What drugs are safe during pregnancy? There’s a shocking lack of data
In 2021, amid the COVID‑19 pandemic, Kristin Wall became pregnant with her second child. Her physician told her…
A Discovery Researchers Call ‘Revolutionary’
Ashwagandha is a small shrub that’s having a big moment. Used in traditional Indian medicine for thousands of…
This AI has chemical expertise — and helps synthesize 35 new compounds
Chemical synthesis is the process of creating complex chemical compounds from simpler precursors.Credit: Andrew Lambert Photography/SPL Searching for…
Google-backed Isomorphic Labs delays clinical trial timeline
Jan 20 (Reuters) – Isomorphic Labs, which uses artificial intelligence for drug discovery, ​expects to have its first…
From OpenAI’s offices to a deal with Eli Lilly — how Chai Discovery became one of the flashiest names in AI drug development
Credit: Chai Discovery | Image Credits:Chai Discovery Drug discovery, the art of identifying new molecules to develop pharmaceuticals,…
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…
7 basic science discoveries that changed the world
Under President Donald Trump, the US government is gutting scientific research. The National Institutes of Health has cut…
This AI method could turbocharge the hunt for new medicines
An artificial-intelligence method that incorporates gene-expression data could help to speed up drug discovery.Credit: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg/Getty An artificial…
Alternatives to animal testing are the future — it’s time that journals, funders and scientists embrace them
Collections of human cells generated from different sources can be used to test new drugs. Credit: Lewis Houghton/SPL…
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…
antimicrobial resistance in five charts
Staphylococcus aureus is listed as a high-priority pathogen by the World Health Organization.Credit: Dennis Kunkel Microscopy/Science Photo Library…
Alnylam Joins Illumina and NashBio for Faster, More Inclusive Drug Discovery
Credit: Andrew Brookes / Connect Images When Alnylam Pharmaceuticals announced it would join the Alliance for Genomic Discovery…