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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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OCT 03, 2017Microbiology
Researchers have been looking for ways to image brain activity in animals that are not only alive but behaving normally ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 01, 2017Videos
Bacteria were first reported on September 17, 1683, by Dutch scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, who had observed single- ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 02, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
An epidemiological study was paired with laboratory results to find what might have been the cause of this effect.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 26, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Finding new drugs can be challenging, but researchers are using a methodical approach to identify good candidates.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 20, 2017Microbiology
As antibiotic-resistance among pathogens becomes an ever-bigger problem, the pressure is on to find new antibiotics.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 17, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Science sometimes happens by accident. And happily, sometimes these accidents have the potential to radically transform ...JUL 16, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
NF2 affects thousands of people. New research could help bring treatment to those patients.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2017Microbiology
Yogurt is more than an excellent source of protein, calcium, and gut-healthy probiotic bacteria. A protein isolated from ...Written By: Invisiverse PuccioJUL 10, 2017Cardiology
A new treatment option for cancer, a Plk1 inhibitor called volasertib, is especially promising for leukemia patients. Un ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 04, 2017Health & Medicine
On Independence Day in 1776, one year after Paul Revere made his famous journey on horseback to warn the colonial minute ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 23, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Jewel Wasps have to adapt rapidly, and in them, researchers found a mechanism to alter genes that may be common in natur ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 17, 2017Microbiology
Soil has previously been the source of effective antibiotics, researchers are excited about the latest drug discovery ha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 16, 2017Cancer
Over the years, vitamin C has become synonymous with health, vigor, and vitality. Now the compound, in combination with ...JUN 13, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
A monoclonal antibody-based drug called SYN0012 is currently being investigated in human clinical trials for the ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 07, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
It's only been in the past decade or so that scientists have begun to realize that there is more to sex differences than ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 03, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Can you imagine pointing a flash light toward a cave and hearing the echo from within? No? The analogy appears absurd, b ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAY 31, 2017Immunology
Drug-resistant bacteria have made curing some infections challenging, if not nearly impossible. By 2050, it's e ...Written By: Invisiverse PuccioMAY 30, 2017Health & Medicine
Nearly 40,000 study participants helped scientists discover 16 novel genetic markers associated with psoriasis, joining ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 28, 2017Microbiology
Polyomaviruses can lead to serious health complications like cancer. New work has provided insight into a question resea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 22, 2017Neuroscience
Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP), together with teams from Yokohama School of Med ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 17, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have reported the discovery of a novel signaling pathway in the brain, and the findings may have implication ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 09, 2017Immunology
What was initially regarded as a botched experiment in a lab from the Medical University of South Carolina became ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 05, 2017Infographics
Biobanking and biorepositories offer a unique level of storage opportunities for biological samples for use in research. ...APR 20, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Even though this year’s peak flu season can be considered to have passed, people can contract the virus well into ...
OCT 03, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers have been looking for ways to image brain activity in animals that are not only alive but behaving normally
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 01, 2017
Videos
Bacteria were first reported on September 17, 1683, by Dutch scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, who had observed single-
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 02, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
An epidemiological study was paired with laboratory results to find what might have been the cause of this effect.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 26, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Finding new drugs can be challenging, but researchers are using a methodical approach to identify good candidates.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 20, 2017
Microbiology
As antibiotic-resistance among pathogens becomes an ever-bigger problem, the pressure is on to find new antibiotics.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Science sometimes happens by accident. And happily, sometimes these accidents have the potential to radically transform
...
JUL 16, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
NF2 affects thousands of people. New research could help bring treatment to those patients.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2017
Microbiology
Yogurt is more than an excellent source of protein, calcium, and gut-healthy probiotic bacteria. A protein isolated from
...
Written By:
Invisiverse Puccio
JUL 10, 2017
Cardiology
A new treatment option for cancer, a Plk1 inhibitor called volasertib, is especially promising for leukemia patients. Un
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 04, 2017
Health & Medicine
On Independence Day in 1776, one year after Paul Revere made his famous journey on horseback to warn the colonial minute
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 23, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Jewel Wasps have to adapt rapidly, and in them, researchers found a mechanism to alter genes that may be common in natur
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 17, 2017
Microbiology
Soil has previously been the source of effective antibiotics, researchers are excited about the latest drug discovery ha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 16, 2017
Cancer
Over the years, vitamin C has become synonymous with health, vigor, and vitality. Now the compound, in combination with
...
JUN 13, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
A monoclonal antibody-based drug called SYN0012 is currently being investigated in human clinical trials for the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 07, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's only been in the past decade or so that scientists have begun to realize that there is more to sex differences than
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 03, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Can you imagine pointing a flash light toward a cave and hearing the echo from within? No? The analogy appears absurd, b
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 31, 2017
Immunology
Drug-resistant bacteria have made curing some infections challenging, if not nearly impossible. By 2050, it's e
...
Written By:
Invisiverse Puccio
MAY 30, 2017
Health & Medicine
Nearly 40,000 study participants helped scientists discover 16 novel genetic markers associated with psoriasis, joining
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 28, 2017
Microbiology
Polyomaviruses can lead to serious health complications like cancer. New work has provided insight into a question resea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 22, 2017
Neuroscience
Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP), together with teams from Yokohama School of Med
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 17, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have reported the discovery of a novel signaling pathway in the brain, and the findings may have implication
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 09, 2017
Immunology
What was initially regarded as a botched experiment in a lab from the Medical University of South Carolina became
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 05, 2017
Infographics
Biobanking and biorepositories offer a unique level of storage opportunities for biological samples for use in research.
...
APR 20, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Even though this year’s peak flu season can be considered to have passed, people can contract the virus well into
...