Viral DNA mechanism discovery could lead to improved infection control
A new study reveals a previously unknown mechanism that governs whether viruses that infect bacteria will quickly kill their hosts or remain latent inside the cell.
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Making an early link between cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s
Researchers in the U.S. have devised a novel strategy to effectively identify those individuals with mild cognitive impairment that will most likely go on to develop Alzheimer's disease.
How challenges including Brexit, inadequate funding & insufficient sample sizes hinder rare disease research
SMi Reports: 8th Annual Orphan Drugs and Rare Diseases Conference to bring together pharmaceutical companies, non-profit organisations and orphan drug developers to explore alliances and facilitate progress.
Microglia: the brain’s thrill-seekers
Researchers have identified that microglia differ in males and females, with regard to over 1,000 genes and 300 - 400 proteins...
Researchers successfully use AI to facilitate dynamic dosing for metastatic cancer
Scientists have harnessed a powerful artificial intelligence (AI) platform, CURATE.AI, to successfully treat a patient with advanced cancer by completely halting disease progression, representing a big step forward in personalised medicine.
CHAOS approach to antibiotic resistance
Researchers have developed a new CHAOS method to combat antibiotic resistance, using CRISPR DNA modification techniques...
Computational analysis identifies a new clinical phenotype of severe malaria
Researchers have applied a computational analysis based on networks in order to identify biologically relevant phenotypes apart from those currently defined by the WHO...
The European Antibody Congress is returning to the city of Basel
The European Antibody Congress is returning to the city of Basel for its 14th year on the 29-31 October 2018, and here is everything you need to know about our biggest event yet...
A step closer to preventing autoimmune response to gene therapy
Scientists in the U.S. have demonstrated an effective means of administering gene therapy in mice, without the dangerous autoimmune reaction that often occurs.
Neutrophil nanosponges soak up rheumatoid arthritis promoting proteins
The neutrophil nanosponges can absorb and neutralise cytokines which play a role in the development of rheumatoid arthritis...
Antibody-based approach to destroy deadly ovarian cancer
Researchers are developing an antibody-based approach to destroy deadly ovarian cancer -- an approach that could also be modified to kill breast, prostate and other solid tumours...
Scientists discover over 7,000 effective antibiotic combinations
Researchers discovered effective antibiotic combinations using four or five drugs, despite claims that combinations of three or more won't work...
Cannabidiol shows sustained effects against depression
Researchers have found that a single dose of cannabidiol in rats with symptoms of depression was highly effective at eliminating symptoms...
Parkinson’s disease: An endogenous protein might become a candidate for drug development
Researchers have deployed a bacterial import signal in order to deliver Nurr1 into cells...
Venoms could be used to treat cancer and autoimmune diseases
Venoms are continually being researched as potential chemicals for medicinal therapeutics to treat autoimmune diseases and diabetes...
