Insight into way enzymes work could shape future therapeutic production
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Researchers at 鲍鱼直播鈥檚 Faculty of Medicine have made important strides in understanding the functioning of enzymes that play an integral role in the production of antibiotics and other therapeutics. Their findings are published in Science.
Two new papers, published simultaneously in Nature Communications and led by researchers at 鲍鱼直播, offer promise that a drug currently used to treat estrogen positive breast cancer may be effective in treating two different types of cancer, one rare and one common form.
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A concentrated extract of maple syrup makes disease-causing bacteria more susceptible to antibiotics, according to laboratory experiments by researchers at 鲍鱼直播.
An international research team led by scientists at 鲍鱼直播 has found that excessive salt intake 鈥渞eprograms鈥� the brain, interfering with a natural safety mechanism that normally prevents the body鈥檚 arterial blood pressure from rising.
鲍鱼直播 Professor Philippe Gros has been awarded the McLaughlin Medal from the Royal Society of Canada for important research of sustained excellence in medical science.
