Scientists enlist baker's yeast in a hunt for new medicines
Monday, July 24, 2017 - 22:32
in Health & Medicine
Scientists have come up with a new way to predict potentially useful drugs from a pool of undefined chemicals. They were able to more quickly identify leads that could be used to treat a range of diseases, from infections, to cancer to Alzheimer's. The finding will also help better match drugs to a disease to maximize the benefit and reduce side-effects.