New 'Smart' Material Could Help Tap Medical Potential of Tissue-Penetrating Light
Scientists are reporting development and successful initial testing of the first practical "smart" material that may supply the missing link in efforts to use in medicine a form of light that can penetrate four inches into the human body. Their report on the new polymer or plastic-like material, which has
A web server for predicting inhibitors against bacterial target GlmU protein
The emergence of drug resistant tuberculosis poses a serious concern globally and researchers are in rigorous search for new drugs to fight against these dreadful bacteria. Recently, the bacterial GlmU protein, involved in peptidoglycan, lipopolysaccharide and techoic acid synthesis, has been identified
Gastrointestinal adverse effects of varenicline at maintenance dose: a meta-analysis
Tobacco smoking remains the leading modifiable health hazard and varenicline is amongst the most popular pharmacological options for smoking cessation. The purpose of this study was to critically evaluate the extent of gastrointestinal adverse effects of
Nicotine as a Gateway Drug: Biological Mechanism in Mice Identified
A landmark study in mice identifies a biological mechanism that could help explain how tobacco products could act as gateway drugs, increasing a person's future likelihood of abusing cocaine and perhaps other drugs as well, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health. The study is the first to show that
New Insights Into Insulin Resistance Could Lead to Better Drugs for Diabetics
Research published in the October Molecular and Cellular Biology moves us closer to developing drugs that could mitigate diabetes.
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