Several drugs, including those for depression, schizophrenia, and malaria, would not exist if not for a type of organic chemical compound called alicyclic compounds. These compounds are 3-D structures formed when three or ...
Materials Science
Aug 17, 2020
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When a medication doesn't "fit" the body quite right, the results can be devastating. Such is the case for thalidomide, which was prescribed in the 1950s and 1960s as a sedative or hypnotic, even for pregnant women.
Materials Science
Oct 15, 2018
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Scientists have made a key discovery that could speed up the production of cells in the lab for studying diseases such as multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 27, 2017
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Surgery and radiation remove, kill, or damage cancer cells in a certain area. But chemotherapy—which uses medicines or drugs to treat cancer—can work throughout the whole body, killing cancer cells that have spread far ...
Computer Sciences
May 1, 2017
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IBM today announced that its scientists have been granted a patent on machine learning models to predict therapeutic indications and side effects from various drug information sources. IBM Research has implemented a cognitive ...
Computer Sciences
Apr 10, 2017
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To solve the mystery of why roses are red and violets are blue, scientists are peering into the genes of plant petals.
Plants & Animals
Feb 13, 2017
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Rice University scientists have developed a practical method to synthesize chemical building blocks widely used in drug discovery research and in the manufacture drugs and dyes.
Biochemistry
Sep 2, 2015
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An international panel of leading scientists is launching a new TripAdvisor-style website aimed at helping researchers choose better-quality research tools - and avoiding potentially serious errors in biomedical research.
Biochemistry
Jul 21, 2015
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(Phys.org) —Innovative methods of drug discovery do not always take place in an academic laboratory. They may start there, but they can also happen in orbit aboard the International Space Station, as protein crystallization ...
Biochemistry
Mar 10, 2014
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Sponge gardens along WA's coast are proving to be a haven of new species—and many are playing an important role in new drug discoveries.
Plants & Animals
Feb 21, 2014
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