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Drug Development
10mins
“Invention matters, but implementation matters more.”
By inviting players to tackle real scientific problems, games can offer a hand in solving medicine’s toughest challenges.
“The field is endless, but my life is limited, as are all of ours. But you do what you can with your time,” says CSO Mart Saarma.
"By 2040, we hope to see a number of new drugs that have been designed with AI reaching patients."
A new family of drugs is changing the way scientists are thinking about obesity.
The sober reality behind the effectiveness of two new drugs touted as Alzheimer's breakthroughs: lecanemab and donanemab.
Ketamine’s remarkable effect bolsters a new theory of mental illness.
There is currently no easy way to treat high Lp(a). A single shot could change that.
In December 2022, a company called BioAge Labs published findings on a drug that worked to prevent muscular atrophy, or the loss of muscle strength and mass, in older people.
Long thought a pipe dream, scientists have discovered a drug that mimics the effects of exercise.
Cancer cells hoard iron in unusually high quantities. Scientists have discovered how to leverage this to create safer cancer drugs.
Pain relievers like acetaminophen and ibuprofen are made with chemicals derived from oil. Scientists have shown how to make them from trees.
Retatrutide, Eli Lilly's innovative "triple g" drug, is setting new standards in the fight against obesity.
Particles behave differently when freed from the force of gravity. A new space factory aims to use this to synthesize pharmaceuticals.
And it seems to work alongside popular weight-loss medications, like Ozempic.
Rapamycin is potentially the most powerful anti-aging drug ever discovered. However, due to its unlucky history, few know of it.
Scientists are still figuring out why tirzepatide causes weight loss. One theory is that they “accidentally” created a new hormone.
Researchers have been developing a promising model that can more closely mimic the human body – organ-on-a-chip.
A new drug inhibits a human enzyme that coronaviruses hijack in order to replicate.
In an animal study, it blocked the drug from crossing into the brain.
It weakens the bacteria so that the immune system can destroy it.
The potential new drug is in a class of its own, as it works differently than any other antidepressant on the market.
Some patients wait over 5 years for a liver transplant.
Which studies are actually worth the hype?
4mins
Dr. Carl Hart breaks taboos surrounding drug use in America.
Fluphenazine, once used to treat schizophrenia, is capable of blocking a compound connected to chronic pain.
Here's what it means for the field.
Disulfiram is an FDA-approved drug for the treatment of chronic alcoholism. It might also serve as anti-anxiety medication.