Informatics

Genetic model predicts risk for common deadly diseases

14 August 2018 | By Drug Target Review

Using data collected from the UK, the data suggests that up to 25 million people in the US may be at more than triple the risk of coronary artery disease...

Pushpanathan Muthuirulan

13 August 2018 | By

Research Associate, Harvard University

Computer simulations predict the spread of HIV

2 August 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)

Genetic signatures trace the origin of infection and its potential path through populations, allowing state health departments to track the disease...

Is acidity the weakness of cancer cells?

1 August 2018 | By Drug Target Review

Cancer cells proliferating in alkalinity should be more vulnerable in acidic environments, so decreasing the pH may result in decreased proliferation...

AI system designs drugs from scratch

1 August 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)

An artificial-intelligence approach created can teach itself to design new drug molecules from scratch and has the potential to dramatically accelerate the design of new drug candidates...

Novel antibiotics can be found on common weeds

31 July 2018 | By Drug Target Review

The team studied chemical compositions in detail and from one strain of bacteria several antibiotically active chemical substances were discovered...

New ligand binding site identified through computer simulations

30 July 2018 | By Drug Target Review

Many therapeutic compounds target GPCRs and so new ligand binding sites can help to design drugs more efficient at targeting GPCR...

Recessive disorder impairing eyesight has been discovered

24 July 2018 | By Drug Target Review

Blindness in children has been linked to a recessive genetic disorder caused by the MARK3 gene...

Carterra

Whitepaper: A guide to achieving better insight with accurate data

17 July 2018 | By IDBS

In today’s modern world, data is everywhere. This eBook will guide you through the steps of how to achieve more with accurate data.

Whitepaper: Opportunities in preclinical development

11 July 2018 | By IDBS

This whitepaper explains how you can find ways to optimise the holistic preclinical development process...

MedImmune expert speaker interview released in run up to Immuno-Oncology Conference

10 July 2018 | By SMi Group

Exclusive interview with Grace Macaulay - MedImmune released in the run up to the Immuno-Oncology Conference, taking place on the 26 - 27 September 2018 in London.

New software designed for rapid, automated identification of dendritic spines

6 July 2018 | By Drug Target Review

Researchers release open source software, connecting and building the neuroscience coding community...

Algorithm used to map cancer resistance to drugs

5 July 2018 | By Drug Target Review

New methods of studying the evolution of treatment resistance in head and neck cancer are being developed by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center...

New biomarker provides personalised treatment options for bladder cancer

2 July 2018 | By Drug Target Review

Researchers use data science and genomics to help determine best treatment options for specific bladder cancers...