Medicine & Drug Discovery Archives - Page 2 of 5

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Robin Macular Degeneration AI

M.L. Pedrosa / June 2, 2026

FutureHouse’s Robin AI autonomously identified ripasudil as a novel treatment for dry macular degeneration — the leading cause of blindness — in 2.5 months.

Cross-section of a fat cell showing the nucleus glowing orange, with HSL protein molecules visible both in the cytoplasm and inside the nucleus, molecular annotation labels in Space Mono

Medicine & Drug Discovery

The Second Job

M.L. Pedrosa / May 30, 2026

Hormone-sensitive lipase was supposed to release stored fat. Researchers found it inside fat cell nuclei doing something else entirely — and its absence causes the opposite of obesity.

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Medicine & Drug Discovery

The Grown Throat

M.L. Pedrosa / May 23, 2026

Scientists at Great Ormond Street Hospital grew a functional oesophagus from a child’s own cells. It restored swallowing with no immunosuppression.

A macro cross-section of a salamander limb at the amputation site, rendered in emerald and deep teal tones against a near-black background. Where the limb was severed, a glowing blastema forms — a luminous dome of undifferentiated cells pulsing with soft emerald light. Fine labeled annotations in Space Mono point to gene activation nodes (SP8, SP6) glowing like circuit points within the tissue. New bone tendrils extend outward from the wound in bright emerald.

Medicine & Drug Discovery

The Sleeping Switch

M.L. Pedrosa / May 17, 2026

Scientists found SP8 and SP6 genes that control limb regeneration in axolotls and mice. FGF8 gene therapy has partially restored regrowth. The same genes sit dormant in humans.

A large, irregularly shaped senescent cell in the center of the frame — bloated, granular, with a fragmented nucleus — glowing in an eerie, muted blue-grey. Small Y-shaped cytokine molecules radiate outward from its surface like warning signals, rendered in glowing sky blue. To the right, a precise geometric senolytic compound approaches — a crystalline hexagonal structure in bright sky blue, sharp and purposeful against the organic chaos of the zombie cell. Adjacent healthy cells are visible in the background, some already showing the early signs of corruption.

Medicine & Drug Discovery

What Chemo Leaves Behind

M.L. Pedrosa / May 17, 2026

After chemotherapy ends, some cancer cells stop dividing but refuse to die. Their inflammatory signals fuel recurrence. Scientists have found their weakness.

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AI & Scientific Discovery, Medicine & Drug Discovery

Beyond AlphaFold

M.L. Pedrosa / May 12, 2026

AlphaFold decoded protein shapes. Now a new generation of AI doesn’t just read biology – it writes it, designing custom protein binders that can target almost any disease.

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Medicine & Drug Discovery

When the Body Turns

M.L. Pedrosa / May 11, 2026

78% of autoimmune patients are women. New research into the X chromosome is finally revealing why – and why it took so long to ask.

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Before the First Pill

M.L. Pedrosa / May 10, 2026

AI is building mathematical models of individual human bodies to simulate drug responses before a single patient is dosed. The FDA has noticed.

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Medicine & Drug Discovery

Robodoc

M.L. Pedrosa / May 9, 2026

AI is matching and beating doctors at detecting cancer, heart disease and genetic drug risks. How patients are already leading the AI diagnostic revolution.

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Medicine & Drug Discovery

Half as Many

M.L. Pedrosa / April 29, 2026

Sperm counts in Western men fell 59% between 1973 and 2018. The decline is accelerating. The leading suspects are the same chemicals already in your blood and food.