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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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NOV 13, 2018Neuroscience
Perineuronal nets (PNNs), a specialized extracellular matrix structures that surround the cell bodies and proximalWritten By: Aswini KannegantiNOV 12, 2018Health & Medicine
Cancer therapy works differently in different people. Understanding what effects the individual body's response to treat ...Written By: Aswini KannegantiNOV 12, 2018Neuroscience
New study finds evidence that neurons the fire together need not be connected to together electricallyWritten By: Aswini KannegantiNOV 05, 2018Immunology
Scientists at Vanderbilt show that the amino acid glutamine can contribute to a subset of T cell function and activationWritten By: Nicholas BreehlOCT 08, 2018Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, which launched into orbit around the Earth in 1990, remains one of the most powerfu ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 03, 2018Immunology
Two laureates receive Nobel Prize for their work regarding immune checkpoint therapyWritten By: Nicholas BreehlSEP 26, 2018Immunology
Scientists from a biotechnology corporation, Genentech, have altered a protein that blocks a signaling pathway in gram-n ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlSEP 25, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Caffeine and cannabis are both psychoactive substances. But what are the effects of each in the brain and body? Caffeine ...Written By: Amanda KahlSEP 24, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) have shown an atomic-level structure of a protein that may serve as a ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 15, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Anoikis have always been intimately entwined with cancer, henceforth the quest to seek how they came to be as such.Written By: Sharvin ManickamSEP 06, 2018Cannabis Sciences
The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approved the first oral cannabidiol solution called Epidiolex in June of 2018. Th ...Written By: Amanda KahlSEP 02, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
New research shows that scientists have to take steps to verify the identity of the cell lines they grow.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 14, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Drugs used for cancer treatments may now help plants fight diseases. A study conducted at Washington State University (W ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 08, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
According to researchers from The University of Manchester's Centre for Dermatology Research, a recent developed dru ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 01, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Depression can be hard to classify and therefore, challenging to treat. New work could help change that.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 31, 2018Cancer
Researchers have determined that sodium thiosulfate's antioxidant properties can prevent hearing loss in pediatric cance ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUL 24, 2018Immunology
The T cell, Th17, that kill nerve cells have increased levels in the midbrain of Parkinson's patients leading to destruc ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 22, 2018Cardiology
Protein involved in blood vessel formation found to be higher in offspring of mothers who had gestational diabetes, hold ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 19, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Jefferson University in Pennsylvania is the first to offer robust, graduate education programming in cannabis sciences.Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUL 17, 2018Cancer
New advances have made it possible for immunotherapy researchers to use natural killer cells, which are our body's norma ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUL 04, 2018Technology
The Backrest of This Wheelchair Serves as a Steering WheelWritten By: Julia TraversJUN 27, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Xofluza, the recent 24-hour killing flu drug that was developed by the Japanese pharmaceutical company Shionogi and appr ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 27, 2018Cancer
Glioblastoma is a very difficult cancer to treat; researchers look to an engineered poliovirus for novel targeted approa ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUN 25, 2018Cancer
Patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms treated with JAK1/2 inhibitor therapy are at increased risk of developing agg ...Written By: Mauri Brueggeman
NOV 13, 2018
Neuroscience
Perineuronal nets (PNNs), a specialized extracellular matrix structures that surround the cell bodies and proximal
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
NOV 12, 2018
Health & Medicine
Cancer therapy works differently in different people. Understanding what effects the individual body's response to treat
...
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
NOV 12, 2018
Neuroscience
New study finds evidence that neurons the fire together need not be connected to together electrically
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
NOV 05, 2018
Immunology
Scientists at Vanderbilt show that the amino acid glutamine can contribute to a subset of T cell function and activation
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
OCT 08, 2018
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, which launched into orbit around the Earth in 1990, remains one of the most powerfu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 03, 2018
Immunology
Two laureates receive Nobel Prize for their work regarding immune checkpoint therapy
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
SEP 26, 2018
Immunology
Scientists from a biotechnology corporation, Genentech, have altered a protein that blocks a signaling pathway in gram-n
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
SEP 25, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Caffeine and cannabis are both psychoactive substances. But what are the effects of each in the brain and body? Caffeine
...
Written By:
Amanda Kahl
SEP 24, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) have shown an atomic-level structure of a protein that may serve as a
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 15, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Anoikis have always been intimately entwined with cancer, henceforth the quest to seek how they came to be as such.
Written By:
Sharvin Manickam
SEP 06, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approved the first oral cannabidiol solution called Epidiolex in June of 2018. Th
...
Written By:
Amanda Kahl
SEP 02, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research shows that scientists have to take steps to verify the identity of the cell lines they grow.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 14, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Drugs used for cancer treatments may now help plants fight diseases. A study conducted at Washington State University (W
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 08, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
According to researchers from The University of Manchester's Centre for Dermatology Research, a recent developed dru
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 01, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Depression can be hard to classify and therefore, challenging to treat. New work could help change that.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 31, 2018
Cancer
Researchers have determined that sodium thiosulfate's antioxidant properties can prevent hearing loss in pediatric cance
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUL 24, 2018
Immunology
The T cell, Th17, that kill nerve cells have increased levels in the midbrain of Parkinson's patients leading to destruc
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 22, 2018
Cardiology
Protein involved in blood vessel formation found to be higher in offspring of mothers who had gestational diabetes, hold
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 19, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Jefferson University in Pennsylvania is the first to offer robust, graduate education programming in cannabis sciences.
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUL 17, 2018
Cancer
New advances have made it possible for immunotherapy researchers to use natural killer cells, which are our body's norma
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUL 04, 2018
Technology
The Backrest of This Wheelchair Serves as a Steering Wheel
Written By:
Julia Travers
JUN 27, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Xofluza, the recent 24-hour killing flu drug that was developed by the Japanese pharmaceutical company Shionogi and appr
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 27, 2018
Cancer
Glioblastoma is a very difficult cancer to treat; researchers look to an engineered poliovirus for novel targeted approa
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUN 25, 2018
Cancer
Patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms treated with JAK1/2 inhibitor therapy are at increased risk of developing agg
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman