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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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JUL 15, 2018Immunology
The enzyme, PI3Kγ, regulates the immune response to T. cruzi, the cause of Chagas Disease. Manipulation of this enzyme m ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 14, 2018Microbiology
Scientists are growing concerned about a common sexually transmitted infection that not many people know about - MG or M ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Recent research in a mouse model of fragile X syndrome (FXS), scheduled for publication in Neuropsychopharmacology, show ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 12, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Some groups expect there will be a high demand for medicinal cannabidiol (CBD), so much so that production will not meet ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUL 12, 2018Infographics
Learn about the advantages and the technology behind 3D cellular image acquisition and analysis with this infographic fr ...JUL 12, 2018Cardiology
A recent study has found that treatment with the protein, VEGF-C, improves healing and recovery of heart function after ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 12, 2018Neuroscience
Dementia is a growing problem for healthcare providers, patients, and families. It’s estimated that 47 million peo ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 11, 2018Microbiology
Scientists have learned how some pathogenic bacteria stick to cells in the intestine, which gets their infection started ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists, working with doctors and public health researchers in South Africa, have created a new tuberculosis t ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUL 11, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
A common blood pressure medication, verapamil, may improve outcomes for patients with Type 1 diabetes. According to rese ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 11, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Acetazolamide, which is sold under the trade name Diamox and used to treat altitude sickness, is considere ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 10, 2018Cancer
A new small molecule inhibitor, called PTC596, initiated apoptosis in MCL cells according to a study published this mont ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUL 10, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Patients with a severe kind of heart disease can't always take a drug that keep their cholesterol in check.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 09, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Small cell lung cancer is an aggressive type that can be fatal; there were few treatments for the disease. That may have ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Gender is a known factor in the development of neurological disorders. Now scientists think they know why.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2018Microbiology
Many pathogens are becoming antibiotic resistant; the microbe that causes the STD gonorrhea is no different.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 06, 2018Genetics & Genomics
After early setbacks, genetic therapeutics are being developed again.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 06, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have now identified two combinations of small molecules that tamp down a protein called STING.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 06, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Marijuana use—by either men or women—does not appear to lower a couple’s chances of getting pregnant, ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUL 05, 2018Cannabis Sciences
New research suggests that medical students aren’t learning enough about the risks and benefits of medical marijua ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUL 05, 2018Neuroscience
Depression is a major health problem in the United States and around the world. The World Health Organization estimates ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 05, 2018Health & Medicine
Cases of Hepatitis C, known as Hep C or HCV, are on the rise. In the United States, the CDC reports that there were appr ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 04, 2018Health & Medicine
While there have been great strides in the fight against HIV infection and AIDS, the problem is not going away anytime s ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 04, 2018Neuroscience
Alzheimer's disease has no cure and no well-understood cause. Experts know that tangles of tau protein that develop ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 15, 2018
Immunology
The enzyme, PI3Kγ, regulates the immune response to T. cruzi, the cause of Chagas Disease. Manipulation of this enzyme m
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 14, 2018
Microbiology
Scientists are growing concerned about a common sexually transmitted infection that not many people know about - MG or M
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Recent research in a mouse model of fragile X syndrome (FXS), scheduled for publication in Neuropsychopharmacology, show
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 12, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Some groups expect there will be a high demand for medicinal cannabidiol (CBD), so much so that production will not meet
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUL 12, 2018
Infographics
Learn about the advantages and the technology behind 3D cellular image acquisition and analysis with this infographic fr
...
JUL 12, 2018
Cardiology
A recent study has found that treatment with the protein, VEGF-C, improves healing and recovery of heart function after
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 12, 2018
Neuroscience
Dementia is a growing problem for healthcare providers, patients, and families. It’s estimated that 47 million peo
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 11, 2018
Microbiology
Scientists have learned how some pathogenic bacteria stick to cells in the intestine, which gets their infection started
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists, working with doctors and public health researchers in South Africa, have created a new tuberculosis t
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUL 11, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
A common blood pressure medication, verapamil, may improve outcomes for patients with Type 1 diabetes. According to rese
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 11, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Acetazolamide, which is sold under the trade name Diamox and used to treat altitude sickness, is considere
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 10, 2018
Cancer
A new small molecule inhibitor, called PTC596, initiated apoptosis in MCL cells according to a study published this mont
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUL 10, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Patients with a severe kind of heart disease can't always take a drug that keep their cholesterol in check.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Small cell lung cancer is an aggressive type that can be fatal; there were few treatments for the disease. That may have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Gender is a known factor in the development of neurological disorders. Now scientists think they know why.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2018
Microbiology
Many pathogens are becoming antibiotic resistant; the microbe that causes the STD gonorrhea is no different.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 06, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
After early setbacks, genetic therapeutics are being developed again.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 06, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have now identified two combinations of small molecules that tamp down a protein called STING.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 06, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Marijuana use—by either men or women—does not appear to lower a couple’s chances of getting pregnant,
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUL 05, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
New research suggests that medical students aren’t learning enough about the risks and benefits of medical marijua
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUL 05, 2018
Neuroscience
Depression is a major health problem in the United States and around the world. The World Health Organization estimates
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 05, 2018
Health & Medicine
Cases of Hepatitis C, known as Hep C or HCV, are on the rise. In the United States, the CDC reports that there were appr
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 04, 2018
Health & Medicine
While there have been great strides in the fight against HIV infection and AIDS, the problem is not going away anytime s
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 04, 2018
Neuroscience
Alzheimer's disease has no cure and no well-understood cause. Experts know that tangles of tau protein that develop
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim