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03 Oct 2017 – Open Zika Researchers Continue Calculations, Share the Wealth, and Spread the Word |
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The OpenZika researchers are continuing to screen millions of chemical compounds as they look for potential treatments for the Zika virus. In this update, they report on the second stage of the project, using a newly prepared, massive library of 30.2 million compounds that are being screened against the Zika virus proteins. They also continue to spread the word about the project. |
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26 Sep 2017 – The Road Ahead for Help Fight Childhood Cancer |
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The Help Fight Childhood Cancer researchers discuss how they’re moving forward with data analysis and continuing their search for pharmaceutical partners. |
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23 Aug 2017 – The Bacteria Inside Us: Gaining a New Understanding of Human Disease |
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What if you could help researchers learn more about how the bacteria in and on our bodies play a role in diseases such as Type 1 diabetes? We're proud to announce our latest project, which will be the first of its kind, large-scale, comprehensive study of the human microbiome. |
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17 Aug 2017 – Help Stop TB Uncovers New Data on Mycolic Acids |
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The Help Stop TB project is turning out to be the most comprehensive study of mycolic acids ever undertaken, which will be of enormous value to all researchers who are interested in how these molecules protect bacteria. In this update, the researchers describe mycolic acid folds that have never been detailed before, and explain how they plan to continue their exploration of this new territory as the project continues. |
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01 Aug 2017 – Potential New Treatments for Leishmaniasis Tested in Lab |
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The Drug Search for Leishmaniasis team has begun lab testing potential treatments for this serious—yet neglected—tropical disease. In this update, Dr. Carlos Muskus discusses the results of topical (on the skin) testing of four compounds. |
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15 Jun 2017 – FightAIDS@Home Targeting a Key HIV Protein |
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FightAIDS@Home researchers restarted the first phase of the project at the end of 2016, and in just a few months, they have completed approximately 46 percent of their projected work on World Community Grid. Read about their progress on finding compounds that could stop HIV from replicating. |
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06 Apr 2017 – Mapping Cancer Markers Team Analyzes Lung Cancer Data |
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In this project update, the Mapping Cancer Markers team describes how they are analyzing 45 million of the most promising lung cancer data results, and how they have begun to disseminate their early findings. |
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