Medicinal chemistry – Page 37
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FeatureFrom folklore to pharmacy
Although many drugs have in the past come from plants, Hayley Bennett discovers that it’s hard work getting them approved today
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NewsEPA move could bring asbestos back in America
Health advocates fret at US environment agency’s proposal to make ‘new uses’ of asbestos-containing products legal, but EPA says not to worry
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PodcastThe Beautiful Cure by Daniel Davis – Book club
Immunologist Daniel Davis reveals the complexities of the human immune system
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ReviewThe Beautiful Cure: Harnessing your body's natural defences
The human body’s response to disease is fiendishly complex but endlessly fascinating
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BusinessVaccine scandal and heart drug recall show China’s pharma struggles
Fifteen arrests amid evidence of bribery related to vaccines, despite new standards and penalties for fraud
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BusinessNovartis exit from antibiotics a setback for race against resistance
Experts say business models must change to halt big pharma exodus
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ResearchArtificial intelligence seeks out new anticancer drugs
A combination of machine learning methods yields promising results for drug discovery
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BusinessTrump coaxes big promises from big pharma
Several drug industry giants are now pledging to freeze price increases in the US, but some suggest the movement is a publicity stunt or worse
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ResearchAI tool could save on animal tests
Algorithm could also help unravel poisoning or environmental contamination cases
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NewsNovichok poisoning breakthrough as original container found
Decontamination efforts continue as source of nerve agent found in victim’s house
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PodcastCannabidiol
The story of Charlotte Figi, Dravet syndrome and the cannabis compound controlling her condition
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Opinion'If I'd discovered metformin, I'd have tossed it aside...'
Trusting our intuition too strongly highlights how little we know about chemical activity
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PodcastUnthinkable by Helen Thomson – Book club
Helen Thomson looks at some of the rarest neurological conditions known to science
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NewsWHO gears up to solve the world’s antivenom crisis
Clinical trials planned to take on scourge of substandard, untested medicines