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Peptides and Cancer Research
Some numbers on Cancer and its world-wide affects. Cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for over 18 million cases and nearly 10 million deaths in 2020.1 The four most common cancers are...
Jun 30, 2021 -
National Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness
Alzheimer’s is currently an irreversible brain disorder that affects memory, cognitive skills and eventually the ability to carry out even simple tasks. The cause of Alzheimer’s disease, which is the most common form of dementia, is...
Jun 08, 2021 -
Peptides & Cardiovascular Research
In addition to World Cancer Day last week, Valentine's Day Sunday (and the heart being the ubiquitous symbol of love), it is also Heart Health Month here in the US. The timing is propitious since...
Feb 16, 2021 -
Invaluable Resources For The COVID Researcher
As part as of vivitide’s commitment to providing relevant information to researchers, we present our latest version of The COVID-19 Information Station. It features daily updates to coronavirus related news sorted by research topics and...
Feb 02, 2021 -
Your Trusted Partner of Choice for Custom Peptide Synthesis
We are justifiably proud of our wide range of capabilities in solid and solution phase peptide synthesis, including synthesis of phosphorylated, methylated, and glycosylated peptides, PEGylations, stable isotope labeling, and more. With two manufacturing sites in...
Jan 27, 2021 -
A Perfect (Cytokine) Storm
by Robert Brousseau Among all the news stories and publications about SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, one of the most puzzling and alarming is the appearance of what has been termed the “cytokine storm”. This refers to...
Jan 02, 2021 -
Scorpion Venom and Epilepsy
by Denise Karounos The fourth most common neurological disease is epilepsy, a seizure disorder. It affects 1 in 26 people and can happen in any age group. Seizures are often unpredictable, making it difficult to...
Jan 02, 2021 -
FAQs on FTE
by Robert Brousseau There is a somewhat unsung service at Vivitide that can be extremely high-value to those researchers that need additional resources for their projects, the FTE. Our aim is to make it more...
Jan 02, 2021 -
Rare Disease Journal – Kawasaki Disease
In this PepTalk, we are visiting another “Rare Disease”. Such diseases have an incidence rate affecting less than 200,000 people as established by the Congress of the United States with the Orphan Drug Act of...
Jan 02, 2021 -
The Pros of Proteomics
By Denise Karounos As a result of their importance in living organisms, proteins derived their name from the Greek word, proteios, meaning primary or first place. Made by the ribosomes in a cell, proteins are...
Jan 02, 2021