Molecular Pharmacology
Molecular Pharmacology: broadcast conclusions derived from the application of innovative structural biology, biophysics, biochemistry, physiology, genetics, and molecular biology to basic pharmacological problems that provide mechanistic observations that are broadly important for the fields of pharmacology and toxicology.
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DEC 01, 2019Cell & Molecular BiologyDEC 01, 2019Since the CRISPR gene editor was created, researchers around the world have tweaked and refined the tool to use it in a variety of ways....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchNOV 24, 2019Drug Discovery & DevelopmentNOV 24, 2019Pain can be anything a sunburn, a toothache, or a leg injury to name a few. The relievers that target our pain come in many colors—one being morphine...WRITTEN BY: Nouran AminNOV 10, 2019Cell & Molecular BiologyNOV 10, 2019Scientists have found that a drug called rapamycin can help restore blood flow to the brain that is lost during aging....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchNOV 03, 2019Cell & Molecular BiologyNOV 03, 2019Molecules and drugs move among cells and bind to receptors on the cell surface, which can initiate a cascade of reactions....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchOCT 28, 2019Cell & Molecular BiologyOCT 28, 2019A microprotein was found to play an important role in relieving cell stress, and may open up new therapeutic avenues for some diseases....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchOCT 13, 2019Cell & Molecular BiologyOCT 13, 2019It may be possible to attack cancer or treat anemia or other diseases by interfering with the cells' ability to sense oxygen....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchOCT 08, 2019Cell & Molecular BiologyOCT 08, 2019Scientists have been trying to use the immune system in cancer patients' bodies to fight cancer....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchOCT 08, 2019MicrobiologyOCT 08, 2019Many of our best antibiotics have come from microbes, which have to use them to battle other microorganisms in a struggle for resources....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchOCT 01, 2019Genetics & GenomicsOCT 01, 2019A breast cancer drug is better at treating advanced prostate cancer in some men than current therapies, a clinical trial shows....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchSEP 08, 2019Cannabis SciencesSEP 08, 2019One of the main health claims for marijuana is rheumatoid arthritis (RA). If marijuana acts to alleviate symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, it begs the ques...WRITTEN BY: Amy LoriauxSEP 06, 2019MicrobiologySEP 06, 2019About 90% of the serotonin found in the human body is made in the gut. Some bacteria can encourage the release of serotonin from gut cells....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchSEP 05, 2019Cell & Molecular BiologySEP 05, 2019Nature has given us some of our best medicines; it's thought that as many as half the drugs we used are derived from natural products....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchSEP 02, 2019MicrobiologySEP 02, 2019Now that we know so much more about the bacteria we carry in our bodies, it may be possible to start using that bacteria to improve our health....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchAUG 29, 2019Cell & Molecular BiologyAUG 29, 2019"I like to call it 'the Chernobyl effect' -- you've turned the reactor on and now you can't turn it off," said senior author Bennett Van Houten, Ph.D....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchAUG 26, 2019Cell & Molecular BiologyAUG 26, 2019Ticks can transmit a long list of diseases to humans and other animals, and more are emerging all the time....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchAUG 25, 2019Drug Discovery & DevelopmentAUG 25, 2019Breast cancer affects 250,000 women in the U.S. annually. Those with most common form test positive for hormone receptors (HR+) and negative for the HER2 r...WRITTEN BY: Nouran AminAUG 19, 2019Cell & Molecular BiologyAUG 19, 2019There are sex-specific differences in the rate and lethality of various cancers....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchAUG 18, 2019MicrobiologyAUG 18, 2019The world is full of bacteria that have to share the world with myriad species, and often have to live in competition with other microbes....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchAUG 11, 2019Cell & Molecular BiologyAUG 11, 2019Cancer is most deadly when it metastasizes, which can happen after tumor-removal surgery. It's a serious challenge for many patients....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchAUG 11, 2019MicrobiologyAUG 11, 2019Scientists have deciphered the X-ray crystal structure of an enzyme that generates a unique broad spectrum antibiotic called obafluorin....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchAUG 06, 2019Cell & Molecular BiologyAUG 06, 2019Toxic proteinopathies are a group of inherited diseases that are caused when improperly folded proteins accumulate in the cell....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchAUG 01, 2019MicrobiologyAUG 01, 2019Scientists have uncovered a connection between the immune system, obesity, and gut bacteria....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchJUL 28, 2019Genetics & GenomicsJUL 28, 2019Researchers at the Salk Institute have now learned why certain genetic mutations lead to cancer growth....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchJUL 28, 2019Cell & Molecular BiologyJUL 28, 2019Our bodies are made up of trillions and cells, and millions of them die every day....WRITTEN BY: Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
DEC 01, 2019
Since the CRISPR gene editor was created, researchers around the world have tweaked and refined the tool to use it in a variety of ways....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
NOV 24, 2019
Pain can be anything a sunburn, a toothache, or a leg injury to name a few. The relievers that target our pain come in many colors—one being morphine...
WRITTEN BY:
Nouran Amin
NOV 10, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
NOV 10, 2019
Scientists have found that a drug called rapamycin can help restore blood flow to the brain that is lost during aging....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 03, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
NOV 03, 2019
Molecules and drugs move among cells and bind to receptors on the cell surface, which can initiate a cascade of reactions....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 28, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
OCT 28, 2019
A microprotein was found to play an important role in relieving cell stress, and may open up new therapeutic avenues for some diseases....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 13, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
OCT 13, 2019
It may be possible to attack cancer or treat anemia or other diseases by interfering with the cells' ability to sense oxygen....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
OCT 08, 2019
Scientists have been trying to use the immune system in cancer patients' bodies to fight cancer....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2019
Microbiology
OCT 08, 2019
Many of our best antibiotics have come from microbes, which have to use them to battle other microorganisms in a struggle for resources....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 01, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
OCT 01, 2019
A breast cancer drug is better at treating advanced prostate cancer in some men than current therapies, a clinical trial shows....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
SEP 08, 2019
One of the main health claims for marijuana is rheumatoid arthritis (RA). If marijuana acts to alleviate symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, it begs the ques...
WRITTEN BY:
Amy Loriaux
SEP 06, 2019
Microbiology
SEP 06, 2019
About 90% of the serotonin found in the human body is made in the gut. Some bacteria can encourage the release of serotonin from gut cells....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 05, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
SEP 05, 2019
Nature has given us some of our best medicines; it's thought that as many as half the drugs we used are derived from natural products....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 02, 2019
Microbiology
SEP 02, 2019
Now that we know so much more about the bacteria we carry in our bodies, it may be possible to start using that bacteria to improve our health....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
AUG 29, 2019
"I like to call it 'the Chernobyl effect' -- you've turned the reactor on and now you can't turn it off," said senior author Bennett Van Houten, Ph.D....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
AUG 26, 2019
Ticks can transmit a long list of diseases to humans and other animals, and more are emerging all the time....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 25, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
AUG 25, 2019
Breast cancer affects 250,000 women in the U.S. annually. Those with most common form test positive for hormone receptors (HR+) and negative for the HER2 r...
WRITTEN BY:
Nouran Amin
AUG 19, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
AUG 19, 2019
There are sex-specific differences in the rate and lethality of various cancers....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 18, 2019
Microbiology
AUG 18, 2019
The world is full of bacteria that have to share the world with myriad species, and often have to live in competition with other microbes....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 11, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
AUG 11, 2019
Cancer is most deadly when it metastasizes, which can happen after tumor-removal surgery. It's a serious challenge for many patients....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 11, 2019
Microbiology
AUG 11, 2019
Scientists have deciphered the X-ray crystal structure of an enzyme that generates a unique broad spectrum antibiotic called obafluorin....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 06, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
AUG 06, 2019
Toxic proteinopathies are a group of inherited diseases that are caused when improperly folded proteins accumulate in the cell....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 01, 2019
Microbiology
AUG 01, 2019
Scientists have uncovered a connection between the immune system, obesity, and gut bacteria....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 28, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
JUL 28, 2019
Researchers at the Salk Institute have now learned why certain genetic mutations lead to cancer growth....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 28, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
JUL 28, 2019
Our bodies are made up of trillions and cells, and millions of them die every day....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch