Science news articles about 'protein drugs'NIST trumps the clumps: Making biologic drugs safer
... to call for the development of sensitive and rapid measurement tools that can detect aggregation of protein drugs during the manufacturing phase. To address the problem, NIST researchers hit upon the ... Candy-coating keeps proteins sweet
... a fast, inexpensive and effective method for evaluating the sugars pharmaceutical companies use to stabilize protein-drugs for storage at room temperature. The group presented their findings* at the ... Candy-coating keeps proteins sweet
... and Technology (NIST) have developed a fast, inexpensive and effective method for evaluating the sugars pharmaceutical companies use to stabilise protein-drugs for storage at room temperature...HIV drug resistance target find
A specific protein in the body may be the key to overcoming the increasing problem of resistance to HIV drugs, researchers say.Scientists discover the double life of proteins
... connection between blood pressure regulation and nutrition and also show that proteins in the body can serve several functions. This explains why drugs can have surprising side effects if the target ... Promising early evidence of the superior benefits of drug therapy for diabetic eye disease
... together.
Macular edema, one of the most common causes of blindness, occurs when fluid and protein deposits collect on or under the macula, causing it to thicken and swell.
Participating in the ... Scientists determine drug target for the most potent botulinum neurotoxin
... . The scientists’ next step in this process is to transform the most effective of the four protein fragments into a drug-like molecule before clinical testing is done.
“This study represents an ... Double duty: Loss of protective heart failure protein causes high blood pressure
... failure. A previous study in 1989 showed that the protein was reduced by as much as 50 percent in patients ... almost like a real drug.” The researchers hope that either the small protein fragment itself ... Scientists identify interacting proteins key to melanoma development, treatment
... percent of tumors. The Penn State scientists also demonstrate that therapeutic targeting of these proteins is necessary for drugs to effectively treat this deadly form of cancer. "We have shown that ... Naturally-occuring protein may be effective in limiting heart attack injury and restoring function
... and TPO have separate functional roles, there were similarities in the structures of the two proteins that suggested TPO may have protective properties similar to erythropoietin.
“We ... Elucidating iron transport mechanisms in tuberculosis bug identifies new TB drug targets
... were previously believed as importers were indeed working, in coherence with another binding protein, as an exporter-importer system. This study further highlights that siderophores are actively ... Elusive protein protects malaria parasite from heme
... Institute at Virginia Tech have identified Heme Detoxification Protein, a unique protein encoded in the malaria genome that represents a potential target for developing new malaria drugs.'Super Yeasts' Produce 300 Times More Protein Than Previously Possible
... "super yeasts" could help boost production and lower prices for a new generation of protein-based drugs that show promise for fighting diabetes, obesity, and other diseases, the researchers suggest.Compound has potential for new class of AIDS drugs
... protease is an enzyme that clips apart proteins, and in the case of HIV drugs, when the HIV-1 protease ... key because smaller molecules have better drug-like properties and are absorbed much more easily ... Common drug halts lung damage in emphysema
... . A team of researchers from the Universities of Leeds and California, San Diego, studying a protein called VEGF have found that doxycyline - used to treat common ailments such as acne, sinusitis and ...
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NIST trumps the clumps: Making biologic drugs safer
... to call for the development of sensitive and rapid measurement tools that can detect aggregation of protein drugs during the manufacturing phase. To address the problem, NIST researchers hit upon the ...Candy-coating keeps proteins sweet
... a fast, inexpensive and effective method for evaluating the sugars pharmaceutical companies use to stabilize protein-drugs for storage at room temperature. The group presented their findings* at the ...Candy-coating keeps proteins sweet
... and Technology (NIST) have developed a fast, inexpensive and effective method for evaluating the sugars pharmaceutical companies use to stabilise protein-drugs for storage at room temperature...HIV drug resistance target find
A specific protein in the body may be the key to overcoming the increasing problem of resistance to HIV drugs, researchers say.Scientists discover the double life of proteins
... connection between blood pressure regulation and nutrition and also show that proteins in the body can serve several functions. This explains why drugs can have surprising side effects if the target ...Promising early evidence of the superior benefits of drug therapy for diabetic eye disease
... together. Macular edema, one of the most common causes of blindness, occurs when fluid and protein deposits collect on or under the macula, causing it to thicken and swell. Participating in the ...Scientists determine drug target for the most potent botulinum neurotoxin
... . The scientists’ next step in this process is to transform the most effective of the four protein fragments into a drug-like molecule before clinical testing is done. “This study represents an ...Double duty: Loss of protective heart failure protein causes high blood pressure
... failure. A previous study in 1989 showed that the protein was reduced by as much as 50 percent in patients ... almost like a real drug.” The researchers hope that either the small protein fragment itself ...Scientists identify interacting proteins key to melanoma development, treatment
... percent of tumors. The Penn State scientists also demonstrate that therapeutic targeting of these proteins is necessary for drugs to effectively treat this deadly form of cancer. "We have shown that ...Naturally-occuring protein may be effective in limiting heart attack injury and restoring function
... and TPO have separate functional roles, there were similarities in the structures of the two proteins that suggested TPO may have protective properties similar to erythropoietin. “We ...Elucidating iron transport mechanisms in tuberculosis bug identifies new TB drug targets
... were previously believed as importers were indeed working, in coherence with another binding protein, as an exporter-importer system. This study further highlights that siderophores are actively ...Elusive protein protects malaria parasite from heme
... Institute at Virginia Tech have identified Heme Detoxification Protein, a unique protein encoded in the malaria genome that represents a potential target for developing new malaria drugs.'Super Yeasts' Produce 300 Times More Protein Than Previously Possible
... "super yeasts" could help boost production and lower prices for a new generation of protein-based drugs that show promise for fighting diabetes, obesity, and other diseases, the researchers suggest.Compound has potential for new class of AIDS drugs
... protease is an enzyme that clips apart proteins, and in the case of HIV drugs, when the HIV-1 protease ... key because smaller molecules have better drug-like properties and are absorbed much more easily ...Common drug halts lung damage in emphysema
... . A team of researchers from the Universities of Leeds and California, San Diego, studying a protein called VEGF have found that doxycyline - used to treat common ailments such as acne, sinusitis and ...