Another issue with pharmaceutical funding has been the lack of development of new classes of drugs in response to the growth of antibiotic resistance. (scientificamerican.com)
Understanding how these shields work will help researchers eventually develop a new class of drugs for treating epilepsy, cardiovascular disease and cancer. (sciencedaily.com)
Although people often refer to them as steroids, they are not in the same class of drug as the muscle builders sometimes abused by athletes. (health.com)