Collaborate Disseminate
With antibiotic-resistant bacteria poised to become a huge health problem in the coming decades, the world desperately needs new drugs and treatments. Now, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have engineered new antimicrobial molecules from w… Continue reading Wasp venom peptides show potential as potent antibiotic candidate
Spider venom isn’t normally something you want in your body, but in some cases there might be exceptions. Australian researchers have now identified two peptides from tarantula venom that show promise in blocking organ pain, working particularly well i… Continue reading Tarantula venom peptide may provide relief for IBS pain
Although it’s vitally important to keep wounds free of harmful bacteria, antibacterial ointments have to be regularly reapplied, requiring bandages to be removed. A new wound dressing, however, is claimed to continuously kill bacteria all on its own.Co… Continue reading Cellulose wound dressing uses peptides to kill bacteria
We need our blood to walk a very fine line between flowing freely and clotting, and treatments for blood clots in the body naturally come with a risk of excessive bleeding from an injury. But now, researchers at EPFL have developed a synthetic blood th… Continue reading New blood thinner prevents clots with less risk of excess bleeding
Peptides do important work, and could be a largely untapped type of drug. The problem is they can’t be taken orally, because stomach acids destroy them before they can get into the bloodstream. Now, researchers at EPFL have developed a new method of te… Continue reading “Peptide pills” breakthrough could open new avenue for oral drugs
How life arose from non-living material is one of the most profound mysteries facing science, and now a new study from the University College London (UCL) may have brought us a step closer to understanding it. The team may have solved a long-… Continue reading Scientists offer solution for chemical chicken-and-egg problem of the origins of life
What does body building, anti-aging cream and Bleomycin (a cancer drug) have in common? Peptides of course! Peptides are large molecules that are vital to life. If you were to take a protein and break it into smaller pieces, each piece would be called a peptide. Just like proteins, peptides are made of amino acids linked together in a chain-like structure. Whenever you ingest a protein, your body breaks it down to its individual amino acids. It then puts those amino acids back together in a different order to make whatever peptide or protein your body needs. Insulin, for instance, …read more
