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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 04, 2021Cancer
Despite the incremental success immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have attributed to the cancer treatment landscape rec ...Written By: Katie KokolusNOV 03, 2021Plants & Animals
To the people of Samoa, the medicinal qualities of a tree known as matalafi are well known. Now scientists are bringing ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 02, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
What began in December 31, 2019 as a cluster of cases of pneumonia with an unknown etiology, quickly spread throughout t ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizNOV 02, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Dementia is an umbrella term for several age-related disorders that can cause cognitive problems such as dysfunction in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 02, 2021Immunology
Green tea has long been touted as the elixir of youth—high concentrations of chemicals called polyphenols were bel ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 01, 2021Health & Medicine
Liver disease represents a significant public health concern and was diagnosed in roughly 4.5 million adults i ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioNOV 01, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Osteoarthritis is a painful condition in which joints become inflamed, leading them to feel stiff or sore, especially in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 29, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
The widely-available antidepressant fluvoxamine reduces COVID-19 hospitalizations by 30%. The corresponding study was pu ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 29, 2021Infographics
Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia, an umbrella term for different kinds of cognitive decline inlcuding ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 29, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Psilocybin and its metabolite psilocin are naturally occurring compounds that are commonly found in some genus of mushro ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizOCT 28, 2021Cannabis Sciences
In the current environment the legalization of cannabis, and its use for medicinal purposes, has been a divisive topic o ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioOCT 28, 2021Technology
Electroceuticals—the use of electricity to change certain biological functions with the goal of treating diseases& ...Written By: Ryan VingumOCT 28, 2021Immunology
Immunologists have uncovered a molecular switch in T cells that serves as a prime target for therapeuti ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 27, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Last Friday, October 22nd, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a first of its kind d ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizOCT 27, 2021Cardiology
Worldwide, heart disease is responsible for millions of deaths and, in the US, is the most common cause of death de ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioOCT 26, 2021Genetics & Genomics
One of the most common neurodegenerative disorders is Parkinson's disease, impacting an estimated 10 million people arou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 26, 2021Microbiology
For many years, scientists and experts have warned about a building crisis - antibiotics are becoming less reliable, bac ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 26, 2021Immunology
Our immune system has developed an arsenal of sophisticated molecular weapons to defend us against the continuous barrag ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 25, 2021Health & Medicine
In response to the growing demand for concentrates, cannabis product manufacturers are exploring new technological advan ...Written By: Kerry CharronOCT 24, 2021Microbiology
Bacteria can be found almost everywhere, and they can serve many beneficial purposes. Scientists are now using bacterial ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 22, 2021Cannabis Sciences
According to a recent review of cannabis in kidney disease symptom management conducted by University of British Columbi ...Written By: Kerry CharronOCT 21, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
On Wednesday, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Americans to be given a different ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizOCT 21, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Fenofibrate, an FDA-approved drug used to reduce cholesterol levels, causes sensory neurons in the spine following spina ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 20, 2021Genetics & Genomics
In the human eye, a space called the anterior chamber sits in between the cornea, which is a clear layer in the front of ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2021
Cancer
Despite the incremental success immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have attributed to the cancer treatment landscape rec
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
NOV 03, 2021
Plants & Animals
To the people of Samoa, the medicinal qualities of a tree known as matalafi are well known. Now scientists are bringing
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 02, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
What began in December 31, 2019 as a cluster of cases of pneumonia with an unknown etiology, quickly spread throughout t
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
NOV 02, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Dementia is an umbrella term for several age-related disorders that can cause cognitive problems such as dysfunction in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 02, 2021
Immunology
Green tea has long been touted as the elixir of youth—high concentrations of chemicals called polyphenols were bel
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 01, 2021
Health & Medicine
Liver disease represents a significant public health concern and was diagnosed in roughly 4.5 million adults i
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
NOV 01, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Osteoarthritis is a painful condition in which joints become inflamed, leading them to feel stiff or sore, especially in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 29, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
The widely-available antidepressant fluvoxamine reduces COVID-19 hospitalizations by 30%. The corresponding study was pu
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 29, 2021
Infographics
Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia, an umbrella term for different kinds of cognitive decline inlcuding
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 29, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Psilocybin and its metabolite psilocin are naturally occurring compounds that are commonly found in some genus of mushro
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
OCT 28, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
In the current environment the legalization of cannabis, and its use for medicinal purposes, has been a divisive topic o
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
OCT 28, 2021
Technology
Electroceuticals—the use of electricity to change certain biological functions with the goal of treating diseases&
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
OCT 28, 2021
Immunology
Immunologists have uncovered a molecular switch in T cells that serves as a prime target for therapeuti
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 27, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Last Friday, October 22nd, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a first of its kind d
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
OCT 27, 2021
Cardiology
Worldwide, heart disease is responsible for millions of deaths and, in the US, is the most common cause of death de
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
OCT 26, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
One of the most common neurodegenerative disorders is Parkinson's disease, impacting an estimated 10 million people arou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 26, 2021
Microbiology
For many years, scientists and experts have warned about a building crisis - antibiotics are becoming less reliable, bac
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 26, 2021
Immunology
Our immune system has developed an arsenal of sophisticated molecular weapons to defend us against the continuous barrag
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 25, 2021
Health & Medicine
In response to the growing demand for concentrates, cannabis product manufacturers are exploring new technological advan
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
OCT 24, 2021
Microbiology
Bacteria can be found almost everywhere, and they can serve many beneficial purposes. Scientists are now using bacterial
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 22, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
According to a recent review of cannabis in kidney disease symptom management conducted by University of British Columbi
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
OCT 21, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
On Wednesday, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Americans to be given a different
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
OCT 21, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Fenofibrate, an FDA-approved drug used to reduce cholesterol levels, causes sensory neurons in the spine following spina
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 20, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
In the human eye, a space called the anterior chamber sits in between the cornea, which is a clear layer in the front of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch