OICR funds four Ontario teams to develop next-generation cancer therapies
Better cancer care depends on better treatment options. That’s why the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) is…
New drugs take aim at one of cancer’s deadliest mutations
A form of pancreatic cancer (pictured) is often caused by mutations in the KRAS protein.Credit: PJD/Science Photo Library…
New opioid painkiller has surprisingly few side effects
Structure of N-desethyl-fluornitrazene, or DFNZ. Using a long-abandoned class of opioids as their starting point, scientists have…
Quantum Computing Built An Impossible Molecule — With Big Implications
Isosurface of the Dyson orbital, taken from Piccinelli, Samuele, et al., “Exploring pathways towards quantum advantage in quantum…
A large-scale database for clinical trial outcomes and features
Global R&D expenditure for pharmaceuticals. Statista https://www.statista.com/statistics/309466/global-r-and-d-expenditure-for-pharmaceuticals/#::̃text=In%202022%2C%20research%20and%20development,principal%20agency%20associated%20with%20processes (2025). Grand View Research Clinical trials market size, share & trends…
A Discovery Researchers Call ‘Revolutionary’
Ashwagandha is a small shrub that’s having a big moment. Used in traditional Indian medicine for thousands of…
AI‑Designed Anti‑CRISPRs Enable Rapid Cas13 Inhibition
Credit: Meletios Verras/Getty Images Last year’s landmark case of “Baby KJ”—the first patient to receive a personalized CRISPR‑based…
Scientists Tested a Brazilian Arthritis Folk Medicine and The Results Surprised Them in a Good Way
A. littoralis. Credit: [email protected] In coastal communities across Brazil, people have used the plant Alternanthera littoralis—sometimes referred to…
AbbVie parts ways with Calico
Unexpected uncoupling raises questions about the pace – and patience – of longevity drug discovery amid shifting pharma…
AI Human Genetics Platform Mystra Debuts for Drug Discovery, Validation
Officially unveiled at the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) 2025 meeting held in Boston, Genomics has launched…
SMOC1 gene plays a surprising role in the development of type 2 diabetes
Scientists at City of Hope®, one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in…
AI Model Finds Gene Targets and Drug Combos to Reprogram Diseased Cells
Credit: FlashMovie/Getty Images Traditional drug discovery has often followed the “one drug, one target” paradigm—developing compounds against individual…