The blood–brain barrier protects the brain from harmful substances, but it also prevents many medicines from reaching their target. Researchers are investigating whether focused ultrasound could safely improve drug delivery.
Understanding where proteins are expressed throughout the body is critical for selecting better drug targets. Here’s how a new human proteome atlas could improve target selection, predict toxicity and support drug repurposing.
From ChatGPT to AI agents and world models, where is AI really heading in drug discovery? Dr Raminderpal Singh explains what researchers should focus on now.
Many antibody therapies fail to reach all cancer cells within solid tumours. Researchers have developed a spatial biology technique that maps antibody distribution alongside the tumour microenvironment to investigate why.
Researchers have developed Fullscope-seq, a long-read spatial transcriptomics platform that maps alternative transcript isoforms within intact tissues at single-cell resolution – opening new possibilities for target identification and precision biomarker discovery.
Researchers at Texas A&M have developed AI-driven platforms to help scientists navigate the bottlenecks of tuberculosis drug discovery, from eliminating nuisance compounds to unlocking years of archived research data.
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar have developed an injectable hydrogel incorporating a novel cerium–rutin metal–phenolic nanocomplex that simultaneously targets oxidative stress, inflammation and bacterial contamination in deep wounds—without the use of antibiotics.
A blood-based biomarker measuring amyloid beta protein misfolding has demonstrated superior predictive accuracy for pre-symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease compared with p-tau 217, achieving an AUC of 0.87 when combined with genetic and demographic data.
One receptor can protect antibodies from degradation, extend their half-life and become a drug target itself. Explore the science behind FcRn and how researchers measure its function.
Static cultures can miss critical immune–tumour interactions. Learn how the Mera™ flow-based human tissue model better captures T-cell activity to strengthen preclinical immunotherapy research.
Non-animal methods are already used throughout early drug discovery, yet animal testing continues to dominate regulatory safety assessment. Recent initiatives suggest change is coming, but significant scientific and practical challenges remain.