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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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MAR 13, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Antibiotics are a great class of drugs used to treat a variety of infections.1 However, the bacterial life cycle is much ...Written By: Greta AnneMAR 13, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
A team of researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) have developed a new chemical compound ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 13, 2023Cancer
Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy has revolutionized the cancer treatment landscape providing treatment options ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAR 12, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Experimental anti-amyloid treatment, solanezumab, did not significantly slow Alzheimer’s disease (AD)-related cogn ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 11, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) is a condition where the pancreas makes little to no insulin.1 Insulin is a type of ...Written By: Greta AnneMAR 10, 2023Health & Medicine
While the world became very familiar with mRNA vaccines because of the COVID-19 pandemic, mRNA vaccines have been around ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 09, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers investigated a two-pronged immunotherapy approach that eliminates metastatic breast cancer in mice. The corr ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 08, 2023Cancer
Genetic modification of mammalian cells has vast use in biotherapeutics development and basic research applications. An ...MAR 08, 2023Cannabis Sciences
A recent Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine study found that relatively high doses of cannabidiol (CBD) may int ...Written By: Kerry CharronMAR 07, 2023Health & Medicine
In 2011 the FDA limited the milligrams of acetaminophen in opioid medications. Now, a new study out of JAMA has the resu ...Written By: Amielle MorenoMAR 07, 2023Neuroscience
Neuroscience examines the nervous system's and brain's functions, including diseases, disorders, and treatments. ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 06, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Adding an antipsychotic or antidepressant drug to pre-existing antidepressant treatment is more effective than switching ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 05, 2023Immunology
The immune system is incredibly complex, and there are many different signaling molecules and receptors that can dial in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 05, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
A new antidiabetic drug may reduce the risk of respiratory and renal conditions, including end-stage renal disease and p ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 03, 2023Health & Medicine
Infections with many different types of bacteria including Streptococcus pneumonia and Listeria monocytogens can cause b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 02, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Peanut allergies affect roughly 6.1 million Americans, and over 32 million have more general allergies.1 Many of these p ...Written By: Greta AnneMAR 02, 2023Neuroscience
Researchers in Sweden have cultivated electrodes in living brain tissue using the body’s molecules. The body&rsquo ...Written By: Kerry CharronMAR 01, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
This past flu season, three main viruses were going around: influenza, coronavirus, and respiratory syncytial virus. We& ...Written By: Greta AnneFEB 27, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
A new drug shows the potential to treat an exceptionally resilient sexual infection. A case study from the ...Written By: Amielle MorenoFEB 27, 2023Cancer
A study presented in November at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer 37th Annual Meeting and published in the Journa ...Written By: Katie KokolusFEB 25, 2023Neuroscience
What happens in our brains when reaching for that hot latte or cold milkshake? Researchers from the Max Delbrück Ce ...Written By: Kerry CharronFEB 24, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Geographic atrophy (GA) sounds like it is related to geography - which it is - geography of the eye. GA is an irreversib ...Written By: Greta AnneFEB 24, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Traditional chemical disinfectants have adverse effects on both human health and global health.1 Disinfectant sprays suc ...Written By: Greta AnneFEB 23, 2023Immunology
Several reports have detailed new ways to treat multiple sclerosis, a disorder in which the immune system attacks the my ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 13, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Antibiotics are a great class of drugs used to treat a variety of infections.1 However, the bacterial life cycle is much
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
MAR 13, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
A team of researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) have developed a new chemical compound
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 13, 2023
Cancer
Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy has revolutionized the cancer treatment landscape providing treatment options
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAR 12, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Experimental anti-amyloid treatment, solanezumab, did not significantly slow Alzheimer’s disease (AD)-related cogn
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 11, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) is a condition where the pancreas makes little to no insulin.1 Insulin is a type of
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
MAR 10, 2023
Health & Medicine
While the world became very familiar with mRNA vaccines because of the COVID-19 pandemic, mRNA vaccines have been around
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 09, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers investigated a two-pronged immunotherapy approach that eliminates metastatic breast cancer in mice. The corr
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 08, 2023
Cancer
Genetic modification of mammalian cells has vast use in biotherapeutics development and basic research applications. An
...
MAR 08, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
A recent Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine study found that relatively high doses of cannabidiol (CBD) may int
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
MAR 07, 2023
Health & Medicine
In 2011 the FDA limited the milligrams of acetaminophen in opioid medications. Now, a new study out of JAMA has the resu
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
MAR 07, 2023
Neuroscience
Neuroscience examines the nervous system's and brain's functions, including diseases, disorders, and treatments.
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 06, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Adding an antipsychotic or antidepressant drug to pre-existing antidepressant treatment is more effective than switching
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 05, 2023
Immunology
The immune system is incredibly complex, and there are many different signaling molecules and receptors that can dial in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 05, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
A new antidiabetic drug may reduce the risk of respiratory and renal conditions, including end-stage renal disease and p
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 03, 2023
Health & Medicine
Infections with many different types of bacteria including Streptococcus pneumonia and Listeria monocytogens can cause b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 02, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Peanut allergies affect roughly 6.1 million Americans, and over 32 million have more general allergies.1 Many of these p
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
MAR 02, 2023
Neuroscience
Researchers in Sweden have cultivated electrodes in living brain tissue using the body’s molecules. The body&rsquo
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
MAR 01, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
This past flu season, three main viruses were going around: influenza, coronavirus, and respiratory syncytial virus. We&
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
FEB 27, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
A new drug shows the potential to treat an exceptionally resilient sexual infection. A case study from the
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
FEB 27, 2023
Cancer
A study presented in November at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer 37th Annual Meeting and published in the Journa
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
FEB 25, 2023
Neuroscience
What happens in our brains when reaching for that hot latte or cold milkshake? Researchers from the Max Delbrück Ce
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
FEB 24, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Geographic atrophy (GA) sounds like it is related to geography - which it is - geography of the eye. GA is an irreversib
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
FEB 24, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Traditional chemical disinfectants have adverse effects on both human health and global health.1 Disinfectant sprays suc
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
FEB 23, 2023
Immunology
Several reports have detailed new ways to treat multiple sclerosis, a disorder in which the immune system attacks the my
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch