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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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DEC 23, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
In a final study published in Genes & Development, researchers at Northwestern University School of Medicine conclud ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 20, 2018Health & Medicine
Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous disease that most commonly affects the lungs, but any organ system can be involved. It is ...Written By: Dena ArutaDEC 19, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
ALS, standing for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive neurodegenerat ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 19, 2018Microbiology
Researchers have used powerful technologies to assess bacterial infection on the cellular level.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 18, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
According to a study published in Psychiatric Services in Advance, misuse of prescription drugs accounts for more than 1 ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 17, 2018Health & Medicine
EMBL researchers have now found a way to stop itch with light in mice. Nature Biomedical Engineering publishes their res ...Written By: Aswini KannegantiDEC 17, 2018Health & Medicine
Microglia are in primed states when injury happens and acute exposure to opioids activates them further creating pain se ...Written By: Aswini KannegantiDEC 17, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at UT Southwestern believe that a protein called ApoE is the primary factor in late-onset Alzheimer's di ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 17, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
The efficacy of antiparasitic medications highly depends on how they dissolve and are absorbed by the body—limitin ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 16, 2018Cardiology
In September the Department of Health and Human Services (D.H.H.S.) released a statement citing “serious regulator ...Written By: Abbie ArceDEC 15, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in Cell, research at Northwestern University School of Medicine has involved scientists discov ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 13, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the medical journal—PAIN, a non-opioid drug compound discovered by researchers from the Na ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 11, 2018Cancer
Last month the FDA approved two new drugs for cancer, both drugs target cancers with specific genetic mutations which ma ...Written By: Heba El-wassefDEC 10, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Researchers interested in studying marijuana are probably all too aware of the difficulty of getting a good supply of ca ...Written By: Amy LoriauxDEC 09, 2018Microbiology
Many products that purport to change the microbiome have entered the market. But first we have to know what a healthy mi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 09, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Insect venom, such as those secreted by wasps and bees, are considered an insect’s immune system defense because o ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 09, 2018Cannabis Sciences
The human endocannabinoid system (ECS) is one of the body's largest network of neurotransmitters, receptors, and neu ...Written By: Amy LoriauxDEC 06, 2018Cannabis Sciences
A recent press release from the pharmaceutical company Integral Molecular, written by Kate Kadash-Edmondson, has de ...Written By: Amy LoriauxDEC 06, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Drug repurposing is transforming the health care world. The idea that old, previously-- FDA approved drugs could be alte ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 05, 2018Videos
Researchers have started a clinical trial involving 420 participants to test the efficacy of a male contraceptive gel.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 04, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Many people dream of being able to eat the foods they want without having to worry about weight gain. New research shows ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 04, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Protein kinase inhibitors have been noted to be the most effective class of drugs in the treatment of melanoma—a d ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 03, 2018Cannabis Sciences
When we think about the endocannabinoid system (ECS) (the body's system of neurotransmitters, receptors, and enzymes ...Written By: Amy LoriauxNOV 30, 2018Immunology
The medical benefits of aspirin have been known since ancient times. Hippocrates, c. 400 BC, prescribed the salicylate-r ...Written By: Aleishia Harris-Arnold
DEC 23, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
In a final study published in Genes & Development, researchers at Northwestern University School of Medicine conclud
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 20, 2018
Health & Medicine
Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous disease that most commonly affects the lungs, but any organ system can be involved. It is
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
DEC 19, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
ALS, standing for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive neurodegenerat
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 19, 2018
Microbiology
Researchers have used powerful technologies to assess bacterial infection on the cellular level.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 18, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
According to a study published in Psychiatric Services in Advance, misuse of prescription drugs accounts for more than 1
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 17, 2018
Health & Medicine
EMBL researchers have now found a way to stop itch with light in mice. Nature Biomedical Engineering publishes their res
...
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
DEC 17, 2018
Health & Medicine
Microglia are in primed states when injury happens and acute exposure to opioids activates them further creating pain se
...
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
DEC 17, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at UT Southwestern believe that a protein called ApoE is the primary factor in late-onset Alzheimer's di
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 17, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
The efficacy of antiparasitic medications highly depends on how they dissolve and are absorbed by the body—limitin
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 16, 2018
Cardiology
In September the Department of Health and Human Services (D.H.H.S.) released a statement citing “serious regulator
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
DEC 15, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in Cell, research at Northwestern University School of Medicine has involved scientists discov
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 13, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the medical journal—PAIN, a non-opioid drug compound discovered by researchers from the Na
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 11, 2018
Cancer
Last month the FDA approved two new drugs for cancer, both drugs target cancers with specific genetic mutations which ma
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
DEC 10, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers interested in studying marijuana are probably all too aware of the difficulty of getting a good supply of ca
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
DEC 09, 2018
Microbiology
Many products that purport to change the microbiome have entered the market. But first we have to know what a healthy mi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 09, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Insect venom, such as those secreted by wasps and bees, are considered an insect’s immune system defense because o
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 09, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
The human endocannabinoid system (ECS) is one of the body's largest network of neurotransmitters, receptors, and neu
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
DEC 06, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
A recent press release from the pharmaceutical company Integral Molecular, written by Kate Kadash-Edmondson, has de
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
DEC 06, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Drug repurposing is transforming the health care world. The idea that old, previously-- FDA approved drugs could be alte
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 05, 2018
Videos
Researchers have started a clinical trial involving 420 participants to test the efficacy of a male contraceptive gel.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 04, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Many people dream of being able to eat the foods they want without having to worry about weight gain. New research shows
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 04, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Protein kinase inhibitors have been noted to be the most effective class of drugs in the treatment of melanoma—a d
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 03, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
When we think about the endocannabinoid system (ECS) (the body's system of neurotransmitters, receptors, and enzymes
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
NOV 30, 2018
Immunology
The medical benefits of aspirin have been known since ancient times. Hippocrates, c. 400 BC, prescribed the salicylate-r
...
Written By:
Aleishia Harris-Arnold