MEMPHIS: Drug manufacturers have begun amassing enormous troves of human DNA in hopes of significantly shortening the time it takes to identify new drug candidates, a move some say is transforming the development of medicines.

The efforts will help researchers identify rare genetic mutations by Read More »

PHILADELPHIA: Ongoing efforts to reduce the population impact of traumatic brain injury (TBI) have been documented.

“The report draws attention to the need for strategies to prevent TBI and to lessen the substantial physical, psychological, economic, and social effects among people who experience it,” says… Read More »

MIAMI: A professor has demonstrated the use of a cell permeability assay as a means of modeling drug diffusion through the blood brain barrier (BBB) endothelium.

Assays such as this one enable us to better understand the cellular processes that govern what drug molecules are Read More »

WASHINGTON, D.C.: A study has been conducted on mice and discovered that the level of the amyloid beta toxins is increased in those with high blood sugar. The amyloid beta toxins attach themselves to the brain and prevent neurons from firing, leading to dementia, said… Read More »