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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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SEP 23, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
In order to infect a cell, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has to find a way in. It can use receptors on the surface of cells that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
A study appearing next week in the journal Nature Communications offers some good news in the search for antiviral drugs ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 21, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Although metformin is the first-line drug for type-2 diabetics, research shows that it is not always effective for all t ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 21, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The World Health Organization has endorsed a protocol to put African herbal medicines through clinical trials as possibl ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 21, 2020Microbiology
When a person has a bacterial infection, doctors can prescribe antibiotics. Some antibiotics combos can work better than ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Almost a year into the beginnings of the COVID-19 pandemic and we still do not have a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 20, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, the search for drugs to combat the virus is ongoing. Now, scientists have found that ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 20, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Biopharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb has found that a new drug combination can reduce death rates among those ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 20, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent studies have demonstrated that hallucinogenic drugs like LSD, psilocybin, and mescaline have therapeutic potentia ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 19, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists at Rutgers have developed a smart drug delivery system that targets inflammation in damaged nerves and helps ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 17, 2020Immunology
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, in partnership with BioNTech has reported that one of its lead vaccine candidates has shown ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 16, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Generic Cholesterol Drugs Are Saving Money Between 2014 to 2018, there has been a switch from brand name to generic chol ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 16, 2020Neuroscience
While people often experience anxiety and depression together, psychiatrists classify them as different disorders. And n ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 15, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
How Can Genetic Data Make Informed Decisions About Drug Development? Scientists at the Integrative Epidemiology Unit (MR ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 15, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the University of Tasmania in Australia have found that an extract from turmeric is more effective than ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 15, 2020Immunology
A therapeutic made from turmeric has been shown to help reduce the effects of a painful inflammatory eye condition in do ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 14, 2020Microbiology
HIV attacks the human immune system's CD4 cells, a major player in the body's defense against pathogens.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the University of Chicago have found a new way to reduce vaccine-related inflammation from adjuvants, a ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 13, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The surface of a cell carries many features to help it carry out its functions, communicate with other cells, gather inf ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) Consortium, has produced multiple papers that have provided new insight into human ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The TDP-43 protein is a well-known hallmark of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). A ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 11, 2020Cancer
Chemotherapy is a life-saving discovery for cancer patients. One of its biggest drawbacks is the toxicity that comes wit ...Written By: Jasper CantrellSEP 11, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Type 2 diabetes affects around 10% of people in the US. Although there is no cure for it, there are some well-known meth ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 11, 2020Immunology
Canadian researchers have discovered that a drug used to treat coronavirus infections in cats shows promise in helping C ...Written By: Tara Fernandes
SEP 23, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
In order to infect a cell, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has to find a way in. It can use receptors on the surface of cells that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
A study appearing next week in the journal Nature Communications offers some good news in the search for antiviral drugs
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 21, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Although metformin is the first-line drug for type-2 diabetics, research shows that it is not always effective for all t
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 21, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The World Health Organization has endorsed a protocol to put African herbal medicines through clinical trials as possibl
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 21, 2020
Microbiology
When a person has a bacterial infection, doctors can prescribe antibiotics. Some antibiotics combos can work better than
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Almost a year into the beginnings of the COVID-19 pandemic and we still do not have a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 20, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, the search for drugs to combat the virus is ongoing. Now, scientists have found that
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 20, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Biopharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb has found that a new drug combination can reduce death rates among those
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 20, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent studies have demonstrated that hallucinogenic drugs like LSD, psilocybin, and mescaline have therapeutic potentia
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 19, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists at Rutgers have developed a smart drug delivery system that targets inflammation in damaged nerves and helps
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 17, 2020
Immunology
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, in partnership with BioNTech has reported that one of its lead vaccine candidates has shown
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 16, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Generic Cholesterol Drugs Are Saving Money Between 2014 to 2018, there has been a switch from brand name to generic chol
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 16, 2020
Neuroscience
While people often experience anxiety and depression together, psychiatrists classify them as different disorders. And n
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 15, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
How Can Genetic Data Make Informed Decisions About Drug Development? Scientists at the Integrative Epidemiology Unit (MR
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 15, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the University of Tasmania in Australia have found that an extract from turmeric is more effective than
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 15, 2020
Immunology
A therapeutic made from turmeric has been shown to help reduce the effects of a painful inflammatory eye condition in do
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 14, 2020
Microbiology
HIV attacks the human immune system's CD4 cells, a major player in the body's defense against pathogens.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the University of Chicago have found a new way to reduce vaccine-related inflammation from adjuvants, a
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 13, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The surface of a cell carries many features to help it carry out its functions, communicate with other cells, gather inf
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) Consortium, has produced multiple papers that have provided new insight into human
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The TDP-43 protein is a well-known hallmark of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). A
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 11, 2020
Cancer
Chemotherapy is a life-saving discovery for cancer patients. One of its biggest drawbacks is the toxicity that comes wit
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
SEP 11, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Type 2 diabetes affects around 10% of people in the US. Although there is no cure for it, there are some well-known meth
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 11, 2020
Immunology
Canadian researchers have discovered that a drug used to treat coronavirus infections in cats shows promise in helping C
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes