miR-155 deletion prevents diet-induced obesity in mice
23 March 2016 | By Victoria White
In a study, despite eating a high-fat diet for 3 months, miR-155 knockout mice did not become obese and had enhanced metabolic rates...
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Researchers find new genetic target for NSCLC
23 March 2016 | By Victoria White
Researchers have identified mutations in NSCLC that are key to tumour growth, offering a new way to differentiate patients with the disease...
Bristol-Myers Squibb to acquire Padlock Therapeutics
23 March 2016 | By Victoria White
Padlock Therapeutics is a private biotechnology company dedicated to creating new medicines to treat destructive autoimmune diseases...
Scientists unravel the secret of antibiotic resistance
22 March 2016 | By Victoria White
Scientists have provided the first direct evidence of how proteins of the ABC-F family 'protect' the bacterial ribosome from being blocked by antibiotics...
Pfizer joins the Human Vaccines Project
22 March 2016 | By Victoria White
The Human Vaccines Project is focused on cross-sector collaboration to identify human immune responses associated with optimal vaccine protection...
Potential prostate cancer treatment demonstrates ‘great efficacy’
22 March 2016 | By Victoria White
The treatment is designed to inhibit the activity of a protein called PAK-1, which contributes to the development of highly invasive prostate cancer cells...
Inovio’s dMAb antibody and DNA vaccine provides 100% protection against CHIKV
22 March 2016 | By Victoria White
Inovio’s DNA vaccine and dMAb products show potential to offer immediate and long term protection to large populations from CHIKV infection...
Celyad and Institut Curie in NKR-T collaboration
22 March 2016 | By Victoria White
Celyad is teaming up with the Inserm Unit of Institut Curie in Paris, France, to further develop its NKR-T pipeline in cellular immunotherapies for cancer...
Researchers identify the ‘Achilles heel’ of bacteria
21 March 2016 | By Victoria White
The discovery, a crucial step in bacteria's energy metabolism, may be the first step in developing an entirely novel form of antibiotics...
Ethris publishes mRNA therapy musculoskeletal regeneration data
21 March 2016 | By Victoria White
Ethris has announced the publication of data that underlines the broad therapeutic potential of the company’s proprietary mRNA transcript therapy platform...
Scientists develop technique for viewing cells and tissues in 3D under the skin
21 March 2016 | By Victoria White
The MOZART technique could allow scientists to detect tumours in the skin or see abnormal blood vessels from the early stages of macular degeneration...
Researchers identify ABHD2 as compound needed for sperm activation
21 March 2016 | By Victoria White
The finding may lead to new options for male contraception as well as treatments for infertility resulting from problems with sperm mobility...
Implant turns the immune system against Alzheimer’s disease
17 March 2016 | By Victoria White
Scientists have developed a capsule containing cells that have been genetically engineered to produce antibodies against the Abeta...
IPROVE launches roadmap to bolster vaccine innovation
17 March 2016 | By Victoria White
IPROVE has launched a strategy setting out a vision for vaccine research and innovation in Europe over the next 20 years...
Cellectis and MabQuest to develop new class of anti-PD-1 mAbs
17 March 2016 | By Victoria White
These anti-PD-1 mAbs have potential uses for multiple indications in immunotherapy, including notably treatments for a variety of cancers...
