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Could synNotch CAR T cells be the answer to fighting solid tumours?
Researchers have developed a novel CAR T-cell therapy for neuroblastoma which uses gating to limit toxicity and T-cell exhaustion.
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Novel target could improve the efficacy of treatments for renal cell carcinoma
A new study shows that upregulating the activity of the ACE2 signalling pathway in kidney cancer cells enhances the effects of clinically used treatments.
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Novel nanobody combinations protect cells from SARS-CoV-2 in vitro
By combining nanobodies targeting different regions of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein, researchers were able to protect cells from infection.
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2B7 antibody could be the breakthrough needed for dengue fever therapies
Scientists show that an antibody targeting a protein acting as a viral toxin, can prevent the dengue virus from infecting human cells.
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Inhibiting acetate metabolism shows promise in breast cancer model
Inhibiting the ACSS2 enzyme with a molecule called VY-3-135 caused a significant reduction in the growth of breast cancer tumours in vivo.
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Bioactive compound in ginger could be used in treatment of lupus
According to new research, the bioactive compound of ginger root, 6-gingerol, prevented disease progression of lupus in mice.
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Whitepaper: Virus vaccine research – accelerated workflows
Discover how workflows are being accelerated to speed up the vaccine research and development process while maintaining safety and immunogenicity.
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Novel bronchodilator could be used for control of asthma
Study identifies a promising new compound that can open constricted airways and could be a promising treatment for obstructive lung diseases.
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Drug screening reveals pralatrexate could be repurposed to treat COVID-19
Computational drug screening has shown that chemotherapy drug pralatrexate could potentially be repurposed to treat COVID-19.
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A computational effort to deciphering putative COVID-19 3C-like protease binders
Dr Isaac Karimi and his team explain how compounds to treat COVID-19 could be found in Kurdish ethnomedicine, selecting some plants for computational drug discovery.
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Next-generation diabetes prodrugs identified using novel screening platform
Researchers engineered the Disque Platform, a high-fidelity culture system, to enable them to screen drugs able to promote β cell proliferation.
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Novel class of targeted cancer therapies could treat myeloid leukaemias
Cancer researchers have created a new class of drugs to selectively target and destroy myeloid leukaemia cells with TET gene mutations.
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Opaganib shows promise in preventing ARDS-induced thrombosis
Opaganib reduced blood clot length and weight in a pre-clinical model of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS).
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Researchers develop drug discovery tool for RNA
Scientists have created a drug discovery platform that enables the discovery and optimisation of RNA-targeting compounds.
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The Editors’ views: Drug Target Review’s 2020 round-up
The Junior Editors of Drug Target Review, Victoria Rees and Hannah Balfour, discuss some of the most noteworthy news and announcements from this year.
