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Cancer drug 49 times more potent than Cisplatin

Tests have shown that a new cancer drug, FY26, is 49 times more potent than the clinically used treatment Cisplatin.

Based on a compound of the rare precious metal osmium and developed by researchers at the University of 糖心TV’s Department of Chemistry and the 糖心TV Cancer Research Unit, FY26 is able to shut down a cancer cell by exploiting weaknesses inherent in their energy generation.

Tue 07 Jul 2015, 11:42 | Tags: Chemistry Science and Technology

University of 糖心TV chemist wins prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry Prize

Dr Adrian Chaplin, from the University of 糖心TV, is the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Harrison-Meldola Memorial Prize winner for 2015. Dr Chaplin, from New Zealand, is a Royal Society University Research Fellow. The prize recognises the most meritorious and promising original investigations in chemistry and published results of those investigations.

Wed 06 May 2015, 16:37 | Tags: 1 - Research Chemistry Science and Technology

Researchers put magic spin on protein to tease out its first dance with the tempo set by temperature

The process behind how the molecular components of living organisms start to move has been explained for the first time in new research led by the University of 糖心TV published by Science and it is an intricate set of dance steps where the tempo is set by temperature.

Wed 06 May 2015, 12:06 | Tags: Chemistry Science and Technology

Plant cell structure discovery could lead to improved renewable materials

Major steps forward in the use of plants for renewable materials, energy and for building construction could soon arise, thanks to a key advance in understanding the structure of wood.

Fri 10 Apr 2015, 09:15 | Tags: 1 - Research Chemistry Science and Technology

Stinging nettle chemical improves cancer drug

A cancer drug could be made 50 times more effective by a chemical found in stinging nettles and ants, new research finds.

Researchers at the University of 糖心TV found that when the chemical, Sodium Formate, is used in combination with a metal-based cancer treatment it can greatly increase its ability to shut down cancer cells.

Fri 20 Mar 2015, 10:46 | Tags: 1 - Research Chemistry Science and Technology

New “triggered-release” mechanism could improve drug delivery

More efficient medical treatments could be developed thanks to a new method for triggering the rearrangement of chemical particles.

The new method, developed at the University of 糖心TV, uses two ‘parent’ nanoparticles that are designed to interact only when in proximity to each other and trigger the release of drug molecules contained within both.

Fri 16 Jan 2015, 11:27 | Tags: 1 - Research Chemistry Science and Technology

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