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…
Breakthrough in RNA-targeted drug discovery offers hope against viral diseases
In a quest to develop new antiviral drugs for COVID-19 and other diseases, a collaboration led by scientists…
CellNavi predicts genes directing cellular transitions by learning a gene graph-enhanced cell state manifold
Input embeddings In CellNavi, we use single-cell raw count matrices as the only input. Specifically, the single-cell sequencing…
AI serves as a tool to fight drug resistance and accelerate new antibiotic development
Researchers at McMaster University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have made two scientific breakthroughs at once:…
Preventing radiation damage with melanin-based material
Radiotherapy for abdominal and pelvic cancers almost always leads to small-intestine injuries that are difficult to heal,…
DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis: ‘AI could cut drug discovery from years to…’; how it is changing medicine worldwide |
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming industries, and the pharmaceutical sector is poised to be one of its…
AI toolset reveals links between lung fibrosis and aging
A new research paper was published in Volume 17, Issue 8 of Aging-US on August 8, 2025, titled “AI-driven toolset for…
Merck & Co. reveals monthly HIV-PrEP pill candidate
Scientists at Merck & Co. have unveiled the structure of the company’s latest candidate for HIV pre-exposure…
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…
Preclinical Data Spotlights Gene with Therapeutic Potential for Barth Syndrome
Barth Syndrome is a rare X-linked genetic condition caused by a mutation in the Tafazzin gene, which is…
Medicines Reimagined – Repurposing Drugs For New Indications
In a group of health-related headlines, one says “Hope for new drug approach. getty As government-supported research in…
New broad-spectrum antiviral compounds target viral sugars
Researchers have made a broad-spectrum antiviral that works against several virus families by blocking N-glycans—long thought of…