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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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APR 04, 2023Cancer
After years of effort, a game-changing treatment has emerged from outside the Biopharma sector: a cancer drug that only ...Written By: Amielle MorenoMAR 28, 2023Neuroscience
It's estimated that about 20% of adults experience depression, anxiety, or some type of mood disorder during their lifet ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 27, 2023Cancer
Innate Immunity is a nonspecific host defense mechanism against foreign antigens. It is the first line of defense in a h ...Sponsored By: MBL InternationalMAR 22, 2023Immunology
When we have a fever, it's almost become instinct to reach for a Tylenol or Aleve to ease the pain. But a team of resear ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 03, 2023Plants & Animals
Robots are everywhere today in popular culture, from movies and tv shows to toy stores, the new AI that's taking ove ...Written By: Mandy WoodsFEB 07, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), malaria is an illness caused by Plasmodium parasites which are spread ...Written By: Greta AnneFEB 06, 2023Health & Medicine
Kidney failure has a significant impact on public health; about 750,000 Americans and 2 million people around the world ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 29, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Albicidin is a peptide antibiotic that works as a DNA gyrase inhibitor with bactericidal activity towards fluoroquinolon ...Written By: Greta AnneJAN 10, 2023Neuroscience
Staying up all night to prepare for an exam may not be much help to students, because memory can be impaired by many thi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 04, 2023Health & Medicine
The new anti-psychotic lumateperone was developed to treat schizophrenia and bipolar I and II disorder in adults. But wh ...Written By: Amielle MorenoDEC 14, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers out of the University of Pennsylvania have discovered our brains are split in two and not just along the hem ...Written By: Amielle MorenoSEP 30, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists are developing a human version of a drug that was highly beneficial to a hamster model of COVID-19. The drug, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 28, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
The significance of antibody based in vivo studies For both research and therapeutic purposes, antibodies ca ...Sponsored By: MBL International CorporationSEP 15, 2022Immunology
While our immune system is usually able to identify and destroy pathogenic invaders like bacteria and viruses, those mic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 12, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have caught a virus in the act of infecting a cell, and captured images of the action in real-time and three ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 21, 2022Plants & Animals
A recent study from the University of California, Riverside (UCR) and published in Science Advances discusses how plants ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 21, 2022Chemistry & Physics
We’ve all heard about nuclear fusion at least once in our lives, and probably because we’ve been 10 years aw ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 15, 2022Plants & Animals
Mosquitoes, specifically, the Aedes mosquito, can carry and transmit deadly virsues like the Zika virus and the viruses ...Written By: Ryan VingumJUN 02, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are among the most common types of drugs used to treat pain and inflammat ...Written By: Ryan VingumMAY 07, 2022Neuroscience
People can hone skills by practicing, and as that happens, our brains are able to recognize the mistakes we're makin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 28, 2022Immunology
Administration of an inflammation-mediating lipid has shown promise in reducing multiple sclerosis-related inflammation ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 08, 2022Immunology
Zinc is a mineral that's known to boost the function of the immune system, and now scientists have learned more about ho ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 29, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Cells have to express the right genes to carry out the essential functions of life. When genes are expressed, they are t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 23, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Organisms from plants to fungi to animals also need copper for normal health. Copper is involved in several basic biolog ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
APR 04, 2023
Cancer
After years of effort, a game-changing treatment has emerged from outside the Biopharma sector: a cancer drug that only
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
MAR 28, 2023
Neuroscience
It's estimated that about 20% of adults experience depression, anxiety, or some type of mood disorder during their lifet
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 27, 2023
Cancer
Innate Immunity is a nonspecific host defense mechanism against foreign antigens. It is the first line of defense in a h
...
Sponsored By:
MBL International
MAR 22, 2023
Immunology
When we have a fever, it's almost become instinct to reach for a Tylenol or Aleve to ease the pain. But a team of resear
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 03, 2023
Plants & Animals
Robots are everywhere today in popular culture, from movies and tv shows to toy stores, the new AI that's taking ove
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
FEB 07, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), malaria is an illness caused by Plasmodium parasites which are spread
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
FEB 06, 2023
Health & Medicine
Kidney failure has a significant impact on public health; about 750,000 Americans and 2 million people around the world
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Albicidin is a peptide antibiotic that works as a DNA gyrase inhibitor with bactericidal activity towards fluoroquinolon
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
JAN 10, 2023
Neuroscience
Staying up all night to prepare for an exam may not be much help to students, because memory can be impaired by many thi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2023
Health & Medicine
The new anti-psychotic lumateperone was developed to treat schizophrenia and bipolar I and II disorder in adults. But wh
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
DEC 14, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers out of the University of Pennsylvania have discovered our brains are split in two and not just along the hem
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
SEP 30, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists are developing a human version of a drug that was highly beneficial to a hamster model of COVID-19. The drug,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 28, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
The significance of antibody based in vivo studies For both research and therapeutic purposes, antibodies ca
...
Sponsored By:
MBL International Corporation
SEP 15, 2022
Immunology
While our immune system is usually able to identify and destroy pathogenic invaders like bacteria and viruses, those mic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 12, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have caught a virus in the act of infecting a cell, and captured images of the action in real-time and three
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 21, 2022
Plants & Animals
A recent study from the University of California, Riverside (UCR) and published in Science Advances discusses how plants
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 21, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
We’ve all heard about nuclear fusion at least once in our lives, and probably because we’ve been 10 years aw
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 15, 2022
Plants & Animals
Mosquitoes, specifically, the Aedes mosquito, can carry and transmit deadly virsues like the Zika virus and the viruses
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JUN 02, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are among the most common types of drugs used to treat pain and inflammat
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAY 07, 2022
Neuroscience
People can hone skills by practicing, and as that happens, our brains are able to recognize the mistakes we're makin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 28, 2022
Immunology
Administration of an inflammation-mediating lipid has shown promise in reducing multiple sclerosis-related inflammation
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 08, 2022
Immunology
Zinc is a mineral that's known to boost the function of the immune system, and now scientists have learned more about ho
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 29, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Cells have to express the right genes to carry out the essential functions of life. When genes are expressed, they are t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 23, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Organisms from plants to fungi to animals also need copper for normal health. Copper is involved in several basic biolog
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch