Researchers make steps towards a universal flu vaccine
A research team has developed a potentially universal flu vaccine that has demonstrated success in mice.
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Build-up in the lungs could be targeted by future severe COVID-19 treatments
Breaking down or slowing the production of a hyaluronan jelly which builds up in the lungs of some severe COVID-19 patients could reduce respiratory distress and prevent death.
NIH to support 85 highly innovative research projects
The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) will award a total of $251 million over five years to 85 high-risk, high-reward biomedical or behavioural research projects.
Scientists propose treating SARS-CoV-2 with sofosbuvir and remdesivir
Researchers have posited that SARS-CoV-2 could be combatted by sofosbuvir, in combination with other antivirals such as remdesivir.
Lead drug candidate identified as potential neuroblastoma treatment
Using hit-to-lead processes, researchers have discovered that KSP inhibitors prevent tumour growth and prolong survival in mice with neuroblastoma.
Small molecules to reduce cellular stress identified by HTS
Scientists used high throughput screening (HTS) to identify molecules that protect against cellular stress in murine skin cells.
2020 Nobel Prize goes to discoverers of hepatitis C
The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been bestowed upon researchers who helped identify the hepatitis C virus in the 1970s.
New treatment could reverse vision loss caused by retinopathy
Researchers have developed an experimental compound that could treat vision loss in premature infants and adults.
Gramicidin A antibiotic analogues safe for human cells developed
A team has developed 10 new versions of the antibiotic gramicidin A, which they say should be safe for use in pills or injections.
Platform for hit-to-lead identification of antibacterial lysins developed
A group of scientists has created a novel high-throughput hit-to-lead development platform to identify engineered antibacterial lysins.
Two cytokines found to cure and prevent rotavirus infection in mice
Researchers have found that the cytokines IL-18 and IL-22 can combat and cure rotavirus infections in mice.
Approved MS medication inhibits SARS-CoV-2 replication in vitro
Dimethyl fumarate (DMF), a multiple sclerosis (MS) drug, inhibited SARS-CoV-2 replication and the hyper-inflammatory immune response associated with COVID-19.
SARS antiviral nitric oxide could be used to treat SARS-CoV-2
The nitric oxide treatment used during the 2003 SARS epidemic could be used as an antiviral against SARS-CoV-2, researchers say.
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Novel tumour spheroids could improve ovarian cancer treatments
Researchers have developed a new self-assembling three-dimensional (3D) ovarian cancer tumour model to recreate the in vitro disease more accurately.
Hit-to-lead from small molecule library screens can identify new vaccine adjuvants
Researchers have screened small molecule libraries and then applied hit-to-lead approaches to discover effective vaccine adjuvants.