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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 08, 2017Neuroscience
When a patient loses a limb, to injury or disease, the recovery is long and arduous. Re-learning how to do many daily ta ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 02, 2017Cancer
Women who take a low-dose aspirin daily could be minimizing their risks for breast cancer, reports a new study in the Jo ...APR 15, 2017Health & Medicine
How effective is aspirin for treating peripheral vascular disease, really? A large-scale meta-analysis introduces the id ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 04, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Melanoma can be quite aggressive, as seen in the following video. Researchers at the University of Iowa captured them as ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 22, 2017Microbiology
Heliobacter pylori is known to be a human pathogen; it can thrive in the acidic environment of the stomach and cause ulc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 20, 2017Cancer
JUPITER, FL – March 20, 2017 – Three-quarters of all breast cancer tumors are driven by the hormone estrogen ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)MAR 16, 2017Cancer
When researchers used the drug temozolomid in combination with short regimen of radiation therapy in older patients with ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 15, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Preterm birth is a widespread health problem; The World Health Organization estimates that around 15 million babies are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 01, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells are actually able to get around the effects of medication by kicking it out; cancer cells are especially known for ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 20, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
A new molecule has been found and it could help in the development of new antibiotics – a major priority for publi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 20, 2017Cancer
Researchers have captured how a new organo-metal compound infiltrates cancer cells and destroys its most vulnerable orga ...FEB 15, 2017Neuroscience
Head injuries are always dangerous, even if they first appear to be minor. From just a small bump to a full on Trau ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 13, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Research teams have made progress in the study of a group of common genetic diseases termed RASopathies because they are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 12, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Juvenile Batten disease is a progressive disease that causes neurological dysfunction, resulting in seizures, changes in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 09, 2017Cancer
Aspirin, the ultra-cheap drug that’s ubiquitous in nearly everyone’s medicine cabinet, has a long been impli ...FEB 06, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
For several years, scientists have known that a protein called activity-dependent neuroprotective protein, ADNP, is muta ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 04, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New work from investigators at the Graduate School of Biosphere Science at Hiroshima University may significantly impact ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 01, 2017Earth & The Environment
The World Economic Forum (WEF) took place in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday and brought positive news for the environmen ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 27, 2017Plants & Animals
A 22-year-old African spurred tortoise that goes by the name of Bert has been outfitted with a new set of wheels to help ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 05, 2017Cancer
A large portion of melanoma cases prove fatal because the disease has already progressed beyond treatment options. Howev ...JAN 03, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Zika busted out of obscurity with a vengeance last year. Very little was known about the virus when it began afflicting ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 30, 2016Cancer
An experimental drug that was originally intended to work for male contraception may also work to shrink testicular canc ...DEC 28, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Proton pumps are specialized proteins that reside in the envelope that surround a cell, the membrane, and the pumps can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 26, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have found more evidence that RNA that does not code for pro ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2017
Neuroscience
When a patient loses a limb, to injury or disease, the recovery is long and arduous. Re-learning how to do many daily ta
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 02, 2017
Cancer
Women who take a low-dose aspirin daily could be minimizing their risks for breast cancer, reports a new study in the Jo
...
APR 15, 2017
Health & Medicine
How effective is aspirin for treating peripheral vascular disease, really? A large-scale meta-analysis introduces the id
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 04, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Melanoma can be quite aggressive, as seen in the following video. Researchers at the University of Iowa captured them as
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 22, 2017
Microbiology
Heliobacter pylori is known to be a human pathogen; it can thrive in the acidic environment of the stomach and cause ulc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 20, 2017
Cancer
JUPITER, FL – March 20, 2017 – Three-quarters of all breast cancer tumors are driven by the hormone estrogen
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
MAR 16, 2017
Cancer
When researchers used the drug temozolomid in combination with short regimen of radiation therapy in older patients with
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 15, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Preterm birth is a widespread health problem; The World Health Organization estimates that around 15 million babies are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 01, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells are actually able to get around the effects of medication by kicking it out; cancer cells are especially known for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 20, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new molecule has been found and it could help in the development of new antibiotics – a major priority for publi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 20, 2017
Cancer
Researchers have captured how a new organo-metal compound infiltrates cancer cells and destroys its most vulnerable orga
...
FEB 15, 2017
Neuroscience
Head injuries are always dangerous, even if they first appear to be minor. From just a small bump to a full on Trau
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 13, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Research teams have made progress in the study of a group of common genetic diseases termed RASopathies because they are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 12, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Juvenile Batten disease is a progressive disease that causes neurological dysfunction, resulting in seizures, changes in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 09, 2017
Cancer
Aspirin, the ultra-cheap drug that’s ubiquitous in nearly everyone’s medicine cabinet, has a long been impli
...
FEB 06, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
For several years, scientists have known that a protein called activity-dependent neuroprotective protein, ADNP, is muta
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work from investigators at the Graduate School of Biosphere Science at Hiroshima University may significantly impact
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2017
Earth & The Environment
The World Economic Forum (WEF) took place in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday and brought positive news for the environmen
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 27, 2017
Plants & Animals
A 22-year-old African spurred tortoise that goes by the name of Bert has been outfitted with a new set of wheels to help
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 05, 2017
Cancer
A large portion of melanoma cases prove fatal because the disease has already progressed beyond treatment options. Howev
...
JAN 03, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Zika busted out of obscurity with a vengeance last year. Very little was known about the virus when it began afflicting
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2016
Cancer
An experimental drug that was originally intended to work for male contraception may also work to shrink testicular canc
...
DEC 28, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Proton pumps are specialized proteins that reside in the envelope that surround a cell, the membrane, and the pumps can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 26, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have found more evidence that RNA that does not code for pro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch