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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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NOV 29, 2016Microbiology
Many of our drugs are derived from stuff found in nature, and as the development of new drugs becomes more critical to p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 29, 2016Cardiology
Scientists have identified a protein that binds to LDL cholesterol and helps transport it. Blocking the protein might of ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)NOV 28, 2016Microbiology
By using a vulnerability they found in the genetic code of venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV), researchers were ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 28, 2016Cancer
A cancer drug that’s approved for the treatment of kidney cancer may also be effective against a form of muscular ...NOV 28, 2016Cancer
Image Credit: Getty Images An experimental drug appears to pack a one-two punch against some prostate cancers, significa ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)NOV 28, 2016Neuroscience
There was disappointing news recently on a drug many had hoped would provide some relief for patients suffering with Alz ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 25, 2016Cancer
A chemotherapy drug that’s comparably milder than other drugs has been found to extend survival for acute myeloid ...NOV 23, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in Nature Medicine, researchers have been able to use stem cells to make intestinal organoids with functional ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2016Immunology
LA JOLLA, CA – November 23, 2016 – Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have developed a vacc ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)NOV 21, 2016Cancer
Scientists at the University of Leeds announced the discovery of a virus that can kill liver cancer cells. The virus is ...NOV 21, 2016Cancer
Scripps Florida Scientists Create Innovative Drug Design Strategy to Improve Breast Cancer TreatmentJUPITER, FL – November 21, 2016 – While there have been advances in the treatment of hormone-driven breast c ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)NOV 20, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A study published in Cell demonstrated how the brains of patients with different kinds of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2016Microbiology
Rising antibiotic resistance is considered a major public health threat; one that the United Nations has taken notice of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In a historic, landmark clinical trial, Chinese researchers injected a patient with a shot of CRISPR-edited white blood ...NOV 19, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A trace of us is left on everything we come into contact with, in the form of microbes and trace amounts of chemicals. R ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Antibiotic resistance has become one of public health’s largest issues in recent years. A recent study from the UK ...Written By: Jennifer EllisNOV 18, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
For people who hate to swallow pills or just can’t remember to take their mediation as regularly as they should, s ...NOV 17, 2016Immunology
Scientists have found that the vaginal immune response is suppressed when infected with RNA viruses. The Zika virus is a ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 17, 2016Videos
At Johns Hopkins, new research into a molecule that targets specific proteins and makes tumors more sensitive to radiati ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 15, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are still learning more about ferroptosis, a recently identified type of regulated cell death. It seems to b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 15, 2016Neuroscience
JUPITER, FL – November 15, 2016 – In new findings that could have an impact the development of therapies for ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)NOV 14, 2016Immunology
Interferon drugs have long been used as treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disease where damaged nerv ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 14, 2016Cardiology
Three known transcription factors are capable of reprogramming connective tissue in the heart to transform scar tissue i ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 12, 2016Cancer
Gold is precious in more ways than one. In the fight against cancer, gold nanoparticles allowed scientists to trace the ...
NOV 29, 2016
Microbiology
Many of our drugs are derived from stuff found in nature, and as the development of new drugs becomes more critical to p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 29, 2016
Cardiology
Scientists have identified a protein that binds to LDL cholesterol and helps transport it. Blocking the protein might of
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
NOV 28, 2016
Microbiology
By using a vulnerability they found in the genetic code of venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV), researchers were
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 28, 2016
Cancer
A cancer drug that’s approved for the treatment of kidney cancer may also be effective against a form of muscular
...
NOV 28, 2016
Cancer
Image Credit: Getty Images An experimental drug appears to pack a one-two punch against some prostate cancers, significa
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
NOV 28, 2016
Neuroscience
There was disappointing news recently on a drug many had hoped would provide some relief for patients suffering with Alz
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 25, 2016
Cancer
A chemotherapy drug that’s comparably milder than other drugs has been found to extend survival for acute myeloid
...
NOV 23, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in Nature Medicine, researchers have been able to use stem cells to make intestinal organoids with functional
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2016
Immunology
LA JOLLA, CA – November 23, 2016 – Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have developed a vacc
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
NOV 21, 2016
Cancer
Scientists at the University of Leeds announced the discovery of a virus that can kill liver cancer cells. The virus is
...
NOV 21, 2016
Cancer
Scripps Florida Scientists Create Innovative Drug Design Strategy to Improve Breast Cancer Treatment
JUPITER, FL – November 21, 2016 – While there have been advances in the treatment of hormone-driven breast c
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
NOV 20, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A study published in Cell demonstrated how the brains of patients with different kinds of autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2016
Microbiology
Rising antibiotic resistance is considered a major public health threat; one that the United Nations has taken notice of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a historic, landmark clinical trial, Chinese researchers injected a patient with a shot of CRISPR-edited white blood
...
NOV 19, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A trace of us is left on everything we come into contact with, in the form of microbes and trace amounts of chemicals. R
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Antibiotic resistance has become one of public health’s largest issues in recent years. A recent study from the UK
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
NOV 18, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
For people who hate to swallow pills or just can’t remember to take their mediation as regularly as they should, s
...
NOV 17, 2016
Immunology
Scientists have found that the vaginal immune response is suppressed when infected with RNA viruses. The Zika virus is a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 17, 2016
Videos
At Johns Hopkins, new research into a molecule that targets specific proteins and makes tumors more sensitive to radiati
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 15, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are still learning more about ferroptosis, a recently identified type of regulated cell death. It seems to b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 15, 2016
Neuroscience
JUPITER, FL – November 15, 2016 – In new findings that could have an impact the development of therapies for
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
NOV 14, 2016
Immunology
Interferon drugs have long been used as treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disease where damaged nerv
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 14, 2016
Cardiology
Three known transcription factors are capable of reprogramming connective tissue in the heart to transform scar tissue i
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 12, 2016
Cancer
Gold is precious in more ways than one. In the fight against cancer, gold nanoparticles allowed scientists to trace the
...