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14 Nov 2016 – Drug Search for Leishmaniasis Researchers Make Data Publicly Available |
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The Drug Search for Leishmaniasis research team has created an online database of the highest-scoring results from their research on World Community Grid. This database will help accelerate the work of other scientists who are conducting similar research. |
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03 Nov 2016 – OpenZika Researchers Choosing and Testing Potential Antivirals |
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The OpenZika researchers are ready to begin laboratory testing for five chemical compounds which may lead to potential treatments. In this update, the research team discusses why the search for an anti-Zika drug is so important, describes the process of choosing which drug compounds to test, and summarizes the work they and IBM have done (so far) to publicize this study. |
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17 Oct 2016 – Mapping Cancer Markers Begins Analyzing Lung and Ovarian Cancer Data |
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The Mapping Cancer Markers researchers are analyzing the results of the lung cancer research tasks run on World Community Grid, as well as the first sets of ovarian cancer data. This update gives a detailed look at the tools and processes they are using for this analysis, plus a list of their recent publications and events in their lab. |
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20 Sep 2016 – A Family's Experience with Neuroblastoma |
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September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. This month is special to us because of our successful Help Fight Childhood Cancer project, which helped researchers find several promising treatments for neuroblastoma, a deadly childhood cancer. In this article, a volunteer describes her family's experience after her young daughter was diagnosed with neuroblastoma. |
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08 Sep 2016 – Researchers Publish Findings on Potential New Treatments for Leishmaniasis |
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The Drug Search for Leishmaniasis team recently published their findings in the Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design. Using World Community Grid's computing power, they have identified several drug compounds which may lead to improved treatments for this neglected and sometimes deadly disease. |
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29 Jul 2016 – How the Human Proteome Folding Project Continues to Contribute to Science |
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Rich Bonneau, technical lead for the Human Proteome Folding project, recently spoke with us about how the project has contributed to advances in his work, as well as to advances in the understanding of the structure and function of proteins. This update includes a slide presentation and an audio recording of our interview as well as written excerpts. |
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