December 22, 2024

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Drug discovery may mean finding new uses for old drugs and using them in a different therapeutic area based on a previously known 'off-target' effect

Many medications affect more than one target in the body – some drug designers are embracing the ‘side effects’ that had been seen as a drawback

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Drugs don’t always behave exactly as expected. While researchers may develop a drug to perform one specific function that’s perhaps tailored to work for a ...
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Do our bodies coddle cancer cells? The image shows Killer T cells surrounding a cancer cell.

How our bodies coddle cancer

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Tumors resist chemotherapy with help from a surprising source: nearby normal cells. Researchers are developing workarounds. By Bob Holmes 7.18.2019 For cancer patients and their ...
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Staying fit prevents cancer

Staying fit prevents cancer: Who saw that coming?

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Science has verified something you might have intuitively known already. A large proportion of cancer cases and deaths among U.S. individuals who are white might ...
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