The promiscuity of chemical probes discovered

A new computer tool lets the interaction between small molecules and thousands of proteins be predicted to study their relationship to different diseases

23-Feb-2015 - Researchers at IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute) have applied a new computational methodology to anticipate the degree of selectivity of the molecules that are used to study protein functions and reduce the risk of establishing erroneous relations between proteins and diseases. ...

Electrochemical sensor for coeliac disease promises easy diagnosis of gluten allergy

07-Mar-2013 - Researchers have developed the first example of an electrochemical immunosensor for the diagnosis of coeliac disease – a genetically determined specific immune response to the antigens present in gluten. Electrochemical immunosensors (EIs) are interesting alternatives to conventional ...