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Predicting the Side Effects of Drugs
A multi-institutional group of researchers led by Harvard Medical School and the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research has created an open-source machine learning tool that identifies proteins associated with drug side effects.
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Uncovering How Drugs Concentrate Within Cells Helps Sculpt Drug Design
Researchers have discovered how certain cancer drugs concentrate within cells, this knowledge could change the way scientists think about drug design.
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Targeting Cancer’s Dependence on Fat With “Drugs and Diet” Tactic
Researchers have discovered that targeting cancer’s ability to process fat using a new class of drugs could halt tumor growth in mice, but only when combined with a fat-free diet.
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Researchers Tear Pathogen Apart To Overcome Vexing Vaccine Problem
Researchers at UConn’s Center of Excellence in Vaccine Research (CEVR) have made a breakthrough in vaccine development for a common and difficult to treat pneumonia-causing pathogen.
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FDA Approves First Treatment for Adult Onset Still’s Disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Ilaris (canakinumab) injection for the treatment of Active Still’s disease, including Adult-Onset Still’s Disease (AOSD).
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Novel Nanoparticle Drug Combo for Atherosclerosis
A new type of nanoparticle designed by KAIST researchers has been shown to significantly reduce cholesterol and macrophage foam cells in arteries, which are the two main triggers for atherosclerotic plaque and inflammation.
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Cellular Nanosponges Neutralize SARS-CoV-2 in Cell Culture
Nanoparticles cloaked in human lung cell membranes and human immune cell membranes can attract and neutralize the SARS-CoV-2 virus in cell culture, causing the virus to lose its ability to hijack host cells and reproduce.
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What a Simulated Sea Slug Called ASIMOV Can Teach Us About Addiction
Scientists built a computer model of a simple brain network based on that of a sea slug as part of an experiment into how the brain gets addicted to certain drugs.
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Going “Back to the Future” To Get to Grips With COVID-19
The University of Huddersfield has awarded funding to a research team that aims to provide a head start in developing drugs that will combat future pandemics.
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Novel Antisense Drug Could Help Slow Fatty Liver Disease
An international research effort reports that inhibition of a key enzyme, using a novel antisense drug, safely and effectively improved the health of persons with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
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