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26-Sep-2011 1:50 PM EDT
Vital Protein Complex and Therapeutic Possibilities Revealed
UC San Diego Health

Three international teams of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California San Diego, University of Michigan and Stanford University, have published a trio of papers describing in unprecedented detail the structure and workings of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), a large family of human proteins that are the target of one-third to one-half of modern drugs.

   
Released: 26-Sep-2011 3:25 PM EDT
Breaking Chemistry's Bad Rap
American University

AMC's Breaking Bad makes chemistry entertaining but the show is not improving chemistry’s tarnished public image says Matthew Hartings, assistant professor of chemistry at American University.

Released: 26-Sep-2011 11:00 AM EDT
Scientists Shut Down Pump Action to Break Breast Cancer Cells' Drug Resistance
Ohio State University

Breast cancer cells that mutate to resist drug treatment survive by establishing tiny pumps on their surface that reject the drugs as they penetrate the cell membrane - making the cancer insensitive to chemotherapy drugs.

   
Released: 22-Sep-2011 11:50 AM EDT
Spinoff Licensed to Develop Alzheimer's Treatment
University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky spinoff company CoPlex Therapeutics has announced a global license with Hawthorn Pharmaceuticals to develop a treatment for Alzheimer's disease.

Released: 22-Sep-2011 10:30 AM EDT
Research Resolves a Mystery in DNA Replication Process
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

New research from UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Cornell University identifies how the ring-shaped helicase enzymes that separate the strands of double helical DNA track forward along the DNA without slipping backward.

Released: 21-Sep-2011 2:45 PM EDT
Researchers Develop Drug-Like Molecules to Improve Schizophrenia Treatment
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Researchers at Vanderbilt University have identified chemical compounds that could lead to a major advance in the treatment of schizophrenia. In a transaction announced this week, Vanderbilt has licensed the compounds to Karuna Pharmaceuticals in Boston, Mass., for further development leading to human testing.

Released: 21-Sep-2011 10:30 AM EDT
From Protein To Planes And Pigskin: Discovery In Insects' Skin Could Lead To Improved Pest Control, New Bioplastics Technology
Kansas State University

The discovery that a protein in insect skin responsible for protecting the insect as it molts its skin opens the possibilities for selective pest control and new biomaterials like football padding or lightweight aircraft components.

Released: 20-Sep-2011 10:30 AM EDT
Researchers Link DNA to Nanostructures
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Assembly of nanostructures using DNA may lead to the production of new materials with a wide range of applications from electronics to tissue engineering. Researchers in the Institute for Nanoscience and Engineering at the University of Arkansas have produced building blocks for such material by controlling the number, placement and orientation of DNA linkers on the surface of colloidal nanoparticles.

Released: 19-Sep-2011 6:00 AM EDT
Unraveling a New Regulator of Cystic Fibrosis; Study Suggests a Protein Named Nedd4l May Play a Role
American Physiological Society (APS)

Cystic fibrosis is caused by a genetic defect. Although scientists do not fully understand how or why the defect occurs, researchers have found that a protein called ubiquitin ligase Nedd4 may hold a promising clue

Released: 16-Sep-2011 10:35 AM EDT
Discovery of T Cells Making Brain Chemicals May Lead to Better Treatments for Inflammation, Autoimmune Diseases
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System (North Shore-LIJ Health System)

Scientists have identified a surprising new role for a new type of T cell in the immune system: some of them can be activated by nerves to make a neurotransmitter (acetylcholine) that blocks inflammation. The discovery of these T cells is novel and suggests that it may be possible to treat inflammation and autoimmune diseases by targeting the nerves and the T cells.

Released: 14-Sep-2011 4:55 PM EDT
Chemists Help Astronauts Make Sure Their Drinking Water Is Clean
Iowa State University

Researchers from Iowa State University and the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory have developed chemistry and procedures that astronauts can use to test the quality of their drinking water at the International Space Station.

Released: 30-Aug-2011 4:25 PM EDT
Chem Prof Sees Red, Catches Nonacene Error
University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky chemistry professor John Anthony's "fun" has led to an entire new area of organic materials research.

Released: 30-Aug-2011 2:00 PM EDT
Professor Discovers Mechanism Behind Bacteria’s Biological Clock
University of California, Merced

UC Merced biochemistry professor Andy LiWang has found how three proteins in one of the most basic forms of life — cyanobacteria — keep track of time.

25-Aug-2011 1:00 PM EDT
Special American Chemical Society Symposium on Communicating Science to the Public
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Amid ongoing concerns about scientific illiteracy — with studies indicating that many citizens lack a firm grasp of basic scientific concepts and facts — the world’s largest scientific society today is holding a special symposium on how scientists can better communicate their work to the public.

25-Aug-2011 1:00 PM EDT
Friend and Foe: Nitrogen Pollution’s Little-Known Environmental and Human Health Threats
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Billions of people owe their lives to nitrogen fertilizers — a pillar of the fabled Green Revolution in agriculture that averted global famine in the 20th century — but few are aware that nitrogen pollution from fertilizers and other sources has become a major environmental problem that threatens human health and welfare in multiple ways, a scientist said here today.

25-Aug-2011 2:40 PM EDT
In Cell Culture, Like Real Estate, the Neighborhood Matters
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Ever since scientists first began growing human cells in lab dishes in 1952, they have focused on improving the chemical soup that feeds the cells and helps regulate their growth. But surfaces also matter, says Laura Kiessling, a professor of chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

25-Aug-2011 1:00 PM EDT
Hollywood Screenwriters and Scientists: More than an Artistic Collaboration
American Chemical Society (ACS)

In this International Year of Chemistry (IYC), writers and producers for the most popular crime and science-related television shows and movies are putting out an all-points bulletin for scientists to advise them on the accuracy of their plots involving lab tests, crime scenes, etc., and to even give them story ideas.

25-Aug-2011 1:00 PM EDT
Remedies for Science’s Shortage of Superheroes
American Chemical Society (ACS)

One of the most serious personnel shortages in the global science and engineering workforce — numbering more than 20 million in the United States alone — involves a scarcity of real-life versions of Superman, Superwoman and other superheroes and superheroines with charm, charisma, people skills and communication skills.

Released: 26-Aug-2011 12:00 PM EDT
Attack on Fragranced Laundry Products: “Non-Scents”
American Cleaning Institute

Groups representing laundry product and fragrance manufacturers sharply rebutted seriously flawed statements regarding fragrances in laundry products based on a study that fails to meet the basic principles of scientific investigation.

Released: 24-Aug-2011 9:00 AM EDT
Scented Laundry Products Emit Hazardous Chemicals Through Dryer Vents
University of Washington

The researcher who used chemical sleuthing to uncover what’s in scented products now has turned her attention to the air wafting from household laundry vents. Air from laundry machines using the top-selling scented liquid detergent and dryer sheet contains hazardous chemicals, including two that are classified as carcinogens.



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