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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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JUN 06, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Recent preliminary clinical trial results indicate the immunosuppressive drug belatacept can safely and effectively trea ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 05, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Scientists now have access to vast amounts of human genetic data. Now the NIH wants to put that data to use.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 05, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at Dartmouth College have developed a novel strategy for drug discovery and development such development can ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 05, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience, an antidiabetic drug called metformin was found to alleviate anxiet ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 03, 2019Microbiology
Manuka honey is recognized as a natural antimicrobial agent, and has been used in folk medicines for thousands of years.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 02, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In a Japanese study published in the journal Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, antidepressant drugs targeted for treatin ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 24, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
The approval of the drug Fragmin, an anti-coagulant subcutaneous use, will seek to reduce the recurrence of symptomatic ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 24, 2019Cardiology
In a time when once-demonized substances are being recognized for their potential health benefits, what role should psyc ...Written By: Abbie ArceMAY 24, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Piqray (alpelisib) tablets, to be used in conjunction with FDA-approv ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 24, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in JAMA Psychiatry, researchers have identified new genetic contributors to anxiety and stress-rela ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 24, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, a new drug target for the treatment of depression has been id ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 23, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Rapamycin was considered a wonder drug upon its discovery three decades ago when it was isolated from soil bacteria. It ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 23, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have recently discovered that aging in nematodes may be partially controlled and can be therapeutically reve ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 23, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
A newly approved “miracle drug” called Zolgensma will be used to treat children with spinal muscular atrophy ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 23, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Brain aneurysms is a result of a bulging blood vessel due to a weakness in the blood vessel wall. When the blood passes ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 23, 2019Microbiology
Extracts from three plants were active against some of today's worst drug-resistant bacterial pathogens that infect woun ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 22, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in Science, a proton-activated chloride channel (PAC) may serve as a drug target to protect against ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 21, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In the research community, MYC is historically known to be a difficult oncogene to target in cancer therapy. However, a ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 21, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) estimate that over 17 million adults in the US have had at least one major depre ...Written By: Abbie ArceMAY 21, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
According to the American Lung Association, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of d ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 18, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, combing a certain cancer drug with other agents coul ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 12, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
A widely used therapeutic statin, simvastatin, which is intended to treat cholesterol was found to be medically benefici ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 08, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, a drug for the first time was shown to successfully lower t ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 08, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in Translational Vision Science and Technology, a phase I/II clinical trial involving a novel enzym ...Written By: Nouran Amin
JUN 06, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Recent preliminary clinical trial results indicate the immunosuppressive drug belatacept can safely and effectively trea
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 05, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists now have access to vast amounts of human genetic data. Now the NIH wants to put that data to use.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 05, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at Dartmouth College have developed a novel strategy for drug discovery and development such development can
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 05, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience, an antidiabetic drug called metformin was found to alleviate anxiet
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 03, 2019
Microbiology
Manuka honey is recognized as a natural antimicrobial agent, and has been used in folk medicines for thousands of years.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 02, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In a Japanese study published in the journal Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, antidepressant drugs targeted for treatin
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 24, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
The approval of the drug Fragmin, an anti-coagulant subcutaneous use, will seek to reduce the recurrence of symptomatic
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 24, 2019
Cardiology
In a time when once-demonized substances are being recognized for their potential health benefits, what role should psyc
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
MAY 24, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Piqray (alpelisib) tablets, to be used in conjunction with FDA-approv
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 24, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in JAMA Psychiatry, researchers have identified new genetic contributors to anxiety and stress-rela
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 24, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, a new drug target for the treatment of depression has been id
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 23, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Rapamycin was considered a wonder drug upon its discovery three decades ago when it was isolated from soil bacteria. It
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 23, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have recently discovered that aging in nematodes may be partially controlled and can be therapeutically reve
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 23, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
A newly approved “miracle drug” called Zolgensma will be used to treat children with spinal muscular atrophy
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 23, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Brain aneurysms is a result of a bulging blood vessel due to a weakness in the blood vessel wall. When the blood passes
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 23, 2019
Microbiology
Extracts from three plants were active against some of today's worst drug-resistant bacterial pathogens that infect woun
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 22, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in Science, a proton-activated chloride channel (PAC) may serve as a drug target to protect against
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 21, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In the research community, MYC is historically known to be a difficult oncogene to target in cancer therapy. However, a
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 21, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) estimate that over 17 million adults in the US have had at least one major depre
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
MAY 21, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
According to the American Lung Association, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of d
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 18, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, combing a certain cancer drug with other agents coul
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 12, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
A widely used therapeutic statin, simvastatin, which is intended to treat cholesterol was found to be medically benefici
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 08, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, a drug for the first time was shown to successfully lower t
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 08, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in Translational Vision Science and Technology, a phase I/II clinical trial involving a novel enzym
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin