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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 12, 2020Genetics & Genomics
To repair disease-causing errors in the genome, gene editing reagents like those used in CRISPR-Cas9 first have to reach ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 12, 2020Technology
Researchers have recently developed a unique virtual reality (VR) tool that can help in drug development? Particularly, ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 12, 2020Immunology
Some viral infections just don’t go away. The hepatitis C virus, for instance, can result in life-long chronic inf ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 11, 2020Health & Medicine
Along with the benefits of cannabis come some downsides. One of these is cannabis use disorder (CUD), which is predicted ...Written By: Angela DowdenNOV 11, 2020Cancer
Amongst the most common targets of anti-cancer drugs are small regulatory molecules called cyclin-dependent kinases (CDK ...Written By: Jasper CantrellNOV 11, 2020Health & Medicine
Introduction Cell culture is at the heart of the production process for many biopharmaceuticals, but finding the o ...Sponsored By: Roche DiagnosticsNOV 10, 2020Health & Medicine
Results from the Canadian Cannabis Patient Survey 2019 (CCPS 2019), a large cross-sectional survey of medical cannabis p ...Written By: Angela DowdenNOV 10, 2020Immunology
In the middle of 2020, yet another deadly Ebola outbreak was reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - the 11th ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 09, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia are studying an immunotherapy that has shown early pro ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 09, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Oxidants are reactive oxygen species known to be harmful to living organisms at high concentrations and have been linked ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 09, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
A preliminary analysis of Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine shows that it can prevent over 90% of people from c ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 09, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Liquid biopsies are tests that look for biomarkers in the blood, which can help inform the treatment of cancer. The tool ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 09, 2020Microbiology
Camelids, which include llamas, alpacas and camels have immune systems that generate two kinds of antibodies when confro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 08, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers from the Complutense University of Madrid in Spain have found that dimethyltryptamine (DMT), the psychoactiv ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 08, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers from the F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center in the US have discovered a new approach to restore myelin sheaths, ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 08, 2020Cannabis Sciences
There has been growing interest in recent years for cannabis to treat central nervous system disorders. And so far, ther ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 08, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that drug-resistant bacteria can hang around even after deep cleaning. They used genome sequencin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 08, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Over 17 million people in the US and 300 million people worldwide are estimated to have experienced major depression. No ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 08, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) is a rare genetic disorder that makes the skin incredibly fragile; it forms blisters and can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 07, 2020Cancer
A study published last week in the journal EMBO Molecular Medicine provides insight into the molecular mechanisms t ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 06, 2020Microbiology
Recent work has backed up research from earlier this year that suggested that aspirin might help prevent the worst cases ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 06, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Sweden and the US have found that a commonly prescribed antidepressant may help stop the growth of a ca ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 06, 2020Cannabis Sciences
While most studies investigating the link between cannabis and male fertility have shown a negative correlation, some su ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 06, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The World Health Organization estimates that over 500 million people have Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 (HSV-2), a sexuall ...Written By: Annie Lennon
NOV 12, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
To repair disease-causing errors in the genome, gene editing reagents like those used in CRISPR-Cas9 first have to reach
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 12, 2020
Technology
Researchers have recently developed a unique virtual reality (VR) tool that can help in drug development? Particularly,
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 12, 2020
Immunology
Some viral infections just don’t go away. The hepatitis C virus, for instance, can result in life-long chronic inf
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 11, 2020
Health & Medicine
Along with the benefits of cannabis come some downsides. One of these is cannabis use disorder (CUD), which is predicted
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
NOV 11, 2020
Cancer
Amongst the most common targets of anti-cancer drugs are small regulatory molecules called cyclin-dependent kinases (CDK
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
NOV 11, 2020
Health & Medicine
Introduction Cell culture is at the heart of the production process for many biopharmaceuticals, but finding the o
...
Sponsored By:
Roche Diagnostics
NOV 10, 2020
Health & Medicine
Results from the Canadian Cannabis Patient Survey 2019 (CCPS 2019), a large cross-sectional survey of medical cannabis p
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
NOV 10, 2020
Immunology
In the middle of 2020, yet another deadly Ebola outbreak was reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - the 11th
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 09, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia are studying an immunotherapy that has shown early pro
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 09, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Oxidants are reactive oxygen species known to be harmful to living organisms at high concentrations and have been linked
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 09, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
A preliminary analysis of Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine shows that it can prevent over 90% of people from c
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 09, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Liquid biopsies are tests that look for biomarkers in the blood, which can help inform the treatment of cancer. The tool
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 09, 2020
Microbiology
Camelids, which include llamas, alpacas and camels have immune systems that generate two kinds of antibodies when confro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 08, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from the Complutense University of Madrid in Spain have found that dimethyltryptamine (DMT), the psychoactiv
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 08, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from the F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center in the US have discovered a new approach to restore myelin sheaths,
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 08, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
There has been growing interest in recent years for cannabis to treat central nervous system disorders. And so far, ther
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 08, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that drug-resistant bacteria can hang around even after deep cleaning. They used genome sequencin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 08, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Over 17 million people in the US and 300 million people worldwide are estimated to have experienced major depression. No
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 08, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) is a rare genetic disorder that makes the skin incredibly fragile; it forms blisters and can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 07, 2020
Cancer
A study published last week in the journal EMBO Molecular Medicine provides insight into the molecular mechanisms t
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 06, 2020
Microbiology
Recent work has backed up research from earlier this year that suggested that aspirin might help prevent the worst cases
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 06, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Sweden and the US have found that a commonly prescribed antidepressant may help stop the growth of a ca
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 06, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
While most studies investigating the link between cannabis and male fertility have shown a negative correlation, some su
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 06, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The World Health Organization estimates that over 500 million people have Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 (HSV-2), a sexuall
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon