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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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MAY 17, 2018Chemistry & Physics
According to a recent publication in the journal Nature, results from a groundbreaking global experiment conducted back ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAY 09, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
The newest in MRI technology literally fits like a glove. NYU School of Medicine scientists have designed an MRI glove t ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 08, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
According to The University of Manchester's Centre for Dermatology Research, a recent developed drug c ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 30, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
One way to combat the rise of antibiotic resistance is to find out how bacteria evade the effects of current drugs, to i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 24, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
The method of choice in drug-discovery in the past two decades has been target-based screening. Now, phenotypic screenin ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 16, 2018Neuroscience
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurobiological condition that usually shows up in childhood. Sympt ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 14, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a lethal cancer of the blood and bone marrow. It affects a group of white blood c ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 08, 2018Microbiology
This new kind of compound acts in a unique way, and may be effective against drug-resistant bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 03, 2018Cancer
Carbon-Ion Radiotherapy continues to be investigated but shows promise in treating some types of refractory or radiation ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanAPR 02, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Research published in The Lancet Oncology explains how the drug Larotrectinib can treat cancer cells that ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 20, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Amisulpride, a drug developed for the treatment of schizophrenia, was studied to be effective in preventing postoperativ ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 19, 2018Microbiology
The bacteria that live in our gastrointestinal tract are intimately connected to our health, and the drugs we take impac ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 13, 2018Immunology
One enzyme’s structure may hold the key to new treatments for a variety of diseases: diabetes, cancer, neurodegene ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 11, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new treatment for patients living with multi-drug resistant HIV. The treatm ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 07, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Each of our cells carries over two meters of DNA, which has to be neatly packaged; this process remained mysterious, unt ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 06, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Recent studies shed light on the interaction of endocannabinoids and the Endocannabinoid System in neuropathic pain, spe ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAR 03, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Baclofen a drug recently used to treat alcohol use disorders. It has been re-examined at the University of Liverpool to ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 21, 2018Neuroscience
Glioblastomas, aggressive brain tumors that grow fast and are difficult to treat, were the subject of a collaboration be ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 17, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Cuttlefish are extraordinary animals; they can transform in myriad ways. Scientists have learned more about the processe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 23, 2018Cancer
A new treatment focuses on cutting off cancer's dialogue with bone marrow, keeping it from hijacking the body's normal f ...Written By: Julia TraversJAN 22, 2018Neuroscience
Have you ever said to someone, “What were you thinking?” Research from UC Berkeley neuroscientists may soon ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 22, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Synthetic biology is a growing field of research that is aiming to create a new kind of organism.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2018Genetics & Genomics
For the first time, scientists have captred images of the process by which DNA is transcribed into RNAWritten By: Carmen LeitchJAN 16, 2018Microbiology
As we learn more about the microbes that populate our gastrointestinal tract, we find that they exert a powerful influen ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
According to a recent publication in the journal Nature, results from a groundbreaking global experiment conducted back
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 09, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
The newest in MRI technology literally fits like a glove. NYU School of Medicine scientists have designed an MRI glove t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 08, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
According to The University of Manchester's Centre for Dermatology Research, a recent developed drug c
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 30, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
One way to combat the rise of antibiotic resistance is to find out how bacteria evade the effects of current drugs, to i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 24, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
The method of choice in drug-discovery in the past two decades has been target-based screening. Now, phenotypic screenin
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 16, 2018
Neuroscience
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurobiological condition that usually shows up in childhood. Sympt
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 14, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a lethal cancer of the blood and bone marrow. It affects a group of white blood c
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 08, 2018
Microbiology
This new kind of compound acts in a unique way, and may be effective against drug-resistant bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 03, 2018
Cancer
Carbon-Ion Radiotherapy continues to be investigated but shows promise in treating some types of refractory or radiation
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
APR 02, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Research published in The Lancet Oncology explains how the drug Larotrectinib can treat cancer cells that
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 20, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Amisulpride, a drug developed for the treatment of schizophrenia, was studied to be effective in preventing postoperativ
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 19, 2018
Microbiology
The bacteria that live in our gastrointestinal tract are intimately connected to our health, and the drugs we take impac
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 13, 2018
Immunology
One enzyme’s structure may hold the key to new treatments for a variety of diseases: diabetes, cancer, neurodegene
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 11, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new treatment for patients living with multi-drug resistant HIV. The treatm
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 07, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Each of our cells carries over two meters of DNA, which has to be neatly packaged; this process remained mysterious, unt
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 06, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Recent studies shed light on the interaction of endocannabinoids and the Endocannabinoid System in neuropathic pain, spe
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAR 03, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Baclofen a drug recently used to treat alcohol use disorders. It has been re-examined at the University of Liverpool to
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 21, 2018
Neuroscience
Glioblastomas, aggressive brain tumors that grow fast and are difficult to treat, were the subject of a collaboration be
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 17, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cuttlefish are extraordinary animals; they can transform in myriad ways. Scientists have learned more about the processe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2018
Cancer
A new treatment focuses on cutting off cancer's dialogue with bone marrow, keeping it from hijacking the body's normal f
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JAN 22, 2018
Neuroscience
Have you ever said to someone, “What were you thinking?” Research from UC Berkeley neuroscientists may soon
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 22, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Synthetic biology is a growing field of research that is aiming to create a new kind of organism.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
For the first time, scientists have captred images of the process by which DNA is transcribed into RNA
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2018
Microbiology
As we learn more about the microbes that populate our gastrointestinal tract, we find that they exert a powerful influen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch