Researchers have mapped how the malaria drug mefloquine works, providing a route to make effective…
A kiss of death to drug the ‘undruggable’
Scientists have reported a major breakthrough in targeting the causes of many diseases, using a…
Visualizing the genome: First 3-D structures of active DNA created
Scientists have determined the first 3-D structures of intact mammalian genomes from individual cells, showing…
Cellular ‘garbage disposal’ has another job
A subset of protein complexes whose role has long been thought to consist only of…
More transparency at FDA needed, researchers say
As the new administration considers the future direction of the Food and Drug Administration, a…
Looming crisis of the much decreased fresh-water supply to Egypt’s Nile delta
A multi-year study of Egypt’s Nile Delta places the country’s major breadbasket at serious risk….
E-cigarettes a gateway to smoking? Not likely
Major national studies provide little evidence that e-cigarette users move to smoking cigarettes as a…
A multidrug efflux pump in motion
Researchers have mapped the conformational changes that occur in a protein ‘notorious’ for pumping chemotherapeutic…
Looming threat of Asian tobacco companies to global health
There are already one billion tobacco smokers worldwide, and the number will likely rise further…
Phage therapy shown to kill drug-resistant superbug
Phage therapy could offer a safe and effective alternative to antibiotics in the treatment of…