Molecular pathway offers treatment targets for pulmonary fibrosis
A study has identified a molecular pathway that appears to be critical to the development of fibrosis...
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Engineering the gut microbiome may help treat Crohn’s disease
Researchers have singled out a bacterial enzyme behind an imbalance in the gut microbiome linked to Crohn's disease...
Proteome of the human heart mapped for the first time
Researchers have compiled an atlas of the heart to identify differences between healthy and diseased cells...
ARBs may solve the global antibiotic crisis by 2020
A British biopharmaceuticals company, have developed Antibiotic Resistance Breakers which can restore the original potency against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria...
pIC found to prevent the development of liver cancer
A synthetic double-stranded RNA has potential for use as an anti-liver cancer vaccine...
CRISPR-carrying nanoparticles edit the genome
New delivery system deletes disease-causing genes and reduces cholesterol...
Next-generation optogenetic molecules control single neurons
Focused laser beam could help scientists map connections among neurons that underlie behaviour...
Synthetic T-cells engineered to combat cancer
Researchers have engineered T-cells in the laboratory to combat tumours...
CRISPR-dCas9 reveals surprising insight into breast cancer development
Changing the epigenetic code of a single gene is enough to cause a healthy breast cell to become abnormal...
VEGF found to prolong survival of stem cells
A team of researchers have developed a new technology, which is promising to understand and treat ischemic diseases...
Exclusive speaker interview with Professor Nagy Habib – MiNA Therapeutics/Imperial College London
SMi are delighted to have, Nagy Habib, Head of HPB Surgery, Imperial College London and Co-Founder, MiNA Therapeutics, as the Keynote Address for day 1 at RNA Therapeutics 2018!
Ancient antiviral response could help treat cancer
By stimulating a patient’s immune system, a drug already in use to treat a blood disorder can prevent the growth of a variety of solid tumours...
Scientists identify new treatment for Activated PI3-kinase Delta Syndrome
Scientists have identified a new treatment approach for patients with a rare inherited immune disorder...
Scientists create “tracking” nanoagents to illuminate very small diseased tissues
Polymer nanoagents that can ‘light up’ tiny areas of diseased tissues that conventional methods fail to detect, have been created by a research team led by NTU Singapore.
DNA analysis incorporated into antenatal screening to test for chromosome disorders
Scientists have shown that it is possible to incorporate DNA analysis into antenatal screening for three serious chromosome disorders including Down's syndrome...
