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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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APR 27, 2016Health & Medicine
Acid, mushrooms, and ecstasy are all examples of psychedelics that researchers claim could help curb domestic violence.& ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetAPR 27, 2016Immunology
Originally developed as an anesthetic in 1926, phencyclidine (PCP), also known as “angel dust,” was disconti ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 27, 2016Cancer
Statins are often prescribed to help lower cholesterol levels, especially for patients at high risk for coronary heart d ...APR 27, 2016Neuroscience
Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the US and the leading cause of both short and long-term disability. ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 26, 2016Cardiology
Right now, in any US hospital, about half of the patients have a prescription for an acid-reducing drug to reduce h ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 26, 2016Neuroscience
While most people have used over the counter sleep aids or cold medications, some caution might be advisable for certain ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 22, 2016Health & Medicine
Macrophages exist in every type of body tissue, in the lungs as alveolar macrophages and in the liver as Kupffer cells. ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 22, 2016Cancer
Aspirin, formally known as acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), is one of the cheapest and most widely used over-the-counter drug ...APR 22, 2016Videos
The problem of treatment resistant tumors in cancer research is complex but some new information might help. Researchers ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 22, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have uncovered a new mechanism of bone erosion—and a possible biomarker—for rheumatoid arthritis ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 20, 2016Health & Medicine
For atherosclerosis patients who experience a wide range of side effects to cholesterol-lowering drugs, an alternate opt ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 20, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Injection of an immune signaling protein into mice seem to reverse the effects of Alzheimer’s disease progression, ...APR 20, 2016Cancer
Immunotherapy, the technique of using the immune system to fight off disease, is one of the most promising avenues for a ...APR 19, 2016Health & Medicine
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterial species behind tuberculosis infections, is the leading cause of bacterial deat ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 19, 2016Cancer
Efficacy issues have always plagued cancer treatments. It’s estimated that as little as 0.001 and 0.01 percent of ...APR 19, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Mosquitos and Zika have dominated the headlines in the last several months. But in the midst of Zika, other mosquito-bor ...APR 19, 2016Neuroscience
While the dangers of illegal drugs have always been talked about, the exact mechanism of how these drugs affect the brai ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 18, 2016Immunology
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease that revolves around the immune system’s error ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 18, 2016Health & Medicine
Some cancer patients receiving a specific chemotherapy increases their risk for heart disease, discouraging prognosis fo ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 18, 2016Neuroscience
One of the largest issues affecting children and their ability to learn is the mental disorder Attention Deficit Hyperac ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 17, 2016Cancer
Virtually every type of cancer has metastatic potential – that is, the tumor cells can leave its original site and ...APR 16, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
MIT researchers recently engineered a flexible polymer implant that can directly release chemotherapy drugs to pancreati ...APR 15, 2016Microbiology
Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center found that helminth infection in the gut triggers immune responses that alter ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 15, 2016Health & Medicine
After completing intense exercise, over three thousand human genes are expressed to help the body recuperate. However, d ...Written By: Kara Marker
APR 27, 2016
Health & Medicine
Acid, mushrooms, and ecstasy are all examples of psychedelics that researchers claim could help curb domestic violence.&
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
APR 27, 2016
Immunology
Originally developed as an anesthetic in 1926, phencyclidine (PCP), also known as “angel dust,” was disconti
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 27, 2016
Cancer
Statins are often prescribed to help lower cholesterol levels, especially for patients at high risk for coronary heart d
...
APR 27, 2016
Neuroscience
Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the US and the leading cause of both short and long-term disability.
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 26, 2016
Cardiology
Right now, in any US hospital, about half of the patients have a prescription for an acid-reducing drug to reduce h
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 26, 2016
Neuroscience
While most people have used over the counter sleep aids or cold medications, some caution might be advisable for certain
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 22, 2016
Health & Medicine
Macrophages exist in every type of body tissue, in the lungs as alveolar macrophages and in the liver as Kupffer cells.
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 22, 2016
Cancer
Aspirin, formally known as acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), is one of the cheapest and most widely used over-the-counter drug
...
APR 22, 2016
Videos
The problem of treatment resistant tumors in cancer research is complex but some new information might help. Researchers
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 22, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have uncovered a new mechanism of bone erosion—and a possible biomarker—for rheumatoid arthritis
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 20, 2016
Health & Medicine
For atherosclerosis patients who experience a wide range of side effects to cholesterol-lowering drugs, an alternate opt
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 20, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Injection of an immune signaling protein into mice seem to reverse the effects of Alzheimer’s disease progression,
...
APR 20, 2016
Cancer
Immunotherapy, the technique of using the immune system to fight off disease, is one of the most promising avenues for a
...
APR 19, 2016
Health & Medicine
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterial species behind tuberculosis infections, is the leading cause of bacterial deat
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 19, 2016
Cancer
Efficacy issues have always plagued cancer treatments. It’s estimated that as little as 0.001 and 0.01 percent of
...
APR 19, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Mosquitos and Zika have dominated the headlines in the last several months. But in the midst of Zika, other mosquito-bor
...
APR 19, 2016
Neuroscience
While the dangers of illegal drugs have always been talked about, the exact mechanism of how these drugs affect the brai
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 18, 2016
Immunology
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease that revolves around the immune system’s error
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 18, 2016
Health & Medicine
Some cancer patients receiving a specific chemotherapy increases their risk for heart disease, discouraging prognosis fo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 18, 2016
Neuroscience
One of the largest issues affecting children and their ability to learn is the mental disorder Attention Deficit Hyperac
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 17, 2016
Cancer
Virtually every type of cancer has metastatic potential – that is, the tumor cells can leave its original site and
...
APR 16, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
MIT researchers recently engineered a flexible polymer implant that can directly release chemotherapy drugs to pancreati
...
APR 15, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center found that helminth infection in the gut triggers immune responses that alter
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 15, 2016
Health & Medicine
After completing intense exercise, over three thousand human genes are expressed to help the body recuperate. However, d
...
Written By:
Kara Marker