In early clinical trials, cyclodextrin slowed the progression of Niemann-Pick type C, a lysosomal storage disorder affecting the brain, liver and spleen. Patients with Niemann-Pick disorder have very ...

Cyclodextrins (CDs) are cyclic oligosaccharides renowned for their distinctive truncated cone structure, which features a hydrophobic internal cavity and a hydrophilic exterior. This molecular ...

Imagine a microscopic locomotive moving back and forth along a track, propelling itself without any external force. At the molecular level, this concept forms the foundation of molecular motors -- ...

A new method for making γ-cyclodextrin could provide a cheaper and simpler route to this promising yet pricey host molecule. The synthesis, which uses a photoswitchable hydrazone template, might also ...

The parents of Addi and Cassi Hempel were inspired to seek out a cure. The same chemical that keeps your salad dressing from separating could also destroy plaques in your blood vessels. A team of ...

Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease of the arterial wall that is caused by increased levels of cholesterol in the blood and an accumulation of cholesterol crystals in the subendothelial spaces.

CycloPure, a start-up developing water filtration products, has raised $5 million to accelerate commercialization of its cyclodextrin polymer technology. The company, founded by Northwestern ...

Two ingredients – fructose and alpha-cyclodextrin – can now carry claims that they lead to a lower blood glucose rise, as the European Union adopts its latest batch of article 13 health claims.

The flavonols quercetin and myricetin, compounds associated with significant health benefits, can be encapsulated in beta-cyclodextrin (beta-CD), researchers have reported. "The complexation of ...

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, Dec. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cholrem (Australia) Pty Ltd have produced a product CAVADEX (Beta-Cyclodextrin) which reverses heart disease by removing ...

Cyclodextrin, a compound now in testing to treat a very rare genetic disease, may have a potential use in treating a much more common condition too: heart disease. Researchers reported Wednesday in ...

Hardened and inflamed arteries, atherosclerosis, can be very dangerous. The consequences of atherosclerosis are among the most common causes of death in industrialized nations; in particular heart ...