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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 20, 2018Microbiology
Our bodies need insulin to control the amount of sugar we have in our blood. Diabetes happens when that process fails, a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 20, 2018Health & Medicine
Children and mental health medication is a common issue in pediatric health care. The belief by many is that there is a ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 05, 2018Neuroscience
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease, for which there is no cure. Hundreds of resear ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 31, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Around 1.6 percent of adults take antipsychotic medication, according to one study, but their mode of efficacy is not we ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2018Neuroscience
Getting medication to the brain can be a tricky business. The blood-brain-barrier is designed to prevent toxic substance ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 26, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Scientists create nanoprecipitated microbubbles: an injectable resuscitative fluidWritten By:JAN 19, 2018Genetics & Genomics
For the first time, scientists have captred images of the process by which DNA is transcribed into RNAWritten By: Carmen LeitchJAN 10, 2018Immunology
For the first time, scientists have been able to gather evidence for a new antibody-based drug to treat people infected ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 09, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Litigation against drug manufacturers that produce and distribute opioids could be a promising option in the fight again ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JAN 05, 2018Immunology
A chronic autoimmune disease of the skin, called scleroderma, is not contagious or infections and often not harmful. How ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 04, 2018Health & Medicine
The battle of the bulge is a daily struggle for some. No, not the World War II battle, but rather the fight so many wage ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 02, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Overview of the process of drug development toward approved use in human patientsWritten By: Courtney SchaalJAN 02, 2018Cancer
In December 2017, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new genomic profiling test - the second in two month ...Written By: Julia TraversDEC 31, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
Top 5 Discoveries in Cancer Therapy Research from Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FLWritten By: Courtney SchaalDEC 29, 2017Cannabis Sciences
Find out what happened in cannabis research this year.Written By: Loren DeVitoDEC 28, 2017Technology
MIT engineers alter watercress plants to give off several hours of low-level light.Written By: Julia TraversDEC 27, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
various medicine chemistry toolsWritten By: Courtney SchaalDEC 26, 2017Microbiology
One way that bacterial infections get around antibiotics is by using sleeper cells; these special cells lie dormant, sur ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 25, 2017Neuroscience
As we age, getting around safely can become an issue. Some people will have trouble with arthritis or reduced fitness le ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 24, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
Brief discussion of automation in compound discoveryWritten By: Courtney SchaalDEC 22, 2017Health & Medicine
The field of lab-grown organs referred to as "organoids" is one that is growing exponentially. By creating min ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 19, 2017Genetics & Genomics
The field of personalized medicine studies how individual differences in genes impact drug efficacy.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers develop new "universal" antibody to target seasonal influenza to lay the foundation for future vaccine devel ...Written By: Courtney SchaalDEC 19, 2017Neuroscience
Huntington's disease is a devastating neurobiological illness that happens at the molecular level in the brain. The ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 20, 2018
Microbiology
Our bodies need insulin to control the amount of sugar we have in our blood. Diabetes happens when that process fails, a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 20, 2018
Health & Medicine
Children and mental health medication is a common issue in pediatric health care. The belief by many is that there is a
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 05, 2018
Neuroscience
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease, for which there is no cure. Hundreds of resear
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 31, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Around 1.6 percent of adults take antipsychotic medication, according to one study, but their mode of efficacy is not we
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2018
Neuroscience
Getting medication to the brain can be a tricky business. The blood-brain-barrier is designed to prevent toxic substance
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 26, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Scientists create nanoprecipitated microbubbles: an injectable resuscitative fluid
Written By:
JAN 19, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
For the first time, scientists have captred images of the process by which DNA is transcribed into RNA
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 10, 2018
Immunology
For the first time, scientists have been able to gather evidence for a new antibody-based drug to treat people infected
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 09, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Litigation against drug manufacturers that produce and distribute opioids could be a promising option in the fight again
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JAN 05, 2018
Immunology
A chronic autoimmune disease of the skin, called scleroderma, is not contagious or infections and often not harmful. How
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 04, 2018
Health & Medicine
The battle of the bulge is a daily struggle for some. No, not the World War II battle, but rather the fight so many wage
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 02, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Overview of the process of drug development toward approved use in human patients
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
JAN 02, 2018
Cancer
In December 2017, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new genomic profiling test - the second in two month
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
DEC 31, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
Top 5 Discoveries in Cancer Therapy Research from Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FL
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
DEC 29, 2017
Cannabis Sciences
Find out what happened in cannabis research this year.
Written By:
Loren DeVito
DEC 28, 2017
Technology
MIT engineers alter watercress plants to give off several hours of low-level light.
Written By:
Julia Travers
DEC 27, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
various medicine chemistry tools
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
DEC 26, 2017
Microbiology
One way that bacterial infections get around antibiotics is by using sleeper cells; these special cells lie dormant, sur
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 25, 2017
Neuroscience
As we age, getting around safely can become an issue. Some people will have trouble with arthritis or reduced fitness le
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 24, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
Brief discussion of automation in compound discovery
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
DEC 22, 2017
Health & Medicine
The field of lab-grown organs referred to as "organoids" is one that is growing exponentially. By creating min
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 19, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
The field of personalized medicine studies how individual differences in genes impact drug efficacy.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers develop new "universal" antibody to target seasonal influenza to lay the foundation for future vaccine devel
...
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
DEC 19, 2017
Neuroscience
Huntington's disease is a devastating neurobiological illness that happens at the molecular level in the brain. The
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim