New headquarters in Scotland strengthens drug discovery research
A provider of products and services for research in stem cells, drug discovery, human tissues and 3D cell culture has opened its European headquarters in Glasgow, UK...
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Novel immuno-oncology treatment for patients with advanced solid tumours
An experimental immuno-oncology treatment will move into early phase clinical trials for patients with advanced solid tumours...
Prospects identified for immunotherapy treatments
A report published has identified the prospects of immunotherapy treatments...
NIH accelerates the use of genomics in clinical care
The National Institutes of Health is awarding $18.9 million towards research that aims to accelerate the use of genome sequencing in clinical care...
Promising therapeutic approach for improving mitochondrial function
Scientists have made progress in the development of products that improve mitochondrial function...
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...