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Drug research
Drug research encompasses many processes which culminate in the development of drugs and pharmaceuticals. Drug discovery and development is a long and detailed endeavor including extensive research and testing of new drug modalities to ensure they are both safe and effective.
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APR 16, 2020Health & Medicine
As mortality and infection rates rise globally, it appears that SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pande ...Written By: Stephanie Leon QuinonezAPR 16, 2020Cancer
A report published in Nature Communications highlights findings from a study showing that the experimental drug, Qu ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 15, 2020Neuroscience
For some time now, researchers have suspected that psilocybin, the hallucinogen chemical present in ‘magic mushroo ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 15, 2020Immunology
A specific parasitic species causes the most deaths from malaria: Plasmodium falciparum. This parasite does so by avoidi ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 15, 2020Immunology
As of April 9th, over 60% of deaths from COVID-19 in New York state were men. Meanwhile, as of April 6, 82% of patients ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 15, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Have you ever been sad in the winter? If so, you’re not alone. Medaka fish feel it too. Seasonal affective disorde ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 15, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis use is often associated with pain relief, but a recent study of medical marijuana use suggests that scientists ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 15, 2020Cannabis Sciences
As cannabis has become more and more popular for both medical and recreational use, researchers are increasingly able to ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 15, 2020Immunology
Researchers from the US and China have found that COVID-19 can destroy T cells, a type of lymphocyte that plays a key ro ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 14, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins usually work together, whether as part of a pathway or a complex, and there are several ways to investigate pro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 14, 2020Cardiology
Often, people who have Type 2 diabetes are at an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. This is because they are usu ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 13, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
One of the main challenges of cancer treatments is preventing the cancer from returning again—in essence stopping ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 13, 2020Cancer
In the past, the go-to drugs have always been small molecules. These small molecules would interact with the cell and ac ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAPR 13, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
While heparin is the most commonly prescribed drug in hospitals, we have to extract it from pig intestines, which is fra ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 13, 2020Cardiology
Cardiotoxicity, heart electrophysiology dysfunction or muscle damage, is one of the most common reasons why drugs ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 13, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Although treatments and vaccines against COVID-19 may still be months away, antibody tests are becoming more widespread. ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 12, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Can spider venom offer pain relief? Apparently, yes! According to researchers at University of Queensland, compounds iso ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 12, 2020Cancer
A researcher from the James Graham Brown Cancer Center at the University of Louisville claims to have figured out the mo ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 11, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
At St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, researchers discovered a fast-acting anti-malarial compound with promisi ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 11, 2020Cancer
It is quite common in cancer therapies to see a drug or treatment that has been around for decades. New drugs are hard t ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAPR 11, 2020Cardiology
Using cell therapy, researchers from Lund University in Sweden have successfully restored mobility and a sense of touch ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 10, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
According to a study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, a therapeutic previously used for cancer t ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 10, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Heart attacks significantly damage cardiac tissue. Recovery time frames from a heart attack thus depend on the extent to ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 10, 2020Cardiology
Black tea is among one of the most commonly consumed beverages around the world. Beyond just being a refreshing and ener ...Written By: Annie Lennon
APR 16, 2020
Health & Medicine
As mortality and infection rates rise globally, it appears that SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pande
...
Written By:
Stephanie Leon Quinonez
APR 16, 2020
Cancer
A report published in Nature Communications highlights findings from a study showing that the experimental drug, Qu
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 15, 2020
Neuroscience
For some time now, researchers have suspected that psilocybin, the hallucinogen chemical present in ‘magic mushroo
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 15, 2020
Immunology
A specific parasitic species causes the most deaths from malaria: Plasmodium falciparum. This parasite does so by avoidi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 15, 2020
Immunology
As of April 9th, over 60% of deaths from COVID-19 in New York state were men. Meanwhile, as of April 6, 82% of patients
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 15, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Have you ever been sad in the winter? If so, you’re not alone. Medaka fish feel it too. Seasonal affective disorde
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 15, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis use is often associated with pain relief, but a recent study of medical marijuana use suggests that scientists
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 15, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
As cannabis has become more and more popular for both medical and recreational use, researchers are increasingly able to
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 15, 2020
Immunology
Researchers from the US and China have found that COVID-19 can destroy T cells, a type of lymphocyte that plays a key ro
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 14, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins usually work together, whether as part of a pathway or a complex, and there are several ways to investigate pro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 14, 2020
Cardiology
Often, people who have Type 2 diabetes are at an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. This is because they are usu
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 13, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
One of the main challenges of cancer treatments is preventing the cancer from returning again—in essence stopping
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 13, 2020
Cancer
In the past, the go-to drugs have always been small molecules. These small molecules would interact with the cell and ac
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
APR 13, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
While heparin is the most commonly prescribed drug in hospitals, we have to extract it from pig intestines, which is fra
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 13, 2020
Cardiology
Cardiotoxicity, heart electrophysiology dysfunction or muscle damage, is one of the most common reasons why drugs
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 13, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Although treatments and vaccines against COVID-19 may still be months away, antibody tests are becoming more widespread.
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 12, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Can spider venom offer pain relief? Apparently, yes! According to researchers at University of Queensland, compounds iso
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 12, 2020
Cancer
A researcher from the James Graham Brown Cancer Center at the University of Louisville claims to have figured out the mo
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 11, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
At St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, researchers discovered a fast-acting anti-malarial compound with promisi
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 11, 2020
Cancer
It is quite common in cancer therapies to see a drug or treatment that has been around for decades. New drugs are hard t
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
APR 11, 2020
Cardiology
Using cell therapy, researchers from Lund University in Sweden have successfully restored mobility and a sense of touch
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 10, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
According to a study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, a therapeutic previously used for cancer t
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 10, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Heart attacks significantly damage cardiac tissue. Recovery time frames from a heart attack thus depend on the extent to
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 10, 2020
Cardiology
Black tea is among one of the most commonly consumed beverages around the world. Beyond just being a refreshing and ener
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon