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Mechanism of Action
Mechanism of action refers to the specific biological process through which the drug treats the underlying cause. It describes the more general response or effect of the drug. It is the interaction that allows a drug substance to produce it pharmacological effect.
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SEP 05, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Our diets can affect our health, but despite extensive research, we still don’t have a great understanding ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 31, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been called an “under-recognized public health crisis,” and is estimated to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 27, 2025NeuroscienceAccording to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 8.9 million people globally were living with Parkinson&r ...MAY 21, 2025Drug Discovery & Development
Chronic pain affects more than 50 million Americans and remains one of the most difficult conditions to treat safely and ...Written By: Greta AnneAPR 09, 2025Plants & Animals
A systematic review published in Discover Oncology explores the anticancer efficacy of medicinal plant extracts in treat ...Written By: Greta AnneMAR 30, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacteria can easily evolve, and can quickly gain resistance to drugs. Drug-resistant bacterial infections already cause ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 20, 2025Cancer
On January 17, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved datopotamab deruxtecan-dlnk a Trop-2-directed antib ...Written By: Greta AnneOCT 23, 2024Microbiology
Bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics are a growing health problem. These problematic pathogens are already thought ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 07, 2024Neuroscience
The recent FDA approval of KarXT (Cobenfy), developed by Karuna Therapeutics (a subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb), mar ...Written By: Greta AnneJUL 24, 2024Microbiology
According to The Lancet, almost 5 million deaths were associated with antibiotic resistance in 2019 alone.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 24, 2024Genetics & Genomics
A study published in Nature of the LolCDE complex, as detailed through various experimental approaches and analyses, pro ...Written By: Greta AnneMAY 20, 2024Plants & Animals
A study in the "Prevención con Dieta Mediterránea" (PREDIMED) trial was recently published in th ...Written By: Greta AnneMAY 13, 2024Neuroscience
The EMERGENT-3 trial, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Psychiatry, represent ...Written By: Greta AnneAPR 24, 2024Microbiology
Antibiotics are used to fight bacterial infections, and unless there is a risk that a viral infection will lead to other ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 03, 2024Microbiology
Antibiotics are frequently used drugs that can eliminate and prevent bacterial infections. They might be used in the acu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2024Microbiology
Tens of thousands of people die from antibiotic resistant infections very year, and these pathogenic microbes present a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 04, 2024Drug Discovery & Development
Molluscum contagiosum (MC), a viral skin infection caused by the poxvirus, often presents challenges in treatment due to ...Written By: Greta AnneMAR 01, 2024Genetics & Genomics
As we interact with the world, we feel it when we touch things. The information we get when we touch things helps us car ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 28, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Many people know of the mitochondria as the powerhouse of the cell, and this special organelle is unique in many ways. M ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 20, 2024Genetics & Genomics
In DNA, retrotransposons can move around and insert themselves into other parts of genomes with a kind of copy and paste ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 20, 2024Health & Medicine
A scientific literature review published in the journal Molecules focused on the interactions of various cannabinoids, t ...Written By: Kerry CharronFEB 15, 2024Drug Discovery & Development
Research unveiling cresomycin, a novel antibiotic combating drug-resistant bacteria by targeting bacterial protein synth ...Written By: Amielle MorenoFEB 15, 2024Immunology
There are various ways to treat cancer. The gold standard has been chemotherapy for over 50-years. However, treatment wi ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeFEB 06, 2024Neuroscience
Recognizing the need to address these cardiovascular concerns, the MUSIK trial explored music's potential to modulate th ...Written By: Amielle Moreno
SEP 05, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our diets can affect our health, but despite extensive research, we still don’t have a great understanding ...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 31, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been called an “under-recognized public health crisis,” and is estimated to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2025
Neuroscience
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 8.9 million people globally were living with Parkinson&r
...
MAY 21, 2025
Drug Discovery & Development
Chronic pain affects more than 50 million Americans and remains one of the most difficult conditions to treat safely and
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
APR 09, 2025
Plants & Animals
A systematic review published in Discover Oncology explores the anticancer efficacy of medicinal plant extracts in treat
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
MAR 30, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacteria can easily evolve, and can quickly gain resistance to drugs. Drug-resistant bacterial infections already cause
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 20, 2025
Cancer
On January 17, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved datopotamab deruxtecan-dlnk a Trop-2-directed antib
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
OCT 23, 2024
Microbiology
Bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics are a growing health problem. These problematic pathogens are already thought
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 07, 2024
Neuroscience
The recent FDA approval of KarXT (Cobenfy), developed by Karuna Therapeutics (a subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb), mar
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
JUL 24, 2024
Microbiology
According to The Lancet, almost 5 million deaths were associated with antibiotic resistance in 2019 alone.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 24, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
A study published in Nature of the LolCDE complex, as detailed through various experimental approaches and analyses, pro
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
MAY 20, 2024
Plants & Animals
A study in the "Prevención con Dieta Mediterránea" (PREDIMED) trial was recently published in th
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
MAY 13, 2024
Neuroscience
The EMERGENT-3 trial, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Psychiatry, represent
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
APR 24, 2024
Microbiology
Antibiotics are used to fight bacterial infections, and unless there is a risk that a viral infection will lead to other
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 03, 2024
Microbiology
Antibiotics are frequently used drugs that can eliminate and prevent bacterial infections. They might be used in the acu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2024
Microbiology
Tens of thousands of people die from antibiotic resistant infections very year, and these pathogenic microbes present a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 04, 2024
Drug Discovery & Development
Molluscum contagiosum (MC), a viral skin infection caused by the poxvirus, often presents challenges in treatment due to
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
MAR 01, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
As we interact with the world, we feel it when we touch things. The information we get when we touch things helps us car
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 28, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many people know of the mitochondria as the powerhouse of the cell, and this special organelle is unique in many ways. M
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 20, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
In DNA, retrotransposons can move around and insert themselves into other parts of genomes with a kind of copy and paste
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 20, 2024
Health & Medicine
A scientific literature review published in the journal Molecules focused on the interactions of various cannabinoids, t
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
FEB 15, 2024
Drug Discovery & Development
Research unveiling cresomycin, a novel antibiotic combating drug-resistant bacteria by targeting bacterial protein synth
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
FEB 15, 2024
Immunology
There are various ways to treat cancer. The gold standard has been chemotherapy for over 50-years. However, treatment wi
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
FEB 06, 2024
Neuroscience
Recognizing the need to address these cardiovascular concerns, the MUSIK trial explored music's potential to modulate th
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno