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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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NOV 23, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
One of the most significant consequences of climate change is the greenhouse gases generated from the microbial decompos ...Written By: Anusha NaganathanNOV 21, 2022Immunology
Zika virus is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito and can cause a mild illness in otherwise healthy adults. But wh ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 21, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Over six million people have Parkinson's disease, and more are diagnosed every day. The neurodegenerative disease is cha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
An implantable pump can bypass the blood-brain barrier and deliver chemotherapy to specific brain areas. The correspondi ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 16, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
In their article, Dewanjee et al. explains how the use of nanoparticles is a novel solution that can specifically addres ...Written By: Amielle MorenoNOV 16, 2022Health & Medicine
Researchers found that psilocybin may have potential as a treatment for those suffering from extreme depression. Psilocy ...Written By: Kerry CharronNOV 15, 2022Cardiology
Adolescent participants decreased their BMI by an average of 16% in a new study.Written By: Savannah LoganNOV 15, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Telomeres cap the ends of chromosomes, preventing breakage. Some cancer cells can use those protective caps to their adv ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 14, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have developed a vaccine that may be able to block the opioid fentanyl from reaching the brain. They note th ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 14, 2022Neuroscience
The virus that causes COVID-19 does not infect neurons, or if it does, that only happens in rare cases. But COVID-19 can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 14, 2022Neuroscience
Johns Hopkins University College of Medicine researchers collaborated with the Lyme Disease Research Center to understan ...Written By: Kerry CharronNOV 14, 2022Cancer
About 20% of breast cancers exhibit elevated levels of a protein known as HER2. You may have heard the classifier ...Written By: Katie KokolusNOV 11, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Tuberculosis is the deadliest infectious disease worldwide (prior to, and aside from COVID-19 infections). Acc ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizNOV 10, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Infantile-onset Pompe disease is a rare genetic disorder. Those with infantile-onset Pompe disease begin showing symptom ...Written By: Zoe MichaudNOV 10, 2022Plants & Animals
Researchers from California and Denmark were recently awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry for the development of what&r ...Written By: Ryan VingumNOV 10, 2022Cardiology
A recent study published in the European Heart Journal suggests that short two-minute bursts of activity that add up to ...Written By: Kerry CharronNOV 09, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
While the Neandertals have gone extinct, their DNA still lingers in the genome of modern humans, where it can help or ha ...Written By: Amielle MorenoNOV 09, 2022Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis users who are candidates for knee or shoulder surgery should discuss post-operative risks with their health car ...Written By: Kerry CharronNOV 09, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Alzheimer’s disease is difficult to definitively diagnose. Instead, clinicians rely on behavioral tests that are o ...Written By: Zoe MichaudNOV 08, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Telmisartan, a blood pressure-lowering medication, may help prevent or treat Alzheimer's disease (AD) in Black indiv ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 08, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Cystic fibrosis (CF) affects over 100,000 people worldwide and is caused by one of several known mutations in the CFTR ( ...Written By: Anusha NaganathanNOV 07, 2022Health & Medicine
Antibiotic resistance is an urgent, global threat to public health. It occurs when bacteria develop the ability to withs ...Written By: Zoe MichaudNOV 07, 2022Cancer
Since ancient times, scientific and anecdotal evidence has noted many health benefits associated with pomegranates prope ...Written By: Katie KokolusNOV 04, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
It may be possible to reduce the severity of COVID-19 symptoms with an inexpensive amino acid that could open up new tre ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
One of the most significant consequences of climate change is the greenhouse gases generated from the microbial decompos
...
Written By:
Anusha Naganathan
NOV 21, 2022
Immunology
Zika virus is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito and can cause a mild illness in otherwise healthy adults. But wh
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 21, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Over six million people have Parkinson's disease, and more are diagnosed every day. The neurodegenerative disease is cha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
An implantable pump can bypass the blood-brain barrier and deliver chemotherapy to specific brain areas. The correspondi
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 16, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
In their article, Dewanjee et al. explains how the use of nanoparticles is a novel solution that can specifically addres
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
NOV 16, 2022
Health & Medicine
Researchers found that psilocybin may have potential as a treatment for those suffering from extreme depression. Psilocy
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
NOV 15, 2022
Cardiology
Adolescent participants decreased their BMI by an average of 16% in a new study.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
NOV 15, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Telomeres cap the ends of chromosomes, preventing breakage. Some cancer cells can use those protective caps to their adv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 14, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have developed a vaccine that may be able to block the opioid fentanyl from reaching the brain. They note th
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 14, 2022
Neuroscience
The virus that causes COVID-19 does not infect neurons, or if it does, that only happens in rare cases. But COVID-19 can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 14, 2022
Neuroscience
Johns Hopkins University College of Medicine researchers collaborated with the Lyme Disease Research Center to understan
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
NOV 14, 2022
Cancer
About 20% of breast cancers exhibit elevated levels of a protein known as HER2. You may have heard the classifier
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
NOV 11, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Tuberculosis is the deadliest infectious disease worldwide (prior to, and aside from COVID-19 infections). Acc
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
NOV 10, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Infantile-onset Pompe disease is a rare genetic disorder. Those with infantile-onset Pompe disease begin showing symptom
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
NOV 10, 2022
Plants & Animals
Researchers from California and Denmark were recently awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry for the development of what&r
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
NOV 10, 2022
Cardiology
A recent study published in the European Heart Journal suggests that short two-minute bursts of activity that add up to
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
NOV 09, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
While the Neandertals have gone extinct, their DNA still lingers in the genome of modern humans, where it can help or ha
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
NOV 09, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis users who are candidates for knee or shoulder surgery should discuss post-operative risks with their health car
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
NOV 09, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Alzheimer’s disease is difficult to definitively diagnose. Instead, clinicians rely on behavioral tests that are o
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
NOV 08, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Telmisartan, a blood pressure-lowering medication, may help prevent or treat Alzheimer's disease (AD) in Black indiv
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 08, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Cystic fibrosis (CF) affects over 100,000 people worldwide and is caused by one of several known mutations in the CFTR (
...
Written By:
Anusha Naganathan
NOV 07, 2022
Health & Medicine
Antibiotic resistance is an urgent, global threat to public health. It occurs when bacteria develop the ability to withs
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
NOV 07, 2022
Cancer
Since ancient times, scientific and anecdotal evidence has noted many health benefits associated with pomegranates prope
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
NOV 04, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
It may be possible to reduce the severity of COVID-19 symptoms with an inexpensive amino acid that could open up new tre
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch