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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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JUL 11, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Acetazolamide, which is sold under the trade name Diamox and used to treat altitude sickness, is considere ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 09, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Small cell lung cancer is an aggressive type that can be fatal; there were few treatments for the disease. That may have ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2018Microbiology
Many pathogens are becoming antibiotic resistant; the microbe that causes the STD gonorrhea is no different.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 06, 2018Genetics & Genomics
After early setbacks, genetic therapeutics are being developed again.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 06, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have now identified two combinations of small molecules that tamp down a protein called STING.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Recent research published in the Nature Partner journal Systems Biology and Applications examines how genome-wide data u ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 04, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Hyperhidrosis is a chronic skin condition that results in the increased production of sweat than needed. A certain amoun ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 04, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
According to a randomized controlled trial, a TB drug by the name ‘Rifampin’ was seen to effectively kill TB ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 04, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Investigators at the University of Otago found novel properties of a new anti-tuberculosis drug which may inspire ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 29, 2018Microbiology
Tracing back to Indonesia, 1961, the current outbreak has been going on for over fifty years.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 27, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists discovered something new about the behavior of an organelle called ribosomes in cancer cells.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 27, 2018Infographics
A biomarker (short for biological marker) is a measurable indicator of some biological state or condition. The biomarker ...Written By: Liat Ben-SeniorJUN 27, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
A drug derived from marijuana has been the first to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatme ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 27, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
New research study is bringing hope to cancer patients undergoing the early stages of the disease, published in the jour ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 27, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Xofluza, the recent 24-hour killing flu drug that was developed by the Japanese pharmaceutical company Shionogi and appr ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 27, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Children treated for hepatobalstoma, a rare childhood liver cancer, often experience hearing loss when undergoing a type ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 22, 2018Microbiology
The human body can make a compound with a special power to fight viruses - an enzyme called viperin.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 21, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
A unique series of genes could tell doctors that a person will develop a tuberculosis (TB) infection months before sympt ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 20, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
A new treatment to help eliminate a neglected tropical disease was developed thanks in part to an incentive program devi ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 20, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease where the immune system of an affected individual attacks its own bod ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 20, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
A recent research study on mouse models found that periodic treatment of estrogen and bazeedoxifene has affected estroge ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 19, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at Purdue University have created innovative drug technology that may seek to treat one of the most aggressi ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 17, 2018Cardiology
Changes in the cellular structure of heart muscle cells have a large impact: past and present studies show that these ty ...Written By: Kara Marker
JUL 11, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Acetazolamide, which is sold under the trade name Diamox and used to treat altitude sickness, is considere
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 09, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Small cell lung cancer is an aggressive type that can be fatal; there were few treatments for the disease. That may have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2018
Microbiology
Many pathogens are becoming antibiotic resistant; the microbe that causes the STD gonorrhea is no different.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 06, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
After early setbacks, genetic therapeutics are being developed again.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 06, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have now identified two combinations of small molecules that tamp down a protein called STING.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Recent research published in the Nature Partner journal Systems Biology and Applications examines how genome-wide data u
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 04, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Hyperhidrosis is a chronic skin condition that results in the increased production of sweat than needed. A certain amoun
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 04, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
According to a randomized controlled trial, a TB drug by the name ‘Rifampin’ was seen to effectively kill TB
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 04, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Investigators at the University of Otago found novel properties of a new anti-tuberculosis drug which may inspire
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 29, 2018
Microbiology
Tracing back to Indonesia, 1961, the current outbreak has been going on for over fifty years.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists discovered something new about the behavior of an organelle called ribosomes in cancer cells.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2018
Infographics
A biomarker (short for biological marker) is a measurable indicator of some biological state or condition. The biomarker
...
Written By:
Liat Ben-Senior
JUN 27, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
A drug derived from marijuana has been the first to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatme
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 27, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
New research study is bringing hope to cancer patients undergoing the early stages of the disease, published in the jour
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 27, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Xofluza, the recent 24-hour killing flu drug that was developed by the Japanese pharmaceutical company Shionogi and appr
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 27, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Children treated for hepatobalstoma, a rare childhood liver cancer, often experience hearing loss when undergoing a type
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 22, 2018
Microbiology
The human body can make a compound with a special power to fight viruses - an enzyme called viperin.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 21, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
A unique series of genes could tell doctors that a person will develop a tuberculosis (TB) infection months before sympt
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 20, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
A new treatment to help eliminate a neglected tropical disease was developed thanks in part to an incentive program devi
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 20, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease where the immune system of an affected individual attacks its own bod
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 20, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
A recent research study on mouse models found that periodic treatment of estrogen and bazeedoxifene has affected estroge
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 19, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at Purdue University have created innovative drug technology that may seek to treat one of the most aggressi
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 17, 2018
Cardiology
Changes in the cellular structure of heart muscle cells have a large impact: past and present studies show that these ty
...
Written By:
Kara Marker