Complexity of NMDA Receptor Drug Discovery Target Revealed
Fire Ant Venom Compounds May Lead to Skin Treatments
Compounds derived from fire ant venom can reduce skin thickening and inflammation in a mouse model of psoriasis, Emory and Case Western scientists have shown. The results are scheduled for publication in Scientific Reports. The findings could lead to new treatments for psoriasis, a common autoimmune skin disease. Topical steroids are now most frequently used for…
Spider Web of Cancer Proteins Reveals New Drug Possibilities
Spider Web of Cancer Proteins Reveal New Drug Possibilities
Scientists Devise Novel Way to Predict Efficacy of Malaria Vaccines
Brazilian Peppertree Packs Power to Knock Out Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
The red berries of the Brazilian peppertree — a weedy, invasive species common in Florida — contain an extract with the power to disarm dangerous antibiotic-resistant staph bacteria, scientists at Emory University have discovered. The journal Scientific Reports is publishing the finding, made in the lab of Cassandra Quave, an assistant professor in Emory’s Center for the…
Threading The RSV Vaccine Needle
Crafting a vaccine against RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) has been a minefield for 50 years, but scientists believe they have found the right balance. Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta report that they have engineered a version of RSV that is highly attenuated – weakened in its ability to…