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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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SEP 16, 2017Cancer
Unlike some liquid biopsies that look for remnants of free-floating cancer DNA in the blood, scientists have designed a ...AUG 31, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The FDA has been making quite a few historic decisions as of late, including the approval of the first gene therapy for ...AUG 29, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The levels of lithium in drinking water may influence a person’s risks for dementia, researchers from Denmark repo ...AUG 28, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
To help Parkinson’s patients who suffer from uncontrollable tremors, London scientists have developed a device tha ...AUG 20, 2017Immunology
The body can go into “shock” for several different reasons, but it’s never a good sign. Whatever the s ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 17, 2017Cardiology
NASA’s exploration into the effects of solar storms and supernovas on astronauts in space gives new meaning to the ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 16, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Blood is the king in the world of Point of Care Testing. But the process of drawing blood is invasive, and it represents ...Written By: Daniel DuanAUG 14, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Cures are extremely rare in medicine, so news that scientists are attempting a functional cure for type 1 diabetes has g ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 10, 2017Chemistry & Physics
The goal of nanotechnology in the field of biomedical science is to build homogenous miniature carriers that can target ...Written By: Daniel DuanAUG 07, 2017Immunology
Cancer can't hide from the immune system anymore - scientists are on the verge of identifying every single gene muta ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 05, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
People that suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome might feel some relief just knowing that biomarkers have now been assoc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 26, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Peptide and protein drugs like insulin are critical medications. Most of them cannot be taken orally because they will b ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUL 19, 2017Neuroscience
A government agency spending millions of dollars on an implantable brain chip for use in humans? It might sound like a s ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 18, 2017Cancer
Statins are often prescribed to help lower cholesterol levels, especially for patients at high risk for coronary heart d ...JUL 17, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Science sometimes happens by accident. And happily, sometimes these accidents have the potential to radically transform ...JUL 13, 2017Microbiology
Researchers are trying a new approach to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria - nanoparticles.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2017Health & Medicine
Scientists on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have designed two new drug candidates to targe ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JUL 02, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The Orphan Drug Act has tried to spur development of therapeutics for diseases affecting less than 200,000 people.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 30, 2017Immunology
Scientists are working on what could be the first ever licensed DNA vaccine to prevent dengue virus. Dengue causes a sev ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 28, 2017Neuroscience
It seems wearable tech items are everywhere. Smartwatches with apps and phone service, activity trackers that monitor ex ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 27, 2017Immunology
How do T cells become so “exhausted” that they can no longer effectively fight cancer, viruses, bacteria, an ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 27, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The bloodsucking parasites that carry Lyme disease may also be the key to new anti-inflammatory drugs that could prevent ...JUN 12, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are taking a new approach in the fight against the flu. They have engineered a protein that acts to stop the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 08, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers from the University College London announced the first blood biomarker that can predict and track the progre ...
SEP 16, 2017
Cancer
Unlike some liquid biopsies that look for remnants of free-floating cancer DNA in the blood, scientists have designed a
...
AUG 31, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The FDA has been making quite a few historic decisions as of late, including the approval of the first gene therapy for
...
AUG 29, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The levels of lithium in drinking water may influence a person’s risks for dementia, researchers from Denmark repo
...
AUG 28, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
To help Parkinson’s patients who suffer from uncontrollable tremors, London scientists have developed a device tha
...
AUG 20, 2017
Immunology
The body can go into “shock” for several different reasons, but it’s never a good sign. Whatever the s
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 17, 2017
Cardiology
NASA’s exploration into the effects of solar storms and supernovas on astronauts in space gives new meaning to the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 16, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Blood is the king in the world of Point of Care Testing. But the process of drawing blood is invasive, and it represents
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 14, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cures are extremely rare in medicine, so news that scientists are attempting a functional cure for type 1 diabetes has g
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The goal of nanotechnology in the field of biomedical science is to build homogenous miniature carriers that can target
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 07, 2017
Immunology
Cancer can't hide from the immune system anymore - scientists are on the verge of identifying every single gene muta
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 05, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
People that suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome might feel some relief just knowing that biomarkers have now been assoc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 26, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Peptide and protein drugs like insulin are critical medications. Most of them cannot be taken orally because they will b
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUL 19, 2017
Neuroscience
A government agency spending millions of dollars on an implantable brain chip for use in humans? It might sound like a s
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 18, 2017
Cancer
Statins are often prescribed to help lower cholesterol levels, especially for patients at high risk for coronary heart d
...
JUL 17, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Science sometimes happens by accident. And happily, sometimes these accidents have the potential to radically transform
...
JUL 13, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers are trying a new approach to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria - nanoparticles.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2017
Health & Medicine
Scientists on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have designed two new drug candidates to targe
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JUL 02, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The Orphan Drug Act has tried to spur development of therapeutics for diseases affecting less than 200,000 people.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 30, 2017
Immunology
Scientists are working on what could be the first ever licensed DNA vaccine to prevent dengue virus. Dengue causes a sev
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 28, 2017
Neuroscience
It seems wearable tech items are everywhere. Smartwatches with apps and phone service, activity trackers that monitor ex
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 27, 2017
Immunology
How do T cells become so “exhausted” that they can no longer effectively fight cancer, viruses, bacteria, an
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 27, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The bloodsucking parasites that carry Lyme disease may also be the key to new anti-inflammatory drugs that could prevent
...
JUN 12, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are taking a new approach in the fight against the flu. They have engineered a protein that acts to stop the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers from the University College London announced the first blood biomarker that can predict and track the progre
...