The PsychAD Consortium is using human genetics, single-cell genomics and automated screening to pinpoint potential drug targets for Alzheimer’s disease and investigate their therapeutic potential.
Making better decisions in drug discovery is not down to implementing more tools. Here, Dr Harsh Shah reveals why teams must start by defining the scientific question.
Stronger binding isn’t always better. Dr Teresa Barata of FairJourney Bio explains how researchers engineered a dual-specificity antibody switch designed to control IL-12 activity in tumours.
Oligonucleotides can remain in tissues long after disappearing from circulation, but does accumulation necessarily indicate toxicity? Dr Tina Rogers examines the evidence needed to interpret preclinical safety findings.
Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a bifunctional small molecule approach that traps two prostate cancer-driving proteins in an inactive state.
A sodium-responsive gel designed to encapsulate tumour-targeting Salmonella has demonstrated substantially reduced treatment toxicity without compromising anti-tumour activity in preclinical mouse models, potentially reviving interest in bacterial cancer therapies.
The Rainwater Charitable Foundation has awarded more than $1m through its Sprint to Lead programme to support three one-year projects targeting tau protein in primary tauopathies, including PSP, CBD and FTD.
A postage stamp-sized microsystem incorporating cancer cells, blood vessel-like structures and nerves could transform how researchers study tumour growth, metastasis and treatment resistance in head and neck cancer.
Six scientists and industry experts discuss the challenges of automating drug discovery, from improving screening reliability and reproducibility to developing more autonomous laboratories.
Poor recovery, inconsistent growth and changes in morphology can affect organoid research. How much experimental variability starts with the culture itself?
How can multiomics help researchers identify more promising drug targets? Dr Shi-qi An explores how combining molecular data can reveal therapeutic vulnerabilities and mechanisms of drug resistance.