Articles Spot Drug Targets for Key Pathophysiologies
Researchers have unraveled key physiological mechanisms to pave the way for the discovery of novel therapeutics
Drug Discovery
Rice Scientists Reengineer Cancer Drugs to Be More Versatile
Control of specific gene-expression pathways could spur better treatment of many diseases
Novel Method to Design New Peptide Therapeutics Pioneered
The newly developed protocol is capable of generating and evaluating hundreds of peptide derivatives
New Possibilities for the Treatment of Pulmonary Fibrosis
The breakthrough focused on nano drug delivery rather than developing new therapeutics
Machine Learning Identifies Drugs That Could Potentially Help Smokers Quit
Eight medications were identified that could be repurposed to help people quit smoking
New Enzyme Could Mean Better Drugs
Rice team identify surprising catalyst for Nobel Prize-winning reaction
Computer Models Determine Drug Candidate’s Ability to Bind to Proteins
Research into the binding affinity of potential drugs could help reduce the cost and time of developing new drugs
Effective Data Management Key to Accelerating Drug Discovery and Development
Three considerations to bring insights to the bench
A Promising Drug Delivery Method Could Replace Injections with Pills
Delivering rheumatoid arthritis medication as a pill using probiotic bacteria in animal models
Scientific Criteria for Assessing the Safety of Probiotics
Paper highlights how probiotic regulatory approaches and requirements vary globally—and proposes how to harmonize them