark chocolate UK scientists have clinically proven that consuming polyphenol-rich dark chocolate has health benefits for overweight and obese females, whilst showing adverse effects for polyphenol-deficient chocolate. |
Industrial Physicist |
Biomimetic Nanotechnology Although biomimetic nanotechnology is in its infancy, with no applications yet reaching commercialization, the barriers in some cases lie mainly in scaling up production processes to industrial levels. |
Chemistry World November 7, 2014 Katrina Kramer |
Smartphone delivers rapid blood group test The test is simple enough to be used by non-experts and the smartphone link could help users at remote medical facilities. |
Nurse Practitioner October 2010 Hill & Appel |
Diagnosing Diabetes with A1C: Implications and Considerations for Measurement and Surrogate Markers Now that the ADA has officially positioned the assay as a means of diagnosis and monitoring, it is another tool NPs must access properly when helping patients manage diabetes and treatment. |
Chemistry World February 13, 2014 Philip Ball |
Ice core to antifreeze protein's inner workings The antifreeze protein that protects the winter flounder from sub-zero temperatures has been found to have an odd structure. |
American Family Physician October 15, 2000 Matthew Neff |
Conference Highlights Lifestyle Modifications Can Prevent Onset of Type 2 Diabetes... Efficacy of Metformin Is Similar in Children and Adults... Glycemic Control Improves Quality of Life in Patients with Diabetes... Test Strip Proves Effective, Less Painful Alternative to Fingerstick... |
Scientific American January 2006 Charles Q. Choi |
Un-Killing the Messenger Processing bodies do more than serve as RNA trash bins in cells. Research now suggests that these P-bodies are less like junkyards and more like office centers, where messages are amassed, silenced and reactivated. |
Chemistry World November 17, 2015 Emma Stoye |
Magnetic 'compass' protein found in fruit flies The rod-shaped protein can align with a magnetic field, and forms a complex with light-sensitive cryptochrome proteins, which scientists have long suspected may be involved in magnetoreception. |
Chemistry World October 4, 2010 Rajendrani Mukhopadhyay |
Glowing glucose tracker goes skin deep Japanese researchers have developed microscale beads that visibly glow under the skin in response to blood glucose levels |
Chemistry World January 9, 2013 Laura Howes |
Antifreeze protein's watery dance Most animals left in -30 C temperatures wouldn't last very long. Not only would they get hypothermia, but the water in their bodies would start to freeze. Some animals and plants, however, use antifreeze proteins to keep ice at bay. |
American Family Physician May 1, 2001 |
Treatment Options for Type 2 Diabetes -- What's Available? What are the different steps in managing my diabetes? What are the different types of medicines used to treat type 2 diabetes and how do they work? |
Bio-IT World June 12, 2002 Mark D. Uehling |
Putting Proteins in Their Place Will a 'periodic table' of proteins help classify the ungainly beasts? |
AskMen.com April 29, 2001 Joshua Levine |
Do You Have Diabetes? Diabetes is not contagious; people cannot "catch" it from one another. However, certain factors can increase one's risk of developing the disease... |
Nutrition Action Healthletter May 2001 |
Keeping a Lid on Blood Sugar Here's evidence on three dietary supplements that some people take to help lower their blood sugar... |
Chemistry World January 10, 2012 Phillip Broadwith |
Amino acid residues give away bloodstain's age Chemists in the US have developed a quick and simple way to find out how old bloodstains are using natural fluorescence measurements. |
American Family Physician November 1, 2003 Turok et al. |
Management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Although the disorder affects approximately 2.5 percent of pregnant women and has been the subject of extensive research, its diagnosis and management continue to be debated. |
Chemistry World April 9, 2008 Mark Peplow |
vCJD filter for blood could be in use 'by summer' ProMetic's prion filter, attached to a blood pack, is being marketed by French medical equipment company MacoPharma to clean blood of the proteins responsible for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD). |
Chemistry World May 12, 2008 Simon Hadlington |
'Super-yeast' tackles unnatural proteins Researchers in the US have engineered yeast cells to produce large amounts of proteins containing unnatural amino acids (UAAs) - a feat that has previously only been possible with bacteria. |
Food Processing August 2005 Mark Anthony |
Nutrition Beyond the Trends: Coming clean Revealing the mystery behind cleansing diets. |
Technology Research News January 14, 2004 |
Wet biochip preserves proteins Researchers from Kyushu University in Japan have produced a hydrogel material that makes it possible for proteins to survive aboard labs-on-a-chip. |
Chemistry World May 1, 2014 Rowan Frame |
Taking inspiration from green tea Green tea is good for you, but why? Scientists in China are trying to answer one aspect of this huge question by pinpointing which components of green tea help lower cholesterol levels, as well as how they do it. |
HHMI Bulletin Spring 2013 Nicole Kresge |
A Structural Toolbox Natalie Strynadka wants to design a better antibiotic. Her strategy: learn about the molecules bacteria use to invade cells. Her tool: structural biology. |
American Family Physician April 15, 2004 Rao, Disraeli & Mcgregor |
Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Impaired Fasting Glucose Impaired glucose tolerance and impaired fasting glucose form an intermediate stage in the natural history of diabetes mellitus. |
American Family Physician September 15, 2006 Havas & Donner |
Tight Control of Type 1 Diabetes: Recommendations for Patients Physicians play an important role in helping type 1 diabetes patients make essential lifestyle changes to help reduce the risk of microvascular and macrovascular complications. |
Food Processing February 2013 Claudia O'Donnell |
Understanding Protein as A Functional Ingredient Ingredient technology advances are providing a growing array of uniquely functional proteins. |