Research from UC Santa Cruz indicates that the P3 peptide—an alternative cleavage product of the amyloid precursor protein—may play a role in Alzheimer’s disease.

Modern medicine depends on large, information-rich molecules such as peptides and oligonucleotides. These molecules carry biological instructions that can be directed toward specific disease pathways.

Northwestern Engineering's Samuel Stupp will receive the 2022 American Chemical Society Ralph F. Hirschmann Award in Peptide Chemistry. Stupp was selected “for his fundamental and groundbreaking work ...

“Insulin injections remain a daily burden for many patients,” said Associate Professor Shingo Ito. “Our peptide-based ...

Health experts explain what peptides and collagen do, why most people do not need supplements, and when protein may be a better choice.

STAAD, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Biosynth, a supplier of critical raw materials to the life science industry, announces today that it has acquired Cambridge Research Biochemicals (“CRB”), a ...

SHANGHAI & BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Perpetual Medicines today announced it has closed an $8 million seed financing to advance its integrated computational design and synthesis platform for peptide ...

Unnatural Products, a biotech developing orally-delivered macrocyclic peptides to address previously undruggable targets, today announced the closing of a $45 million Series B financing led by The ...

The spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been the focus of a lot of research these past two years. It’s what the virus uses to invade host cells and it has been the target ...