February 6, 2020
Slo1 is a Ca2+- and voltage-activated K+ channel that underlies skeletal and smooth muscle contraction, audition, hormone secretion and neurotransmitter release. In mammals, Slo1 is regulated by auxiliary proteins that confer tissue-specific gating and pharmacological properties.
Molecular structures of the human Slo1 K+ channel in complex with ?4
February 6, 2020
In recent months, the FBI issued a high-impact cybersecurity warning in response to increasing attacks on government targets. Government officials have warned major cities that such hacks are a disturbing trend that is likely to continue. A new tool from Purdue University researchers may help stop some of those threats. The Purdue team created a detection system to alert organizations to cyberattacks. The system is called LIDAR – which stands for lifelong, intelligent, diverse, agile and robust.
Intrusion alert: System uses machine learning, curiosity-driven ‘honeypots’ to stop cyber attackers
February 6, 2020
A dozen cases of the novel coronavirus have been reported in the United States so far with one case in Chicago, leaving some students concerned for their health.
Students and faculty at Purdue react to the coronavirus epidemic
February 6, 2020
On Target Laboratories Inc., a privately held biotechnology company developing the use of Purdue University-discovered fluorescent markers to target and illuminate cancer during surgery, has announced the results of a multi-institutional Phase 2 clinical trial in which outcomes were improved for 26% of patients undergoing pulmonary resection for non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
February 5, 2020
Two Purdue University researchers have received a total of $80,585 from the Trask Innovation Fund to help their labs commercialize their innovations. The fund is a development program established to support projects that advance the commercial value of Purdue intellectual property. The fund makes awards twice a year to aid faculty and staff with their patented innovations that are being commercialized through the Purdue Research Foundation Office of Technology Commercialization.
Two Purdue innovators advance their sensing, drug technologies through Trask funding
February 5, 2020
Almost 80,000 dogs have been nominated to participate in a new nationwide study on dog aging since registration began last fall, but there’s still time for your dog to become part of the pack. “We know from previous work done with dog owners that they are motivated to help their dogs live longer, healthier lives, but the response has been positively overwhelming,” said Audrey Ruple, a veterinary epidemiologist and assistant professor of One Health Epidemiology in the Purdue University College of Health and Human Sciences’ Department of Public Health.
February 4, 2020
Frogs have been struggling a bit in recent years. Their populations around the world have been declining for decades, and the reasons for their loss come from many fronts. Like many other animals, frogs are losing their homes and learning to live in a changing world. Some researchers study animals to try to figure out how to save them. Others observe their behaviors and communication patterns in an attempt to understand the natural world. Sometimes, intentionally or otherwise, those intentions overlap.
February 4, 2020
Almost 80,000 dogs have been nominated to participate in a new nationwide study on dog aging since registration began last fall, but there’s still time for your dog to become part of the pack.
February 4, 2020
Elanco Animal Health Inc. (NYSE: ELAN) today (Feb. 4) announced a four-year collaborative research agreement with Purdue University and Purdue Research Foundation with a goal to collaborate and train talent as they seek solutions to some of the greatest challenges in animal health.
Animal health care receives boost through Elanco, Purdue strategic alliance
February 4, 2020
Can the feared anthrax toxin become an ally in the war against cancer? Successful treatment of pet dogs suffering bladder cancer with an anthrax-related treatment suggests so.
