Bree Foster, PhD
Bree Foster is a science writer at Drug Discovery News with over 2 years of experience at Technology Networks, Drug Discovery News, and other scientific marketing agencies. She holds a PhD in comparative and functional genomics from the University of Liverpool and enjoys crafting compelling stories for science.
Articles by Bree Foster, PhD
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Researchers identify a slow-cycling, therapy-tolerant state in breast cancer cells linked to Rac1 signaling and late metastatic relapse.
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Drug discovery still relies on destroying cells to understand how they respond, but new real-time measurement approaches are beginning to reveal biology in motion rather than in snapshots.
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Real-world data and late-stage trial results at DDW 2026 highlight persistent gaps in long-term IBD control despite therapeutic advances.
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New findings suggest that the location of mRNA expression in the body plays a critical role in shaping T cell responses, opening the door to more precise and effective mRNA-based treatments.
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Living drugs are blurring the line between therapy and biology, challenging decades of assumptions about how medicines are made and controlled.
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A multicountry study shows that a point-of-care TB test performs comparably to established molecular diagnostics while offering a simpler workflow and faster turnaround.
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Researchers have identified a previously unrecognized inflammatory pathway driven by damaged mitochondria in pancreatic cancer cells, revealing a potential vulnerability.
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A single-batch bacterial system for producing nanobody cocktails could make snakebite treatment far more affordable and scalable.
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The compound reduced opioid intake within hours in rats and was linked to changes in synaptic organization and gene expression in reward-related brain regions.
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Advances in multichannel SPR instruments are moving kinetic analysis from secondary validation to primary screening, generating richer data for AI-driven discovery and lead selection.
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Researchers have identified a distinctive gut microbiome pattern linked to Parkinson’s disease that appears in both diagnosed patients and a subset of symptom-free individuals who may already be on a disease trajectory.
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Disruptions to key Middle East logistics corridors are rippling through pharmaceutical supply chains, raising costs and testing resilience, but not yet triggering shortages.
