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Chemistry World March 2, 2006 Michael Gross	Chemists Crack Cocaine Detection Researchers, including two high school students and a Nobel laureate, have created a sensitive, easy to use device to detect cocaine and other small molecules.
Chemistry World July 23, 2012 Melissae Fellet	RNA wrapper protects small molecules Step aside benzene rings, there's a new protecting group in town. Dutch researchers have used a strand of RNA to cover portions of a complex small molecule. They then chemically modified a portion of the molecule not covered by the RNA.
Chemistry World August 6, 2012 Hayley Birch	Sensor a snug fit for glucose A simple approach to making sugar-binding molecules provides a route towards practical glucose-sensing devices.
Chemistry World October 5, 2008 Victoria Gill	Diabetic Sugar Highs Trigger Heart Disease A new study by researchers in the US and Australia could explain why diabetics are at higher risk of heart disease.
Technology Research News February 25, 2004	Nanowires spot DNA mutation Nanowire sensors could eventually be built into labs-on-a-chip that could be used for medical diagnostics and pathogen detection in the field, and for drug discovery.
Chemistry World October 4, 2010 Rajendrani Mukhopadhyay	Glowing glucose tracker goes skin deep Japanese researchers have developed microscale beads that visibly glow under the skin in response to blood glucose levels
Technology Research News June 15, 2005 Kimberly Patch	DNA Machine Links Molecules Researchers have fashioned a nanomechanical device from DNA that can be programmed to align a series of molecules and fuse them together. The technique could potentially be used to put together designer polymers, encrypt information, and carry out computations.
Chemistry World June 15, 2010 Manisha Lalloo	Colour change test for brain chemicals Chemists in China have devised a system which uses gold nanoparticles to detect glucose in the brain, based on a simple colour change test.
Chemistry World October 13, 2015 Simon Hadlington	DNA movement through motor proteins measured Researchers have adapted a method for DNA sequencing to measure directly and with exquisite sensitivity the movement of a single molecule of DNA as it is drawn through specialized motor proteins.
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Chemistry World July 31, 2012 David Bradley	Hydrogels can release drugs one at a time A hydrogel that can be programmed to release different protein drugs one after the other rather than all at once could simplify the delivery of complex therapeutic regimens for various diseases.
Chemistry World July 28, 2009 Michael Gross	DNA to direct and switch off chemo Researchers in the US have developed a new approach to cancer chemotherapy using short DNA strands to help target delivery of the drug directly to cancer cells, and 'call it off' should problems arise.
Technology Research News August 22, 2005	DNA Technologies The versatile DNA molecule has proven to be a powerful technological building block. Researchers have developed ways of combining DNA molecules that allow them to carry out computations in test tubes and create two-dimensional patterns and three-dimensional structures at the nanoscale.
The Motley Fool September 9, 2008 Brian Orelli	Drug Duo Combines Its Way Toward an Approval Bristol-Myers and AstraZeneca are trying to get their diabetes drug approved as a combination treatment.
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Chemistry World March 31, 2009 Jon Cartwright	Blood clotting light work for new molecule The molecule, which works with the help of an enzyme, could one day be used in medicine to shut off blood supply to localized areas of the human body such as tumors.
Chemistry World January 27, 2009 Nina Notman	Tethered nanocubes seek out analytes A team led by Timothy Fisher at Purdue University have developed a new type of biosensor coined a 'nano-tetherball biosensor' based on nanocube-shaped sensors tethered by conducting carbon nanotubes to electronic circuitry.
Technology Research News August 27, 2003	Detector senses single DNA Researchers from the University of California at Los Angeles have tapped differences in the folding characteristics of single-stranded and double-stranded DNA to make a sensor capable of detecting a single DNA molecule.
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AskMen.com Alex Santoso	What You Should Know About Diabetes Not many men understand what diabetes is, why it's very bad for them (it is one of the leading causes of impotence), what they can do to avoid getting it or how to treat it.
Technology Research News December 3, 2003	Molecule does two-step Duke University researchers have found a way to make a molecule react only when it has been hit by two photons of ultraviolet light, making the molecule a controllable switch. The molecule could eventually be used in optical storage devices and in biochips.
Chemistry World June 22, 2015 Manisha Lalloo	'Smart patch' set to deliver for diabetes patients A research team has created patches that release insulin in response to changes in oxygen brought about by high glucose levels and hope this could lead to a smarter, painless way of treating the disease.
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Chemistry World May 7, 2009 Phillip Broadwith	Polymers release insulin in response to glucose trigger Chinese researchers have developed polymer nanoparticles that can release insulin in response to changes in glucose concentration, creating a potential treatment for diabetes.
Chemistry World September 7, 2012 Andrew Shore	Groundwater arsenic detector Groundwater contaminated with arsenic has led to an epidemic of arsenic poisoning in parts of Bangladesh and India. Scientists in China have developed a sensor to detect arsenic quickly and accurately in water.
Chemistry World July 4, 2010 Hayley Birch	DNA sticks at flick of switch A new technique that sticks individual DNA molecules to a gold surface works at the flick of an electrochemical switch.
Chemistry World January 11, 2008 John Bonner	DNA Nanoparticles Detect Gene Expression US scientists have made nanoparticles from DNA that they say could be used to identify the genes being expressed in a single cell.
American Family Physician May 1, 2005	Diabetic Ketoacidosis: What It Is and How to Prevent It An informative patient hand-out on the condition, its causes, triggers, prevention and instructions on what do if the conditions presents.
Technology Research News September 24, 2003	Glow shows individual DNA Researchers have made a type of artificial DNA of that glows when it combines with a specific sequence of natural DNA. In principle, the method could be used to develop DNA chips that directly sense individual DNA molecules.
The Motley Fool October 2, 2009 Brian Orelli	Warning! Potential Blockbuster Ahead It's a little early to call it, but it looks like Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca have a potential blockbuster on their hands with their new diabetes drug.
Chemistry World October 19, 2009 Simon Hadlington	DNA stretching mystery solved A detailed understanding of the elastic properties of DNA can give scientists key insights into interactions of DNA and the proteins that carry out these manipulations.
IEEE Spectrum March 2011 Lucks & Arkin	Synthetic Biology's Hunt for the Genetic Transistor How genetic circuits will unlock the true potential of bioengineering
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Chemistry World August 23, 2013 Jessica Cocker	Plant protein regulates diabetes treatment A plant protein has been used to make a new class of glucose-responsive polymer nanogels that could one day negate the need for diabetes patients to constantly monitor their blood glucose levels and inject themselves with insulin.
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Technology Research News May 21, 2003	DNA sensor changes color University of Rochester researchers have designed a simple, inexpensive sensor that can detect specific sequences of DNA on-the-fly.
Chemistry World April 23, 2008 Jane Qiu	Bitter melon yields sweet results for diabetes Researchers have identified active ingredients in the warty green fruit that could lead to new treatments for diabetes.
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