We know that Dabigatran is an anticoagulant from the class of the direct thrombin inhibitors . It is being studied for various clinic...

Engineered tobacco plants have more potential as a biofuel

New RNA interference technique can silence up to five genes

In continuation of my update on developments in mosquito repellents ,  I  found this  interesting info. In  my earlier blog , I mention...

We  know that Oleanolic acid is a naturally occurring triterpenoid , widely  distributed in food and medicinal plants , related to be...

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We know that Phentermine (see structure) is  an appetite suppressant of the  amphetamine and phenethylamine class . It is approved a...

In continuatation of my update on Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCg) , I find this info something different and interesting too. We are aware a...

We know that Candida albicans is the most virulent  Candida species of medical importance, which presents a great threat to immunocomp...

In continuation of my update on Platinum compounds as anticancer drugs , I find  this one more interesting info to share with. MIT chemi...

We know that Cordycepin , or 3'-deoxyadenosine (known polyadenylation inhibitor ),   was initially extracted from fungi of genus...

Patients with a rare form of cancer called advanced soft tissue sarcoma could now benefit from a new drug called trabectedin, after th...

Dana-Farber investigators hypothesized current agents lose their potency because they don't bind as tightly or fully to the EGFR T790M p...

Novel nanotechnology heals abscesses caused by resistant staph bacteria

The regimen, known as RVD , combined the drugs Revlimid - ( lenalidomide ), Velcade - ( bortezomib ) and dexamethasone , which previously we...