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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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JUN 19, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
An experimental drug called vosoritide, alters certain proteins that block bone growth, which allowed the average annual ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 19, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Depression is tagged with strong impairments of social functioning. Until recently, researchers believed that acute depr ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 18, 2019Cardiology
Cardiogenic shock (CS) occurs when the heart suddenly is unable to pump sufficient blood to meet the body’s needs. ...Written By: Abbie ArceJUN 18, 2019Health & Medicine
To spread awareness of vaccine safety, New York Times reporters Pam Belluck and Reed Abelson wrote a comprehensive repor ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 18, 2019Health & Medicine
Norovirus infections also called the "stomach flu," are foodborne viral illnesses that are spread from person- ...Written By: Dena ArutaJUN 18, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the University of Sheffield in collaboration with Glasgow-based biotech company Mironid, have developed ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 18, 2019Health & Medicine
A new study from a team of Harvard scientists discovered one of the first distinct examples of how gut bacteria can inte ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 17, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists at Virginia Tech have found a molecule that can potentially improve the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 17, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Experts have pushed back forcefully against the idea that science and the world are ready to edit the human genome.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 17, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
An immunotherapeutic, involving anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody (teplizumab), was seen to slow down the progression to clin ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 17, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
What is now known as a "landmark in drug discovery", Harvard chemists have succeeded in synthesizing halichond ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 16, 2019Health & Medicine
Do you remember the infamous "Joe Camel" advertisements for cigarettes back in the 1980s and 90s? These ads su ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergJUN 16, 2019Microbiology
The cold virus is famously difficult to target with drugs because it can mutate rapidly.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 15, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
In RA, cells of the immune system mistakenly attack the joints, and cause the painful inflammation that is a hallmark of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 15, 2019Health & Medicine
Despite receiving a letter in support of fetal tissue research signed by 70 organizations in December, the Trump adminis ...Written By: Abbie ArceJUN 14, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
A study published in PLOS Biology suggests that attaching a removable lock to an arthritis drug can increase its effecti ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 14, 2019Technology
It’s likely that at some point you’ve taken one of those personality tests in school. Probably at the start ...Written By: Abbie ArceJUN 13, 2019Health & Medicine
According to a new study in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, published by Elsevier, shift ...JUN 13, 2019Health & Medicine
A 2019 study published on the National Center for Biotechnology Information showed that Cannabidiol might benefit a ...JUN 13, 2019Cancer
Drug resistance is a major hindrance to cancer treatment. Researchers from Duke University, MIT and the University of Rh ...Written By: Julia TraversJUN 13, 2019Chemistry & Physics
Targeted radionuclide therapy (TRT) applies radiolabeled biological vectors that can target a specific biomarker and del ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUN 12, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Targeting tumor cells while avoiding harming healthy tissue remains a growing central challenge in the field of chemothe ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 12, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
According to the National Center for Health Statistics, an estimated 130 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 12, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
As we get older, our arteries slowly begin to stiffen and then harden, which can lead to many serious complications. Now ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 19, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
An experimental drug called vosoritide, alters certain proteins that block bone growth, which allowed the average annual
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 19, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Depression is tagged with strong impairments of social functioning. Until recently, researchers believed that acute depr
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 18, 2019
Cardiology
Cardiogenic shock (CS) occurs when the heart suddenly is unable to pump sufficient blood to meet the body’s needs.
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUN 18, 2019
Health & Medicine
To spread awareness of vaccine safety, New York Times reporters Pam Belluck and Reed Abelson wrote a comprehensive repor
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 18, 2019
Health & Medicine
Norovirus infections also called the "stomach flu," are foodborne viral illnesses that are spread from person-
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JUN 18, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the University of Sheffield in collaboration with Glasgow-based biotech company Mironid, have developed
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 18, 2019
Health & Medicine
A new study from a team of Harvard scientists discovered one of the first distinct examples of how gut bacteria can inte
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 17, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists at Virginia Tech have found a molecule that can potentially improve the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 17, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Experts have pushed back forcefully against the idea that science and the world are ready to edit the human genome.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 17, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
An immunotherapeutic, involving anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody (teplizumab), was seen to slow down the progression to clin
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 17, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
What is now known as a "landmark in drug discovery", Harvard chemists have succeeded in synthesizing halichond
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 16, 2019
Health & Medicine
Do you remember the infamous "Joe Camel" advertisements for cigarettes back in the 1980s and 90s? These ads su
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
JUN 16, 2019
Microbiology
The cold virus is famously difficult to target with drugs because it can mutate rapidly.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 15, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
In RA, cells of the immune system mistakenly attack the joints, and cause the painful inflammation that is a hallmark of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 15, 2019
Health & Medicine
Despite receiving a letter in support of fetal tissue research signed by 70 organizations in December, the Trump adminis
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUN 14, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
A study published in PLOS Biology suggests that attaching a removable lock to an arthritis drug can increase its effecti
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 14, 2019
Technology
It’s likely that at some point you’ve taken one of those personality tests in school. Probably at the start
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUN 13, 2019
Health & Medicine
According to a new study in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, published by Elsevier, shift
...
JUN 13, 2019
Health & Medicine
A 2019 study published on the National Center for Biotechnology Information showed that Cannabidiol might benefit a
...
JUN 13, 2019
Cancer
Drug resistance is a major hindrance to cancer treatment. Researchers from Duke University, MIT and the University of Rh
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JUN 13, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
Targeted radionuclide therapy (TRT) applies radiolabeled biological vectors that can target a specific biomarker and del
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 12, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Targeting tumor cells while avoiding harming healthy tissue remains a growing central challenge in the field of chemothe
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 12, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
According to the National Center for Health Statistics, an estimated 130 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 12, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
As we get older, our arteries slowly begin to stiffen and then harden, which can lead to many serious complications. Now
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch