Promising therapeutic approach for improving mitochondrial function
Scientists have made progress in the development of products that improve mitochondrial function...
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Biological bypass shows promise in coronary artery disease
A new gene therapy that targets the heart and requires only one treatment session has been found safe for patients with coronary artery disease...
New biomarker shows promise for rare metabolic diseases
Researchers have discovered a new biomarker associated with a rare metabolic disorder may facilitate better diagnosis and identification of new drugs...
CRISPR identifies essential genes for cancer immunotherapy
Researchers have used CRISPR to stop the expression of individual genes in cancer cells, by knocking out every known protein-encoding gene in the human genome...
New antibiotic class found effective against gonorrhoea
Researchers have tested samples of N. gonorrhoeae from patients with infections in the throat, urethra, cervix and rectum, they found that at very low amounts closthioamide was effective...
New approach makes it easier to find novel drugs
Scientists have created a new way of screening compounds that is more sensitive than existing methods, opening up the possibility of finding new drugs...
ERC invest nearly €2bn in European researchers
The European Research Council has announced its 2018 grant competitions with a total budget of around €1.86bn...
Power of radiomics to improve precision medicine
Data mining of medical images with radiomics offers clinicians a way to characterise lung tumours and improve precision medicine...
Bioprinted veins reveal new drug diffusion details
A scientific collaboration has developed vascularised 3-D bioprinted liver tissue constructs, providing more precise drug toxicity testing...
New screening protocol for Li-Fraumeni syndrome
Researchers have found a higher than expected prevalence of cancer at baseline screening in individuals with Li-Fraumeni syndrome...
New botulinum neurotoxin discovered
Researchers have identified a new toxin, botulinum neurotoxin type X (BoNT/X), that has the potential to open up a new field of toxin therapeutics...
New cancer therapy eliminates toxic delivery vehicles for mRNA
US researchers have conjugated RNA to a molecule of folate, the folate receptor is overexpressed on cancer cells but very low on normal cells, which is why they can target a tumour and avoid healthy cells...
MRC forges two new deals with industry to speed drug discovery
The Medical Research Council has formed partnerships with UCB and AstraZeneca, the deals will help speed translation of discovery research into potential therapies...
Avenue discovered for precision cancer treatment
A novel chemical dubbed "T-REX," along with a patent-pending targeting molecule have uncovered interesting facets of several well-known cancer-cell mutations that, if present in a patient, could inform treatment options and potentially produce more favourable outcomes...
Gene-regulatory factors improve pancreatic cancer treatment
Researchers have identified two molecules that can improve the response of pancreatic cancer to a common chemotherapy drug and also predict the prognosis of pancreatic cancer patients...