Sentences with phrase «safer targeted drug»
The nanoparticles also have potential as safer targeted drug delivery systems.
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Learning why current anesthetics are so potent and sometimes dangerous will lead to a new generation of safer targeted drugs without unwanted side effects
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Ionis Pharmaceuticals» mission is to develop safe and effective RNA - targeting drugs for both rare and more prevalent diseases and providing those drugs to the broadest group of patients as quickly as possible.
«Molecular secrets revealed: Antipsychotic docked in its receptor: Discovery may lead to safer, more targeted drugs.»
In the end, the identification of microbial species or metabolites that are altered in Parkinson's disease may serve as disease biomarkers or even drug targets, and interventions that correct microbial imbalances may provide safe and effective treatments to slow or halt the progression of often debilitating motor symptoms.
To make a compound work better against a specific disease target, medicinal chemists optimize the drug, tweaking its structure or physical properties to make it more effective and safer.
«New drug could be safer, non-addictive alternative to morphine: The peptide - based drugs, which mimic a natural brain chemical, target the same pain - relieving opioid receptor as morphine.»
Poirier hopes that with further funding and support, his studies will lead to the development of drugs targeted to specific genotypes, making them safer and more effective and reducing side effects.
«At Exeter we are already developing specific psychological therapies, running clinical trials of novel drug approaches and using - cutting edge genetic techniques to identify new targets for safe and effective therapies and to allow us to use current treatments in a more focussed way.»
Comparing the doses that provide these benefits with the doses that trigger side effects, the researchers determined that the slow - release version is safer than the liver - targeted drug.
A new strategy for engineering protein fusions — to make specific cell - targeted drugs without side effects — could enable a safer, more potent class of protein drugs.
The team hopes this targeted approach to drug design could lead to safer painkillers with fewer unpleasant side effects.
It's clear that the «safe haven» offered by the surrounding cells is triggered as a response to the same drugs that target this class of melanoma.
«This project could lead to new therapeutic targets and more effective and safer drugs for the disease.»
Zinc finger enthusiasts believe it's worth attempting to overcome the additional hurdles of developing DNA - targeting drugs, because of the chance that the end result may be safer and more effective.
While the long - term toxicity and off - target effects of early stage candidate drugs need to be fully characterized, the development of safe and orally active CXCR4 antagonists is a major goal for medicinal chemists.
«IKKs are one of the most heavily sought after drug targets today, because pharmaceutical companies want safe and effective medications to treat the pain of arthritis, now that the safety of COX - 2 inhibitors, like Celebrex and Vioxx, have been called into question,» says Salk researcher Vinay Tergaonkar who was involved in the zebrafish study.
Yes, nanotechnology is becoming ubiquitous in our daily lives and has found its way into many commercial products, for example, strong, lightweight materials for better fuel economy; targeted drug delivery for safer and more effective cancer treatments; clean, accessible drinking water around the world; superfast computers with vast amounts of storage; self - cleaning surfaces; wearable health monitors; more efficient solar panels; safer food through packaging and monitoring; regrowth of skin, bone, and nerve cells for better medical outcomes; smart windows that lighten or darken to conserve energy; and nanotechnology - enabled concrete that dries more quickly and has sensors to detect stress or corrosion at the nanoscale in roads, bridges, and buildings.
Both research teams are trying to discover potential new drug targets that not only reduce skin discomfort and itch, but also are safer and associated with fewer side effects than currently available therapies.