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Experimental cancer vaccine shows promise in animal studies
NIH researchers who intravenously delivered a cancer vaccine to mice report that it increased the number of T cells able to combat tumours.
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Pacemaker channel discovery could lead to better heart drugs
The research has shown in high-resolution detail how certain lipids interact with pacemaker ion channels to enhance their activity.
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Is hydroquinine the answer to antimicrobial resistance?
In this exclusive Q&A, Dr Robert Baldock, Research Scientist at the University of Portsmouth, discusses the compound hydroquinine and how it could be used as an effective weapon against a pathogen that causes serious infections in humans, mostly hospital patients.
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Scientists identify neurotransmitter that could help treat Parkinson’s
The study, involving mice, found that the neurotransmitter can act as a break to dopamine.
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Novel synthetic peptides could suppress formation of harmful amyloid aggregates
German researchers have designed peptides that bind to amyloidogenic proteins linked to Alzheimer’s and type 2 diabetes, to effectively suppress both cytotoxic amyloid aggregation and amyloid cross-accelerating interactions.
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Researchers make progress towards CRISPR-based microbiome editing
US researchers have engineered bacteriophages to deliver CRISPR-Cas payloads for targeted editing of a bacterium.
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Potential secret of viral resistance unlocked
Trinity researchers have discovered the secret to viral resistance, by screening women exposed to HCV.
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Researchers find how a SARS-CoV-2 virus protein damages the heart
In their study, the researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine found that the Nsp6 SARS-CoV-2 protein causes heart damage.
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Could beer help protect against Alzheimer’s disease?
Researchers have found that beer hop compounds can inhibit the clumping of proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease.
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A new weapon against antibiotic-resistant bacteria
A UNIGE team reveals that a drug used against herpes can fight a bacterium that is resistant to most antibiotics by weakening its defence mechanisms.
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Potential treatment for neurological disorders targets brain cells
UCL researchers have developed a possible new treatment for neurological and psychiatric diseases, that works by reducing the excitability of overactive brain cells.
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Protein inhibitor could be new treatment for liver cancer
US scientists have found strong evidence for testing VCU-manufactured drugs in liver cancer.
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Monkeypox mutations cause virus to spread rapidly, evade drugs and vaccines
Researchers show how monkeypox mutations cause virus to replicate, spread faster.
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How ageing triggers Huntington’s disease
A new study found that as patients age, Huntington’s disease gradually impairs the important cellular housekeeping process autophagy, which is responsible for eliminating waste from cells.
