The Yu lab’s findings, reported in the journal Science, have potential applications in cancer, infectious disease and Alzheimer’s drug development.
The Yu lab has published a Nature paper describing a method for modifying organic molecules that significantly expands the possibilities for developing new pharmaceuticals and improving old ones.
The findings from the Kelly lab pave the way to discover new drugs for misfolding diseases such as Alzhimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyloidosis and prion ("mad cow" type) infections.
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