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Drug Discovery
Drug Discovery: drug discovery is the process by which new candidate medications are discovered. Historically, drugs were discovered through identifying the active ingredient from traditional remedies or by serendipitous discovery. Modern drug discovery involves the identification of screening hits, medicinal chemistry and optimization of those hits to increase the affinity, selectivity (to reduce the potential of side effects), efficacy/potency, metabolic stability (to increase the half-life), and oral bioavailability.
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AUG 08, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists have found that spraying a gel on the internal tissues of animal post-surgery has significantly reduced scarr ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 07, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Patients with various types of cancer are almost always treated with a combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. In ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 06, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Toxic proteinopathies are a group of inherited diseases that are caused when improperly folded proteins accumulate in th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Microdosing is the practice of ingesting very low doses of psychedelic substances, typically a twentieth of a recreation ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 04, 2019Cancer
Perhaps you have heard of feverfew, a quite common flowering plant that graces many home gardens. Its cute white petals ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 02, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Ecstasy, also known as MDMA or “molly”, is a well-known substance known to induce feelings of euphoria and b ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 01, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Aspirin usage has been under scrutiny in recent research. But now, studies are bringing aspirin therapy in renewed light ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 01, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine, a novel drug, by the name of rimegepant, was found to elimi ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 31, 2019Health & Medicine
In March, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved ketamine nasal spray to treat depression. Ketamine has gotten a ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergJUL 30, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
New therapeutics may have helped improve survival rates for acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients but some patients stil ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 29, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
A study published in the journal Neuropharmacology claims that a compound found in red wine could be used as therapeutic ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 29, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Falls among older adults are a growing health concern that often lead to injury, hospitalization, and other severe compl ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 28, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at the Salk Institute have now learned why certain genetic mutations lead to cancer growth.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 28, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Our bodies are made up of trillions and cells, and millions of them die every day.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 25, 2019Microbiology
There are vast numbers of viruses in our world, and some of them, called bacteriophages, only infect bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 24, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, women taking an HIV therapeutic drug containing dolutegravi ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 24, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) have advanced their experiments to understand the mode of ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 23, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, scientists have designed a mathematical mod ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 23, 2019Microbiology
We've come a long way in the five years since the ice bucket challenge drew attention to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ( ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 19, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
According to a study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS), a new drug-delivery system disgui ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 19, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
With over 200,000 cases reported annually, endometriosis is a big concern in women’s health. Scientists don’ ...Written By: Abbie ArceJUL 17, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
The range of disability for individuals living with multiple sclerosis (MS) varies significantly depending on the relaps ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 14, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
There are many potential reasons why skin might itch, but this annoying condition can significantly impact quality of li ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Endometriosis can be an extremely painful disorder that significantly impacts quality of life.Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 08, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists have found that spraying a gel on the internal tissues of animal post-surgery has significantly reduced scarr
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 07, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Patients with various types of cancer are almost always treated with a combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. In
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 06, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Toxic proteinopathies are a group of inherited diseases that are caused when improperly folded proteins accumulate in th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Microdosing is the practice of ingesting very low doses of psychedelic substances, typically a twentieth of a recreation
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 04, 2019
Cancer
Perhaps you have heard of feverfew, a quite common flowering plant that graces many home gardens. Its cute white petals
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 02, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Ecstasy, also known as MDMA or “molly”, is a well-known substance known to induce feelings of euphoria and b
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 01, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Aspirin usage has been under scrutiny in recent research. But now, studies are bringing aspirin therapy in renewed light
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 01, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine, a novel drug, by the name of rimegepant, was found to elimi
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 31, 2019
Health & Medicine
In March, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved ketamine nasal spray to treat depression. Ketamine has gotten a
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
JUL 30, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
New therapeutics may have helped improve survival rates for acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients but some patients stil
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 29, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
A study published in the journal Neuropharmacology claims that a compound found in red wine could be used as therapeutic
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 29, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Falls among older adults are a growing health concern that often lead to injury, hospitalization, and other severe compl
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 28, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at the Salk Institute have now learned why certain genetic mutations lead to cancer growth.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 28, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our bodies are made up of trillions and cells, and millions of them die every day.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 25, 2019
Microbiology
There are vast numbers of viruses in our world, and some of them, called bacteriophages, only infect bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 24, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, women taking an HIV therapeutic drug containing dolutegravi
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 24, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) have advanced their experiments to understand the mode of
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 23, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, scientists have designed a mathematical mod
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 23, 2019
Microbiology
We've come a long way in the five years since the ice bucket challenge drew attention to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 19, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
According to a study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS), a new drug-delivery system disgui
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 19, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
With over 200,000 cases reported annually, endometriosis is a big concern in women’s health. Scientists don’
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUL 17, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
The range of disability for individuals living with multiple sclerosis (MS) varies significantly depending on the relaps
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 14, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are many potential reasons why skin might itch, but this annoying condition can significantly impact quality of li
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Endometriosis can be an extremely painful disorder that significantly impacts quality of life.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch