drug development

Alzheimer's. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Women respond differently than men to drug treatment for Alzheimer's

Significant differences were found between the reactions of the two sexes to an innovative drug for brain degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease
The Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Two researchers at the Hebrew University will receive grants of 2 million euros each from the ERC

In addition, two outstanding researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem were chosen to join the EMBO young researchers program
Prof. Carmit Levy and Prof. Yaron Carmi

Researchers from Tel Aviv University have discovered a new cancer mechanism, the activation of which eliminates cancerous tumors

Prof. Carmit Levy: Immunotherapy has revolutionized cancer treatment," explains Prof. Carmi, "but about 50% of patients do not respond to the standard treatment - the PD-L1 protein. We found a new protein Ly6a against which treatment with an antibody
cancer cell Illustration: depositphotos.com

What predicts your cancer type?

Molecular Systems Biology portal showing eCIS injects AI-predicted toxins. Artist's impression by Dr. Yitzhak Yadgari

Identifying new toxins using machine learning

New research at the Hebrew University reveals how bacteria use a special mechanism, like a tiny syringe, to inject toxins into other organisms. Using artificial intelligence, the researchers identified over 2,000 possible toxins that may be injected through
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Fighting antibiotic resistance using peptide mixtures

New research highlights the potential of random mixtures of antimicrobial peptides to significantly reduce the risk of resistance development compared to single peptides. These findings highlight the need for innovative solutions to overcome
A fitness pill. Credit: The Science website via DALEE

New 'workout pill' can cause fitness benefits without exercise

Researchers report new compounds that appear to be able to mimic the physical drive of exercise—at least in rodent cells. This discovery may lead to a new way to treat muscular dystrophy and other medical conditions in people,
Cut in a fetal body. Courtesy of the researchers

How - and where - does a disease begin?

Researchers discovered which genes are required for each stage of cell differentiation into neural stem cells and neurons, i.e. for brain development, and which of them are involved in diseases of the nervous system
Chemical simulation. The image was prepared as an illustration using the artificial intelligence software DALEE and is not used as a scientific image.

Not only in computers: the "legality" of the Restart also works in chemical simulations

Researchers have discovered that the original way to speed up chemical processes is to reboot
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New insights into polymorphisms could influence drug development

Researchers have used a variety of methods in order to reveal the different polymorphs that can be prepared from a common crystalline material and the paths of conversion of one configuration to another depending on the temperature and the method of preparation
Researchers have used a variety of methods in order to reveal the different polymorphs that can be prepared from a common crystalline material and the paths of conversion from one configuration to another depending on the temperature and the method of preparation. [Source: Thomas Rades/University of Copenhagen]

New insights into polymorphisms could influence drug development

Researchers have used a variety of methods in order to reveal the different polymorphs that can be prepared from a common crystalline material and the paths of conversion of one configuration to another depending on the temperature and the method of preparation
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A common detergent is linked to a significant increase in the incidence of Parkinson's disease

For the past hundred years, the chemical trichloroethylene [TCE] has been used in decaffeinated coffee, metal cleaners, and dry-cleaned clothes. The substance itself is known to be a carcinogen, it is associated with abortions, congenital heart disease
Using artificial intelligence to unravel the mysteries of biology. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The artificial intelligence that deciphered biology

Researchers have developed an algorithm known as ART - Automated Recommendation Tool. Art received an enormous amount of information about the set of proteins in the cell, and as a result he could predict how changes in those proteins would affect the substances
New models based on deep learning predict the interactions between atoms in organic molecules. These models will help computational biologists and drug developers understand diseases and treat them more efficiently. Courtesy of University of Florida

Artificial intelligence and quantum mechanics will help discover drugs

Reciprocal reactions between drugs and the patients' genes may have a negative effect on the effect of the drugs and even endanger the patients' lives. Genetic testing may prevent this and help find an alternative drug. Illustration: National Human Genome Research Institute.

adjust the medicine that suits you best

Chirality. Illustration: shutterstock

A new method for the accurate identification of chiral molecules

enzymes. Illustration: shutterstock

A reduced catalyst does the work of a collection of enzymes

Distribution of drugs in the body using nanoparticles. Image: University of Copenhagen

Medical ethics - are drug studies reliable? / Charles Zaif

Dr. Daniel Albirt, Kaplan Medical Center

Will AIDS turn from a chronic disease to a fatal disease again??

A chiral surface for drug synthesis. Image: University of Cambridge

An innovative approach to drug synthesis

A polymeric nicotine trap consists of a porphyrin derivative (black) in which two amide groups (green) are attached to a zinc atom (purple) located in the center of a ring (blue). The nicotine molecule is colored red. The bottom image is a XNUMXD rendering of the polymer.

Nicotine capture polymers

AT Professor Charlie Johnson who led the research

Researchers have succeeded in attaching odor receptors to nanotubes

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One meeting of skeptics in a pub (video)

Chemicals in glass bottles. From Wikipedia

10 unsolved riddles in chemistry / Philip Ball

Julia Kubanek, a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, holds samples of tropical algae whose surface chemicals are being studied for their potential against malaria. Image: Gary Meek

Antifungal compound against malaria

nano crystals

Nanomedicines as nanocrystals

A normal brain (left) and an Alzheimer's disease brain (right)

Medicine - Alzheimer's: to delay the decline of the screen

Cleaning unwanted proteins from biological drugs. Photo: Rensselaer Institute of Technology

Using an NMR device to purify proteins

A chemical lab the size of a credit card. Photo: Polish Academy of Sciences

A chemical lab the size of a credit card

Trifluoromethyl is attached to a benzene ring (the hydrogen atoms attached to the ring are not shown)

A novel synthesis method for pharmaceuticals

Lung on a chip. Image courtesy of Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering

Development of a human lung on a chip

hydrogen sulfide

Poisonous gas saves lives

Schematic diagram of HIV. From Wikipedia

Determining protein structure will help cure AIDS

Glazed lysosome bead. Photo by Deborah Rickard, Pratt School of Engineering

A new method for turning proteins into glass

An example of polyene - Amphotericin B

A new method for preparing important medicines

"By binding the 'combat head' molecule to the peptoid, we have shown that we can increase the protein's killing potential a thousandfold without requiring an expensive and lengthy optimization process," says Prof. Tom Kodadec

New substances to unload proteins

Artist's impression of an aquareovirus image as computed by Cryo-EM 3-D

An innovative microscope capable of distinguishing individual atoms

Symptoms of malaria

Research opens a promising new direction in the treatment of malaria