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Discovery of two drugs could lead to earlier pancreatic cancer treatment
In pre-clinical studies, the University of Florida has identified two drugs that reverse ADM, a process that precedes pancreatic cancer.
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Drug Discovery
In the fields of medicine, biotechnology and pharmacology, drug discovery is the process by which new candidate medications are discovered.
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Mushroom growth method could help develop antivirals and cancer drugs
Although Cordyceps mushrooms are challenging to cultivate, researchers have shown that they can be grown on edible insects to exploit their strong therapeutic potential.
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New drug discovery offers method to identify metabolic condition therapies
Drug-initiated activity metabolomics screening discovers the metabolite myristoylglycine, that converts white fat cells to brown fat cells.
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New antibiotic could stop advance of resistant pathogens
Using computational screening, researchers have discovered an antibiotic called Dynobactin, that halts the advance of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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Power up your LNP and AAV sample prep with Unagi
12 October 2022 | By Unchained Labs
Watch this on-demand webinar to see first-hand data results demonstrating the power and flexibility of Unagi for nucleic acids, LNPs and AAVs.
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Drug Target Review’s highlights from ELRIG Drug Discovery 2022
Victoria Rees and Ria Kakkad from Drug Target Review bring you the key takeaways from the ELRIG Drug Discovery 2022 event in London.
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Scientists discover multiple pathways of the 5HT2a receptor activated by psychedelics
The new LSD-like compounds activated the 5HT2a receptor, a receptor stimulated by serotonin, without causing hallucinations.
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Researchers develop a new method for testing protein-based drugs
Researchers say a newly developed lab technique could spark a “paradigm shift” in biopharmaceuticals testing, promising to speed up drug discovery and development of protein-based drugs.
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Product hub: Targeted protein degradation – next-generation therapeutics
Helen Harrison, Director of Screening at Amphista Therapeutics, discusses targeted protein degradation (TPD) and the discovery of drugs in this area.
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Artificial intelligence model finds potential drug molecules a thousand times faster
A geometric deep-learning model is faster and more accurate than state-of-the-art computational models, reducing the chances and costs of drug trial failures.
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AI-based screening method could boost speed of new drug discovery
Using an AI algorithm that models drug and target protein interactions, researchers achieved up to 97 percent accuracy in identifying promising drug candidates.
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Application note: Fast-track antibody discovery: a high-throughput method for identifying and isolating rare secreting cells
Discover how picodroplet microfluidic technologies can identify and isolate 'hit' cells, quantify varying concentrations of antigen-specific antibodies and much more.
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Right model, right complexity: using in vitro human disease cell models in drug discovery
Ensuring that drug candidates can reach the clinic is no easy task, so having models that can closely represent human pathology is crucial. Here, Dr Beth Hoffman, CEO of Origami Therapeutics, describes the successes and challenges of using human disease cell models in drug discovery.
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A high-throughput macrodomain assay to identify coronavirus drugs
In the search for a rapid, easy way to identify drugs to fight SARS-CoV-2, researchers from across the US came together to develop and apply a high-throughput ADP-ribosylhydrolase assay, ADPr-Glo. Here, Dr Veronica Busa and Dr Anthony Leung from Johns Hopkins University describe the ADPr-Glo assay and how it can be…
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High-throughput screening reveals compounds that inhibit SARS-CoV-2 replication
Researchers have used a high-throughput assay to screen for potential small molecule SARS-CoV-2 replication inhibitors.
