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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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SEP 10, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Modafinil, often sold under the name “Provigil”, is a wakefulness-promoting drug used to treat excessive sle ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 10, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Sometimes people develop life-threatening heart complications when they're infected with the flu.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 09, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Nootropics are a broad range of both natural and artificial compounds though to improve cognitive function. Inclu ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 08, 2019Cannabis Sciences
One of the main health claims for marijuana is rheumatoid arthritis (RA). If marijuana acts to alleviate symptoms of rhe ...Written By: Amy LoriauxSEP 07, 2019Cannabis Sciences
It has been found that 90% of patients that are diagnosed with fibromyalgia are women, and only a decade ago doctors tho ...Written By: Amanda KahlSEP 07, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania reveal answers to help better treat pancreatic cancer in the future.Written By: Carly BoydSEP 07, 2019Immunology
Dr. Sandra Lin explains how SLIT is currently being used to treat allergies other than peanuts. Over 1 mill ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaSEP 06, 2019Microbiology
About 90% of the serotonin found in the human body is made in the gut. Some bacteria can encourage the release of seroto ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 06, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In the last 100 years, life expectancy in the US has risen from 55 years until 79 (Roser: 2019). And with the continuous ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 06, 2019Health & Medicine
Cannabinoids, the active components of the cannabis plant, may have the potential to treat PTSD by reducing nightmares a ...SEP 05, 2019Microbiology
Antibiotic use would have to be reduced by 80% in order to effectively curtail the spread of antibiotic-resistant microb ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 05, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Nature has given us some of our best medicines; it's thought that as many as half the drugs we used are derived from nat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 04, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
A recent study found that the popular heart drug--sacubitril/valsartan—holds positive effects on the structure and ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 04, 2019Cancer
New research published in the journal Nature Communications aims to explain why some breast cancers recur following canc ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 04, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
A bacterial pathogen called Helicobacter pylori is known to colonize the stomach and cause ulcers.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 03, 2019Microbiology
While attention has been brought to the issue and some progress has been made, hospital-acquired infections are still a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 03, 2019Neuroscience
When a fetus reaches six months old, it starts to produce electrical signals resembling brain waves. Now, we know that c ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergSEP 03, 2019Cardiology
Each month nearly 20 million Americans turn to fish oil for heart disease prevention. Though it may sound healthy, this ...Written By: Abbie ArceSEP 02, 2019Cancer
New research published in Nature Communications details a novel immunotherapy that is capable of treating brain cancer v ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 02, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have mapped out more than 100,000 immune cells from biopsy samples of patients with Crohn's disease. The ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 02, 2019Microbiology
Now that we know so much more about the bacteria we carry in our bodies, it may be possible to start using that bacteria ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 30, 2019Health & Medicine
Cannabis is the most commonly used illicit psychoactive drug in both the United States and Europe, meaning that many par ...AUG 29, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
President Trump is allegedly in support of a new drug to combat depression. He even urged the Department of Veterans Aff ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 29, 2019Chemistry & Physics
Currently, neuroscience researchers rely heavily on invasive procedures to stimulate and study the neural activity of an ...Written By: Daniel Duan
SEP 10, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Modafinil, often sold under the name “Provigil”, is a wakefulness-promoting drug used to treat excessive sle
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 10, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Sometimes people develop life-threatening heart complications when they're infected with the flu.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 09, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Nootropics are a broad range of both natural and artificial compounds though to improve cognitive function. Inclu
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 08, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
One of the main health claims for marijuana is rheumatoid arthritis (RA). If marijuana acts to alleviate symptoms of rhe
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
SEP 07, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
It has been found that 90% of patients that are diagnosed with fibromyalgia are women, and only a decade ago doctors tho
...
Written By:
Amanda Kahl
SEP 07, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania reveal answers to help better treat pancreatic cancer in the future.
Written By:
Carly Boyd
SEP 07, 2019
Immunology
Dr. Sandra Lin explains how SLIT is currently being used to treat allergies other than peanuts. Over 1 mill
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
SEP 06, 2019
Microbiology
About 90% of the serotonin found in the human body is made in the gut. Some bacteria can encourage the release of seroto
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In the last 100 years, life expectancy in the US has risen from 55 years until 79 (Roser: 2019). And with the continuous
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 06, 2019
Health & Medicine
Cannabinoids, the active components of the cannabis plant, may have the potential to treat PTSD by reducing nightmares a
...
SEP 05, 2019
Microbiology
Antibiotic use would have to be reduced by 80% in order to effectively curtail the spread of antibiotic-resistant microb
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 05, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Nature has given us some of our best medicines; it's thought that as many as half the drugs we used are derived from nat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 04, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
A recent study found that the popular heart drug--sacubitril/valsartan—holds positive effects on the structure and
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 04, 2019
Cancer
New research published in the journal Nature Communications aims to explain why some breast cancers recur following canc
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 04, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
A bacterial pathogen called Helicobacter pylori is known to colonize the stomach and cause ulcers.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 03, 2019
Microbiology
While attention has been brought to the issue and some progress has been made, hospital-acquired infections are still a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 03, 2019
Neuroscience
When a fetus reaches six months old, it starts to produce electrical signals resembling brain waves. Now, we know that c
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
SEP 03, 2019
Cardiology
Each month nearly 20 million Americans turn to fish oil for heart disease prevention. Though it may sound healthy, this
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
SEP 02, 2019
Cancer
New research published in Nature Communications details a novel immunotherapy that is capable of treating brain cancer v
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 02, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have mapped out more than 100,000 immune cells from biopsy samples of patients with Crohn's disease. The
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 02, 2019
Microbiology
Now that we know so much more about the bacteria we carry in our bodies, it may be possible to start using that bacteria
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 30, 2019
Health & Medicine
Cannabis is the most commonly used illicit psychoactive drug in both the United States and Europe, meaning that many par
...
AUG 29, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
President Trump is allegedly in support of a new drug to combat depression. He even urged the Department of Veterans Aff
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 29, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
Currently, neuroscience researchers rely heavily on invasive procedures to stimulate and study the neural activity of an
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan