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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 06, 2016Cancer
Researchers from the University of London have found that a drug used to combat addiction may also be effective at killi ...JUL 05, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
An international consortium of researchers has published four related papers, in Nature Biotechnology here and here, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2016Neuroscience
The neuroscience behind medications for psychiatric conditions like depression, or anxiety is complex and often the subj ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 01, 2016Immunology
Autophagy is a natural process that occurs in the body to remove defective proteins, potentially misfolded or aggregated ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 30, 2016Genetics & Genomics
In the world of malaria infection, Plasmodium falciparum parasites will always be queen to their less lethal cousin, Pla ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 29, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Organoids, basically a small in vitro model of an organ, could aid in identifying the best therapies for some people suf ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 29, 2016Microbiology
A research team working at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and the University of Massachusetts has created a se ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 28, 2016Cardiology
The new cardiac patch technology is more than just a pacemaker, researchers from Harvard University describe in a new st ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 27, 2016Cancer
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified a protein that launches cancer growth and appears to ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JUN 27, 2016Immunology
T cells are the body’s natural fleet of cancer-attacking lymphocytes, but in recent years scientists have found a ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 24, 2016Cancer
The UK has just approved new pair of anticancer drugs for the treatment of one of the most aggressive and deadly forms o ...JUN 24, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), opioids, anticonvulsants, and antidepressants are all drugs used to help ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 24, 2016Cancer
Rare cancers account for about 25% of cancer in adults and about 10% of pediatric cancer cases. Unfortunately, prognosis ...Written By: Cassidy ReichJUN 23, 2016Videos
Chemicals from a sea snail that slugs along Australia's east coast are proving incredibly powerful in the fight against ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 23, 2016Cannabis Sciences
The question of whether or not to legalize marijuana is controversial, with experts weighing in on both sides of the iss ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 22, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
After a cold virus (rhinovirus) gets into our bodies it must get access to our cells in order to release its RNA and mul ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 21, 2016Cardiology
For unknown reasons, a new study has uncovered the ability of a protein called hepatoma derived growth factor (HDGF) to ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 21, 2016Immunology
What do alpacas have that we don’t? Single-domain antibody fragments. Other camelids have them as well, and there ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 21, 2016Cancer
Breast cancer is on the forefront of many cancer research efforts, as it ranks as the most common cancer diagnosed in wo ...JUN 21, 2016Immunology
Current vaccines target only a small percentage of the more than 90 strains of the bacteria that cause pneumonia. But re ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUN 21, 2016Neuroscience
There has been an increasing amount of attention on an interesting, legal drug known as kratom that purportes to help ea ...Written By: Cassidy ReichJUN 20, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
With the current Zika outbreak, there’s been a definite shift in research to identify ways to stop this virus from ...JUN 18, 2016Microbiology
In a new issue, Science Translational Medicine presents two related papers that demonstrate variations in the gut microb ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 17, 2016Microbiology
Investigators at Baylor College of Medicine have reported in Cell that they reversed social deficits in mice by adding o ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUL 06, 2016
Cancer
Researchers from the University of London have found that a drug used to combat addiction may also be effective at killi
...
JUL 05, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
An international consortium of researchers has published four related papers, in Nature Biotechnology here and here, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2016
Neuroscience
The neuroscience behind medications for psychiatric conditions like depression, or anxiety is complex and often the subj
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 01, 2016
Immunology
Autophagy is a natural process that occurs in the body to remove defective proteins, potentially misfolded or aggregated
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 30, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
In the world of malaria infection, Plasmodium falciparum parasites will always be queen to their less lethal cousin, Pla
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 29, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Organoids, basically a small in vitro model of an organ, could aid in identifying the best therapies for some people suf
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 29, 2016
Microbiology
A research team working at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and the University of Massachusetts has created a se
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 28, 2016
Cardiology
The new cardiac patch technology is more than just a pacemaker, researchers from Harvard University describe in a new st
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 27, 2016
Cancer
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified a protein that launches cancer growth and appears to
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JUN 27, 2016
Immunology
T cells are the body’s natural fleet of cancer-attacking lymphocytes, but in recent years scientists have found a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 24, 2016
Cancer
The UK has just approved new pair of anticancer drugs for the treatment of one of the most aggressive and deadly forms o
...
JUN 24, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), opioids, anticonvulsants, and antidepressants are all drugs used to help
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 24, 2016
Cancer
Rare cancers account for about 25% of cancer in adults and about 10% of pediatric cancer cases. Unfortunately, prognosis
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
JUN 23, 2016
Videos
Chemicals from a sea snail that slugs along Australia's east coast are proving incredibly powerful in the fight against
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 23, 2016
Cannabis Sciences
The question of whether or not to legalize marijuana is controversial, with experts weighing in on both sides of the iss
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 22, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
After a cold virus (rhinovirus) gets into our bodies it must get access to our cells in order to release its RNA and mul
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 21, 2016
Cardiology
For unknown reasons, a new study has uncovered the ability of a protein called hepatoma derived growth factor (HDGF) to
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 21, 2016
Immunology
What do alpacas have that we don’t? Single-domain antibody fragments. Other camelids have them as well, and there
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 21, 2016
Cancer
Breast cancer is on the forefront of many cancer research efforts, as it ranks as the most common cancer diagnosed in wo
...
JUN 21, 2016
Immunology
Current vaccines target only a small percentage of the more than 90 strains of the bacteria that cause pneumonia. But re
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 21, 2016
Neuroscience
There has been an increasing amount of attention on an interesting, legal drug known as kratom that purportes to help ea
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
JUN 20, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
With the current Zika outbreak, there’s been a definite shift in research to identify ways to stop this virus from
...
JUN 18, 2016
Microbiology
In a new issue, Science Translational Medicine presents two related papers that demonstrate variations in the gut microb
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 17, 2016
Microbiology
Investigators at Baylor College of Medicine have reported in Cell that they reversed social deficits in mice by adding o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch