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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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DEC 15, 2020Cancer
New research from scientists at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center showcases a novel combination therapy that ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 15, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Drug developers’ frantic hunt for vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 has finally begun to bear fruit, with several vaccin ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 13, 2020Cardiology
The most common cause of heart disease in elderly people is calcific aortic valve disease, in which calcium builds up in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 11, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Could tomatoes be the next Parkinson’s drug? Researchers have introduced novel use of tomatoes for therapy. Scient ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 10, 2020Immunology
When faced with stressful stimuli — anything from oxygen or nutrient deprivation to viral infections — cells ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 09, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have developed a rapid-release capsule to treat symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS- ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 09, 2020Technology
Healthcare providers opt to multiple of therapies for cancer patients—often containing combo drugs. Research has s ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 09, 2020Immunology
In atherosclerosis, cholesterol and other fatty deposits build up around the inner walls of an artery, creating a plaque ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 08, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Mycobacterium abscessus is a pathogenic bacterium know to cause tuberculosis and leprosy. Researchers at Johns Hopkins U ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 08, 2020Cancer
A new study published in Science Translational Medicine suggests that the hormones released from stress could “rea ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 08, 2020Immunology
Immunotherapies have emerged as a powerful treatment modality for cancer. They join chemotherapy, surgery, radiotherapy, ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 04, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Injecting the immune-boosting drug ‘teclistamab’ was found to be safe and effective in patients with relapse ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 03, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Last month, Oregon became the first state in the US to legalize psilocybin mushrooms as a therapeutic treatment. Now, th ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 02, 2020Immunology
Receiving a vaccine (usually in the form of an inactivated pathogen) triggers an immune response without the symptoms of ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 01, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the Universities of Oxford and Birmingham in the UK have found that otilimab can reduce infla ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 01, 2020Immunology
Thanks to a new hydrogel biomaterial developed by researchers at Duke University, we are one step closer to the holy gra ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 30, 2020Microbiology
Zika virus cause a devastating epidemic in 2015, and led to the birth of hundreds of children that had congenital brain ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 28, 2020Microbiology
A mosquito-borne virus called VEEV has been emerging in South America. It causes symptoms that make it difficult to dist ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 26, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Reduced food intake, known as dietary restriction, leads to a longer lifespan in many animals and can improve health in ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 26, 2020Cannabis Sciences
The stigma around cannabis usage is fading as cannabis laws become increasingly lax. Now, researchers from DePaul Univer ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 26, 2020Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease and diabetes are often associated with each other, as many issues caused by diabetes promote hear ...Written By: Jasper CantrellNOV 26, 2020Immunology
There’s a new weapon in the battle against lung cancer metastases: red blood cells equipped with nanopartic ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 25, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
When you take your medicine, it travels through the bloodstream and releases its effects. When the drug dissolves too fa ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 25, 2020Immunology
Everyone worldwide is sitting with anticipation, waiting for the right vaccine candidate for the coronavirus outbreak, h ...Written By: Heba El-wassef
DEC 15, 2020
Cancer
New research from scientists at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center showcases a novel combination therapy that
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 15, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Drug developers’ frantic hunt for vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 has finally begun to bear fruit, with several vaccin
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 13, 2020
Cardiology
The most common cause of heart disease in elderly people is calcific aortic valve disease, in which calcium builds up in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 11, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Could tomatoes be the next Parkinson’s drug? Researchers have introduced novel use of tomatoes for therapy. Scient
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 10, 2020
Immunology
When faced with stressful stimuli — anything from oxygen or nutrient deprivation to viral infections — cells
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 09, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have developed a rapid-release capsule to treat symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 09, 2020
Technology
Healthcare providers opt to multiple of therapies for cancer patients—often containing combo drugs. Research has s
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 09, 2020
Immunology
In atherosclerosis, cholesterol and other fatty deposits build up around the inner walls of an artery, creating a plaque
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 08, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Mycobacterium abscessus is a pathogenic bacterium know to cause tuberculosis and leprosy. Researchers at Johns Hopkins U
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 08, 2020
Cancer
A new study published in Science Translational Medicine suggests that the hormones released from stress could “rea
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 08, 2020
Immunology
Immunotherapies have emerged as a powerful treatment modality for cancer. They join chemotherapy, surgery, radiotherapy,
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 04, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Injecting the immune-boosting drug ‘teclistamab’ was found to be safe and effective in patients with relapse
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 03, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Last month, Oregon became the first state in the US to legalize psilocybin mushrooms as a therapeutic treatment. Now, th
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 02, 2020
Immunology
Receiving a vaccine (usually in the form of an inactivated pathogen) triggers an immune response without the symptoms of
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 01, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the Universities of Oxford and Birmingham in the UK have found that otilimab can reduce infla
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 01, 2020
Immunology
Thanks to a new hydrogel biomaterial developed by researchers at Duke University, we are one step closer to the holy gra
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 30, 2020
Microbiology
Zika virus cause a devastating epidemic in 2015, and led to the birth of hundreds of children that had congenital brain
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 28, 2020
Microbiology
A mosquito-borne virus called VEEV has been emerging in South America. It causes symptoms that make it difficult to dist
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 26, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Reduced food intake, known as dietary restriction, leads to a longer lifespan in many animals and can improve health in
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 26, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
The stigma around cannabis usage is fading as cannabis laws become increasingly lax. Now, researchers from DePaul Univer
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 26, 2020
Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease and diabetes are often associated with each other, as many issues caused by diabetes promote hear
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
NOV 26, 2020
Immunology
There’s a new weapon in the battle against lung cancer metastases: red blood cells equipped with nanopartic
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 25, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
When you take your medicine, it travels through the bloodstream and releases its effects. When the drug dissolves too fa
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 25, 2020
Immunology
Everyone worldwide is sitting with anticipation, waiting for the right vaccine candidate for the coronavirus outbreak, h
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef