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HHMI Bulletin
Nov 2010 |
Scientists are targeting surface proteins to battle disease. Now that genomic analyses have identified the genes that express surface proteins, scientists are focusing on how pathogens detect attacks from the human immune system and quickly change their coats.   |
Chemistry World
June 17, 2015
James Urquhart |
Promising compound offers single dose knock-out for malaria Ian Gilbert and colleagues, working with the Medicines for Malaria Venture, have found a compound dubbed DDD107498 which kills Plasmodium falciparum -- the species responsible for most dangerous form of malaria. |
Chemistry World
March 21, 2013
Phillip Broadwith |
New antimalarial drug class resists resistance Early indications also show that it may take longer for the parasite to develop resistance to the new molecules than it has for existing drugs targeting the same pathway. |
Chemistry World
April 9, 2009
Phillip Broadwith |
Dual-action malaria drug reverses resistance US chemists have designed a new class of antimalarial drug that can reverse the malaria parasite's resistance to existing drugs. |
Chemistry World
April 2008
Victoria Gill |
Malaria no More? A fresh round of research funding could put an end to the killer disease. |
Chemistry World
July 23, 2013
Sonja Hampel |
Antigenic sugars identified for Chagas disease Scientists have synthesised the combinations of sugars from the surface of the Chagas disease parasite that trigger the human immune response to it. This could help establish better diagnostic tests for the disease, and even a vaccine. |
IDB America
October 2006
Alexandra Russell-Bitting |
Argentine Laboratory Tracks a Killer A new University of Buenos Aires laboratory is addressing one of the neglected diseases the Pan American Health Organization describes as "stigmatizing diseases of poverty that can only be tackled by leadership and a concerted political and economic effort." |
CIO
October 15, 2001
Stephanie Overby |
Drug Companies on speed The marriage of IT and medical research may be just what traditional pharmaceutical companies need to survive in an increasingly competitive field. Learn how IT is bringing the pharmaceutical industry into the information age... |
AskMen.com
Dustin Driver |
Travel Diseases: Africa The allure of a safari through the Serengeti or a trek up Kilimanjaro may inspire you to strike out for the heart of Africa, but before you go there are a few things you should know: like, the huge continent is teeming with bug-borne, water-borne and human-borne diseases. |
Chemistry World
October 27, 2010
Manisha Lalloo |
Pepper plant provides drug hope Researchers have found potential new treatments for the tropical disease leishmaniasis, by isolating compounds from a pepper plant used by Peru's native Chayahuitas people as an anti inflammatory. |
Chemistry World
March 2011 |
Column: In the pipeline Drug discovery is an inherently risky business. Derek Lowe tries to balance some of the risk equations |
Chemistry World
March 22, 2011
Amaya Camara-Campos |
Microfluidics to diagnose sleeping sickness Jonas Tegenfeldt from the University of Lund developed a microfluidic device that separates the parasites in this disease from the blood cells using their shape, because parasites and red blood cells are very difficult to separate by size. |
HHMI Bulletin
May 2010
Kendall Powell |
Malaria's Weakness With different approaches, two HHMI researchers land on an enzyme critical to the malaria parasite's destructive ways. |
AskMen.com
Joshua Levine |
Selling Your Body To Science Have you ever thought about the number of voluntary patients who basically sell their bodies to clinical trials in the name of science? Well, the number is staggering and it can reach well into the thousands. The main reason being the large paycheck that comes with the job. |
Bio-IT World
July 11, 2002
Kevin Davies |
Counting the Cost of Drug Discovery Much of the trouble ensnaring the drug industry is blamed on the exorbitant cost of drug discovery. Tangible proof that the bio-IT revolution will economize drug discovery is emerging, but there is still a long way to go. |
Chemistry World
September 10, 2007
Lewis Brindley |
Taking the Sting Out of Malaria Scientists have identified sugar chains lining the mosquito's gut that the malaria parasite latches onto to infect the insect. |
The Motley Fool
January 26, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
The Pipeline to Biotech Success Looking at drug R&D is the best way to begin assessing biotech companies as possible investment opportunities. |
Chemistry World
November 11, 2014
Charlie Quigg |
Sleeping sickness fly trap in a nutshell An international team of chemists has developed a green method for creating odour attractants to trap the insects that spread African sleeping sickness. |
Investment Advisor
December 2005
Greg B. Scott |
Buying The Future Prudent investing in biotechnology can offer great returns for clients. It's also the wave of the future. Armed with a basic understanding of the dynamics of the industry and the valuation inflection points, intelligent investors can make significant returns. |
The Motley Fool
May 28, 2004
Charly Travers |
Don't Be a Biotech Gambler Stand on solid ground by learning to assess the value of future drug programs. Investing in biotechs -- rather than simply speculating in the sector -- requires a solid assessment of how much a company's drug programs could be worth. |
Managed Care
June 2005
John Carroll |
UnitedHealth Stakes Claims On New Drug Safety Program One of the nation's largest health insurers will analyze claims to discover unintended effects of new drugs on its members. |
Chemistry World
December 2009 |
Column: In the pipeline Is the pharmaceutical industry churning out copycat versions of existing therapies? The author dispels a few myths about 'me-too' drugs |
The Motley Fool
August 2, 2004
Charly Travers |
What's a Drug Worth? The value of small biotech companies is in their investigational drug programs. |
Managed Care
March 2000
Steve Heimoff |
Getting Out From Under Drug Companies' Shadows The perception that disease management is merely a drug marketing tool seems finally to have vanished from this healthy, though fragmented, industry. |
AskMen.com
Dustin Driver |
Sleeping Pills You have a lot of options when it comes to sleeping pills. Take a look at this list of some of the most commonly prescribed sleeping pills before you make any decisions. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
July 30, 2007
Louis A. Morris |
Safety Net The new Culture of Drug Safety means embracing the benefit of no doubt about a product's pluses and its minuses. Pharma must learn how patients and prescribers weigh risks and how to spread the word about the advantages. |
The Motley Fool
November 15, 2007
Charly Travers |
John Edwards, Frozen Caveman Lawyer Presidential hopeful John Edwards' health-care plans could destroy drug research and development in this country by removing the patent protection on breakthrough drugs. |
Salon.com
September 26, 2000
Jill Wolfson |
You're an excellent host Parasites can slip into your body, rewrite your DNA and, sometimes, change your mood. Science writer Carl Zimmer's new book, "Parasite Rex: Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures," introduces readers to some of nature's most sinister characters... |
