Scientists enlist baker's yeast in a hunt for new medicines

Scientists enlist baker's yeast in a hunt for new medicines 08/02/2017 11:59 AM EDT An international team of scientists from Canada, the U.S. and Japan have come up with a new way to predict potentially useful drugs from a pool of undefined chemicals. Using this approach, 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. Full story at http://medicine.utoronto.ca/news/scientists-enlist-baker-s-yeast-find-new-medicines Source University of Toronto This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111