Chemistry, Biochemistry and Chemical Sciences at SciGuru.com for latest discoveries and developments in chemistry and chemical sciences http://www.sciguru.com http://www.sciguru.com/newsitem/3815/Novel-Antiviral:-LJ-double-o-one-is-shown-to-be-effective-against-more-than-20-viruses/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:32:38 -0400 http://www.sciguru.com/newsitem/3815 In our 25 years in microbiology, Dave, we've seen a lot of progress against infectious diseases. At the same time, new pathogens have emerged and now, http://www.sciguru.com/newsitem/3805/Best-hope-for-saving-Arctic-sea-ice-is-cutting-soot-emissions,-says-Stanford-researcher/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:07:31 -0400 http://www.sciguru.com/newsitem/3805 Soot from the burning of fossil fuels and solid biofuels contributes far more to global warming than has been thought, according to a new Stanford stu http://www.sciguru.com/newsitem/3801/Sea-snail-saliva-may-become-new-treatment-for-most-severe-pain/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:51:09 -0400 http://www.sciguru.com/newsitem/3801 Scientists have developed a new version of a medication, first isolated from the saliva of sea snails, that could be taken in pill form to relieve the http://www.sciguru.com/newsitem/3788/Oil-dispersants-used-in-Gulf-of-Mexico-unlikely-to-be-endocrine-disrupters-and-have-low-toxicity/ Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:05:25 -0400 http://www.sciguru.com/newsitem/3788 Government scientists are reporting that eight of the most commonly used oil dispersants used to fight oil spills, such as the massive episode in the http://www.sciguru.com/newsitem/3784/New-Compound-Improves-Obesity-Related-Health-Complications-in-NIH-Led-Study/ Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:50:58 -0400 http://www.sciguru.com/newsitem/3784 An experimental compound appears to improve metabolic abnormalities associated with obesity, according to a preliminary study led by researchers at th http://www.sciguru.com/newsitem/3777/Progress-on-a-Universal-Flu-Vaccine/ Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:29:24 -0400 http://www.sciguru.com/newsitem/3777 Researchers have developed a method to generate antibodies that attack a diverse array of influenza viruses in mice, ferrets and monkeys. The accompli http://www.sciguru.com/newsitem/3774/Nanoparticles-Increase-Intensity-of-Quantum-Dots'-Glow/ Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:51:31 -0400 http://www.sciguru.com/newsitem/3774 By linking individual semiconductor quantum dots with gold nanoparticles, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Labo http://www.sciguru.com/newsitem/3766/Yale-Study-Shows-Electrical-Fields-Influence-Brain-Activity/ Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:59:44 -0400 http://www.sciguru.com/newsitem/3766 Most scientists have viewed electrical fields within the brain as the simple byproducts of neuronal activity. However, Yale scientists report in the J http://www.sciguru.com/newsitem/3755/Antibodies-Protect-Human-Cells-from-Most-HIV-Strains/ Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:27:13 -0400 http://www.sciguru.com/newsitem/3755 Scientists have isolated 2 potent human antibodies that can stop more than 90% of known global HIV strains from infecting human cells in the laborator http://www.sciguru.com/newsitem/3754/Study-Suggests-Link-Between-Metabolic-Disease,-Bone-Mass-in-Mice/ Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:19:21 -0400 http://www.sciguru.com/newsitem/3754 A new study by Johns Hopkins researchers has found that insulin, the sugar-regulating hormone, is required for normal bone development and that it may http://www.sciguru.com/newsitem/3749/Bandgap:-How-electrons-get-excited-is-crucial-to-creating-solar-cells-and-light-emitting-diodes/ Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:20:15 -0400 http://www.sciguru.com/newsitem/3749 Why do some materials work well for making solar cells or light-emitting diodes (LEDs), while other materials don't? One key factor is having the righ http://www.sciguru.com/newsitem/3748/Gene-linked-to-aging-also-linked-to-Alzheimer's/ Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:04:10 -0400 http://www.sciguru.com/newsitem/3748 MIT biologists report that they have discovered the first link between the amyloid plaques that form in the brains of Alzheimer's patients and a gene http://www.sciguru.com/newsitem/3745/'Runaway'-development-implicated-in-loss-of-function-of-the-aging-brain/ Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:47:45 -0400 http://www.sciguru.com/newsitem/3745 The brain undergoes rapid growth and development in the early years of life and then degenerates as we progress into old age, yet little is known abou http://www.sciguru.com/newsitem/3744/Plant-researchers-identify-a-protein-involved-in-the-formation-of-cellulose/ Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:38:15 -0400 http://www.sciguru.com/newsitem/3744 Grains, vegetables and fruit taste delicious and are important sources of energy. However, humans cannot digest the main component of plants - the cel http://www.sciguru.com/newsitem/3742/New-approaches-to-the-treatment-of-congenital-blindness---Achromatopsia/ Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:38:08 -0400 http://www.sciguru.com/newsitem/3742 Achromatopsia is a hereditary eye disease for which there is as yet no effective treatment. The condition is associated with complete lack of color vi http://www.sciguru.com/newsitem/3741/Hyperfast-Star-Was-Booted-From-Milky-Way/ Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:29:50 -0400 http://www.sciguru.com/newsitem/3741 A hundred million years ago, a triple-star system was traveling through the bustling center of our Milky Way galaxy when it made a life-changing misst http://www.sciguru.com/newsitem/3738/Arctic-Voyage-Illuminating-Ocean-Optics/ Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:15:49 -0400 http://www.sciguru.com/newsitem/3738 During NASA's ICESCAPE voyage to the Arctic, scientists have been looking at the phytoplankton in the Arctic's Chukchi Sea - how many, how big and at http://www.sciguru.com/newsitem/3735/A-New-Drug-Treatment-to-Close-the-Window-on-Colon-Cancer,-Blocking-stress-response/ Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:59:35 -0400 http://www.sciguru.com/newsitem/3735 Cancer surgery wreaks havoc on a body's immune system and stress hormones exacerbate the problem. As a result, about half of those who undergo surgery http://www.sciguru.com/newsitem/3726/New-MIT-technology-allows-high-speed-study-of-zebrafish-larvae,-often-used-to-model-human-diseases./ Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:13:45 -0400 http://www.sciguru.com/newsitem/3726 One of the most commonly studied laboratory animals is the zebrafish - a tiny fish with transparent embryos, or larvae, whose internal organs can be e http://www.sciguru.com/newsitem/3718/Rescuing-Fruit-Flies-from-Alzheimer's-Disease/ Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:16:39 -0400 http://www.sciguru.com/newsitem/3718 Investigators have found that fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) males - in which the activity of an Alzheimer's disease protein is reduced by 50 per