Pinpointing biopsies to detect and target cancer
Software that overlays tumour information from MRI scans onto ultrasound images could help to highlight areas of concern, and to detect and target cancer...
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Imaging whole brains of mice using functional ultrasound
Functional ultrasound imaging has been used by researchers to obtain high-quality, high-resolution images of whole brains of mice...
Frizzled receptors could be drug targets for treating major diseases
Frizzled receptors, from the GPCR family, could soon be a target to treat numerous diseases such as cancer, fibrosis and CVD...
New approach turns immune cells into tiny anti-tumour drug factories
In lab and mouse experiments researchers have developed a method to leverage B cells to manufacture and secrete tumour-suppressing microRNAs...
Nanoscale ‘tweezers’ for individual cell biopsies
Researchers have developed nanoscale 'tweezers' used to investigate single living cells, which could help to identify why healthy cells become diseased...
T-cells engineered to recognise tumours expressing the CD30 protein marker
Researchers have genetically engineered immune cells to recognise and fight Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma cells...
Genes linked to dementia identified
Nanoscientists have identified genes that link to dementia, in the hope that future therapies could target these genes for positive results in patients...
High-resolution magnetic resonance imaging using less contrast medium
A lower quantity of contrast protein, in comparison to current methods, has obtained clear, high-resolution images from magnetic resonance imaging...
ZFP64 protein is key to deadly blood cancer MLL
ZFP64, an inconspicuous MLL fusion protein was found to be neccessary for the production of MLL proteins, and could be targeted to inprove outcomes of MLL...
Depleting ErbB4 gene alleviates Schizophrenia symptoms in new mouse models
Restoring brain cell receptors helps restore normal behaviour...
Digital 3D brain cell atlas released
The Blue Brain 3D atlas could be the future of analysing all cells in the brain, with high quality, high resolution images that can navigate the brain...
New tools accurately illuminates intracellular phase separation
Researchers have made discoveries about the formation of cellular components called membraneless organelles and the key role these organelles play in cells...
High-throughput platform could map cancer drug target activity
Manchester University researchers have developed a high-throughput platform to analyse and study a family of enzymes that are linked to cancer...
Technique to identify small molecules could speed up drug discovery
UCLA-led research has shown how using electron microscopes to analyse small molecules coud be beneficial in speeding up the drug discovery process...
Vaccine signatures point to a better understanding of infectious diseases
Researchers have developed a comprehensive way to evaluate how immune responses of humanised mice measure up to actual humans...