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Drug Design
Drug Design: often referred to as rational drug design or simply rational design, is the inventive process of finding new medications based on the knowledge of a biological target.
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FEB 01, 2021Cancer
Research published last month in the journal Molecular Pharmaceutics details a new mechanism for delivering pancreatic c ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 31, 2021Cancer
New research published in the journal Scientific Reports analyzes the delivery capabilities of porphyrins in order ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 28, 2021Immunology
Natural killer cells, or NK cells, are specialized immune cells of the innate immune system. Their job revolves around e ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 24, 2021Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from the University of Queensland, in collaboration with Botanix Pharmaceuticals Limited, have found that ca ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 24, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Cells in our body share the same genes. But how those genes are expressed can dictate the fate of a cell. For ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 20, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Paralysis due to spinal cord damage remains an irreparable condition. However, a new therapeutic approach may bring rene ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 20, 2021Microbiology
For the first time, a synthetic version of a non-psychoactive molecule found in marijuana has been shown to kill pathoge ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 18, 2021Immunology
Critically ill COVID patients in the U.K. may receive an arthritis drug after a study showed that treatment lowered mort ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 12, 2021Immunology
The first organ transplant—performed over 60 years ago—was a success because the donor and recipient were id ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 08, 2021Microbiology
Bacterial infections that can't be eliminated with standard drugs, caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria, are consider ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 05, 2021Neuroscience
Psychedelics are receiving an increasing amount of attention- both in research and in the media- for their potential to ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 01, 2021Microbiology
Reporting in Nature, scientists have identified a new group of compounds that may help us get out of the antibiotic-resi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 27, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Antibodies are naturally used by the body to bind targets on pathogens and neutralize them, and these specific interacti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 24, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Many types of cells have to be replenished throughout our lives, and cells divide to replace those that are damaged or w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 22, 2020Technology
Some diseases, such as metastatic breast cancer are known as “undruggable” or best described as unresponsive ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 22, 2020Chemistry & Physics
New research published in the journal Matter describes the development of a new kind of microscopy – this time at ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 20, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
A cell's nucleus has to hold the entire genome. To do that, the DNA has to be carefully arranged and compacted by protei ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2020Immunology
Immunotherapies have emerged as a powerful treatment modality for cancer. They join chemotherapy, surgery, radiotherapy, ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 03, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Last month, Oregon became the first state in the US to legalize psilocybin mushrooms as a therapeutic treatment. Now, th ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 02, 2020Immunology
Receiving a vaccine (usually in the form of an inactivated pathogen) triggers an immune response without the symptoms of ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 01, 2020Immunology
Thanks to a new hydrogel biomaterial developed by researchers at Duke University, we are one step closer to the holy gra ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 28, 2020Microbiology
A mosquito-borne virus called VEEV has been emerging in South America. It causes symptoms that make it difficult to dist ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 25, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The triclosan once commonly added to soap was banned by the FDA a few years ago, but it can still be found in some water ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2020Technology
Using machine learning in drug discovery is no longer a novel procedure and has been well documented in recent literatur ...Written By: Nouran Amin
FEB 01, 2021
Cancer
Research published last month in the journal Molecular Pharmaceutics details a new mechanism for delivering pancreatic c
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 31, 2021
Cancer
New research published in the journal Scientific Reports analyzes the delivery capabilities of porphyrins in order
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 28, 2021
Immunology
Natural killer cells, or NK cells, are specialized immune cells of the innate immune system. Their job revolves around e
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 24, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from the University of Queensland, in collaboration with Botanix Pharmaceuticals Limited, have found that ca
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 24, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Cells in our body share the same genes. But how those genes are expressed can dictate the fate of a cell. For
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 20, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Paralysis due to spinal cord damage remains an irreparable condition. However, a new therapeutic approach may bring rene
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 20, 2021
Microbiology
For the first time, a synthetic version of a non-psychoactive molecule found in marijuana has been shown to kill pathoge
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 18, 2021
Immunology
Critically ill COVID patients in the U.K. may receive an arthritis drug after a study showed that treatment lowered mort
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 12, 2021
Immunology
The first organ transplant—performed over 60 years ago—was a success because the donor and recipient were id
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 08, 2021
Microbiology
Bacterial infections that can't be eliminated with standard drugs, caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria, are consider
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 05, 2021
Neuroscience
Psychedelics are receiving an increasing amount of attention- both in research and in the media- for their potential to
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 01, 2021
Microbiology
Reporting in Nature, scientists have identified a new group of compounds that may help us get out of the antibiotic-resi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Antibodies are naturally used by the body to bind targets on pathogens and neutralize them, and these specific interacti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 24, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Many types of cells have to be replenished throughout our lives, and cells divide to replace those that are damaged or w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 22, 2020
Technology
Some diseases, such as metastatic breast cancer are known as “undruggable” or best described as unresponsive
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 22, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
New research published in the journal Matter describes the development of a new kind of microscopy – this time at
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 20, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
A cell's nucleus has to hold the entire genome. To do that, the DNA has to be carefully arranged and compacted by protei
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2020
Immunology
Immunotherapies have emerged as a powerful treatment modality for cancer. They join chemotherapy, surgery, radiotherapy,
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 03, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Last month, Oregon became the first state in the US to legalize psilocybin mushrooms as a therapeutic treatment. Now, th
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 02, 2020
Immunology
Receiving a vaccine (usually in the form of an inactivated pathogen) triggers an immune response without the symptoms of
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 01, 2020
Immunology
Thanks to a new hydrogel biomaterial developed by researchers at Duke University, we are one step closer to the holy gra
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 28, 2020
Microbiology
A mosquito-borne virus called VEEV has been emerging in South America. It causes symptoms that make it difficult to dist
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The triclosan once commonly added to soap was banned by the FDA a few years ago, but it can still be found in some water
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2020
Technology
Using machine learning in drug discovery is no longer a novel procedure and has been well documented in recent literatur
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin