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Molecular technique could provide key for SARS-CoV-2 drug discovery
Researchers are using a new method to isolate the complex between SARS-CoV-2 and the ACE2 receptor to keep it embedded in the cell membrane.
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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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Cell-based assay developed to identify IDO1 inhibitors for immuno-oncology
Researchers have developed a cell-based assay for the discovery of new IDO1 inhibitors, overcoming challenges from cell-free assays.
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Method for analysing sugar-protein interactions could enable better biologics
A novel machine learning method can explain how glycans stabilise proteins, aiding the discovery and design of protein-based drugs.
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Machine learning calculates affinities of drug candidates and targets
A novel machine learning method called DeepBAR could accelerate drug discovery and protein engineering, researchers say.
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Mosquito protein could hold key to therapeutics against flaviviruses
A study has shown the mosquito protein AEG12 inhibits flaviviruses, the family of viruses that cause yellow fever, dengue and Zika.
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Antisense oligonucleotide with potential to combat COVID-19 developed
Scientists have designed a compound named ASO-1 that could help to reduce immune response overactivation in patients with COVID-19.
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Developing bioenergetic nanocatalysts, a novel approach to treat neurodegeneration
Mark Mortenson, CSO of Clene Nanomedicine, discusses the use of proprietary gold nanocrystals as catalysts to prevent the progression of, and act as a treatment for, neurodegenerative disease.
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Researchers identify key enzymes to synthesise natural products
A team has discovered how enzymes control the formation of bioactive rubromycin-polyketides, which could be used to bioengineer new compounds.
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Reversible male contraceptive shows promise in pre-clinical studies
Researchers have discovered the the compound triptonide is safe, effective and reversible as a male contraceptive in animal models.
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Compounds that inhibit main protease of SARS-CoV-2 discovered
Using high-throughput screening techniques, researchers have identified two families of active substances that block SARS-CoV-2 replication.
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The discovery and challenges of antibodies targeting GPCRs
26 February 2021 | By Domain Therapeutics
Watch our on-demand webinar which focused on the progress achieved in G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) therapeutic antibody-based discovery and development.
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Drugs with potential to stop plaque build-up in arteries identified
A new compound can inhibit the build-up of plaque in arteries and prevent atherosclerosis, researchers have shown.
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High-throughput screening market set to be worth $26.4bn by 2025
According to a new report, the high-throughput screening market will increase at a CAGR of 11.5 percent from 2020 to 2025.
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Behavioural screen in C. elegans reveals Parkinson’s drug candidates
Researchers have developed a workflow to study the behaviour of C. elegans in a high-throughput screen to identify Parkinson's disease drugs.
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Over 87,000 papers published on coronavirus since start of pandemic
Between January and October 2020, scientists globally have published more than 87,000 papers about the coronavirus.
