pharmaceutical sciences
Eminent Scientists From India Among 2019 Royal Society Fellows
Virologist Dr. Gagandeep Kang and pharmaceutical company Cipla chairperson Dr. Yusuf Hamied are among this year’s roster of Royal Society Fellows.
Fungus Becomes Factory For African Sleeping Sickness Drug
By genetically modifying a fungus, researchers in Japan can produce large quantities of ascofuranone, a promising antibiotic for the treatment of African sleeping sickness.
Scanning Zebrafish Brains In Search Of New Drugs
Researchers have developed a high-throughput method of identifying drug candidates for the treatment of neurological disorders.
China Approves Home-Grown Colon Cancer Drug
Fruquintinib is the first drug discovered and developed in China to be approved by the National Medical Products Administration.
Synthetic Biology Yields New Steroid Antibiotics
A research group in Japan has taken a synthetic biology approach to the development of steroid antibiotics.
Selectively Creating Useful Ring-Shaped Molecules
With the help of computer simulations, scientists have devised a method to create ring-shaped molecules from inexpensive feedstock chemicals for use in the pharmaceutical industry.
Real Or Fake? Method Confirms Lingzhi Mushrooms In 10 Minutes
Researchers in Hong Kong have developed a quick and simple method to authenticate species of mushrooms used in traditional Chinese medicine.
Gold Nanodots Turn Up The Heat On Cancer Cells
By adding gold nanodots to bismuth sulfide nanorods, scientists in China have improved photothermal therapy of cancer.
Locking Up HIV To Keep AIDS Under Control
Using a chemically synthesized compound, researchers in Japan have been able to trap the HIV virus inside infected host cells, facilitating the elimination of the viral reservoir.
