From Discovery to Delivery
How drugs for rare diseases make it to the people who need them Fact checked by Shannon Sparks Known as “butterfly children,” their skin is so delicate it tears at the slightest friction. Everyday tasks — dressing, walking, even eating — can cause blisters and cuts. These children have a rare disorder called epidermolysis bullosa, […]
Data Meets Drugs
New discoveries are changing the ways medicines are developed and tested At the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, Savas Tay, PhD, is working on something that could change the game in terms of how drugs are developed and prescribed. They’re called organoids, and they may be the key to safely evaluating the […]