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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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OCT 19, 2017Neuroscience
The issue of marijuana use and brain development has been hotly debated as more states move to legalize pot. Medicinal u ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 19, 2017Health & Medicine
For the first time, researchers dare to suggest they may have found a functional cure for HIV, the viral infection that ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 18, 2017Videos
In 2016, an estimated 246,660 women in the US was diagnosed with breast cancer - a disease that currently ranks as one o ...OCT 17, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
We know that humans still carry some genetic material from Neanderthals, and evidence is growing that is exerts an influ ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 16, 2017Videos
Scientists have solved the mystery of the connection between high cholesterol levels and increased rates of breast cance ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 16, 2017Microbiology
E. coli harboring the plasmid-mediated colistin resistance gene (mcr-1) isolated from retail vegetables in ChinaWritten By: Sarah HertrichOCT 16, 2017Immunology
Norovirus is infamous for its invasion of cruise ships, daycares, and other places where a viral infection is particular ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 13, 2017Immunology
An “explosive” form of cell death, called pyroptosis, is part of the normal immune response to the toxins re ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 13, 2017Videos
The liver performs many vital metabolic functions for our bodies. It regulates the levels of sugar, fat, and protein tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 13, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Stanford scientists just discovered a new way to make large quantities of a precious drug that holds potential as treatm ...OCT 11, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
A new study has shown that psychedelics may have potential therapeutic value as antidepressants and anti-inflammatory ag ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 11, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Many women in their early pregnancies are hesitant to take medications for fear that they may endanger their baby. Howev ...OCT 10, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Durian is a favorite fruit in Asia, nicknamed the king of fruits. It has a legendary, pungent aroma.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 10, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
After nearly a decade of searching, scientists from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine have found a molecule that k ...OCT 09, 2017Microbiology
The influenza viruses that cause flu in people have high rates of mutation that allows them to evolve quickly, and scien ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 09, 2017Immunology
People who report a penicillin allergy before undergoing the simplest of surgical procedures are in danger of developing ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 08, 2017Videos
Formally known as acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), aspirin is one of the cheapest and most widely used over-the-counter drugs ...OCT 05, 2017Videos
Clinical trials are vital in cancer research. Drug development can be a slow process, but the need for better cancer tre ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 03, 2017Microbiology
Researchers have been looking for ways to image brain activity in animals that are not only alive but behaving normally ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 03, 2017Cancer
A drug commonly used to treat symptoms of Parkinson’s disease may have the capacity to stop pancreatic tumor cells ...OCT 02, 2017Health & Medicine
One drug, LCZ696, is a physician’s first choice to treat chronic heart failure. But now researchers have reason to ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 01, 2017Videos
Bacteria were first reported on September 17, 1683, by Dutch scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, who had observed single- ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 01, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Mutations in DNA can have a variety of harmful effects, but sometimes a mutation can confer a benefit.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 29, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have managed control important cellular process called clathrin-mediated endocytosis, which may aid drug del ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2017
Neuroscience
The issue of marijuana use and brain development has been hotly debated as more states move to legalize pot. Medicinal u
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 19, 2017
Health & Medicine
For the first time, researchers dare to suggest they may have found a functional cure for HIV, the viral infection that
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 18, 2017
Videos
In 2016, an estimated 246,660 women in the US was diagnosed with breast cancer - a disease that currently ranks as one o
...
OCT 17, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
We know that humans still carry some genetic material from Neanderthals, and evidence is growing that is exerts an influ
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 16, 2017
Videos
Scientists have solved the mystery of the connection between high cholesterol levels and increased rates of breast cance
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 16, 2017
Microbiology
E. coli harboring the plasmid-mediated colistin resistance gene (mcr-1) isolated from retail vegetables in China
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 16, 2017
Immunology
Norovirus is infamous for its invasion of cruise ships, daycares, and other places where a viral infection is particular
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 13, 2017
Immunology
An “explosive” form of cell death, called pyroptosis, is part of the normal immune response to the toxins re
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 13, 2017
Videos
The liver performs many vital metabolic functions for our bodies. It regulates the levels of sugar, fat, and protein tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 13, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Stanford scientists just discovered a new way to make large quantities of a precious drug that holds potential as treatm
...
OCT 11, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new study has shown that psychedelics may have potential therapeutic value as antidepressants and anti-inflammatory ag
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 11, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Many women in their early pregnancies are hesitant to take medications for fear that they may endanger their baby. Howev
...
OCT 10, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Durian is a favorite fruit in Asia, nicknamed the king of fruits. It has a legendary, pungent aroma.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 10, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
After nearly a decade of searching, scientists from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine have found a molecule that k
...
OCT 09, 2017
Microbiology
The influenza viruses that cause flu in people have high rates of mutation that allows them to evolve quickly, and scien
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2017
Immunology
People who report a penicillin allergy before undergoing the simplest of surgical procedures are in danger of developing
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 08, 2017
Videos
Formally known as acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), aspirin is one of the cheapest and most widely used over-the-counter drugs
...
OCT 05, 2017
Videos
Clinical trials are vital in cancer research. Drug development can be a slow process, but the need for better cancer tre
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 03, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers have been looking for ways to image brain activity in animals that are not only alive but behaving normally
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2017
Cancer
A drug commonly used to treat symptoms of Parkinson’s disease may have the capacity to stop pancreatic tumor cells
...
OCT 02, 2017
Health & Medicine
One drug, LCZ696, is a physician’s first choice to treat chronic heart failure. But now researchers have reason to
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 01, 2017
Videos
Bacteria were first reported on September 17, 1683, by Dutch scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, who had observed single-
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 01, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Mutations in DNA can have a variety of harmful effects, but sometimes a mutation can confer a benefit.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 29, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have managed control important cellular process called clathrin-mediated endocytosis, which may aid drug del
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch