Cancer drug FY26 found to be 49 times more potent than Cisplatin
7 July 2015 | By Victoria White
FY26, a drug able to shut down a cancer cell by exploiting weaknesses inherent in their energy generation, is 49 times more potent than Cisplatin...
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Researchers identify two biomarkers linked to severe atherosclerosis
7 July 2015 | By Victoria White
Researchers have created a first-of-its-kind animal model to pinpoint two biomarkers that are elevated in the most severe form atherosclerosis...
Scientists identify a new way to kill the malaria parasite
7 July 2015 | By Victoria White
Scientists have discovered new ways in which the malaria parasite survives in the blood stream of its victims, a discovery that could lead to new treatments...
Rambo protein could protect against heart failure
6 July 2015 | By Victoria White
A protein dubbed 'Bcl-Rambo' can protect against heart failure, suggests new research from King's College London and funded by the British Heart Foundation...
Methotrexate could be repurposed to treat patients with blood cancers
6 July 2015 | By Victoria White
Scientists at the have discovered that a common drug given to arthritis sufferers, Methotrexate, could also help to treat patients with blood cancers...
Schwann cells ‘digest’ myelin from injured nerves
6 July 2015 | By Victoria White
Researchers have shown how Schwann cells are able to help clear away damaged myelin and guide regeneration after nerve injury...
Registration now open for Oxford Global’s 2nd Annual Stem Cell Congress 2015
6 July 2015 | By Oxford Global
Oxford Global Conferences are delighted to announce the 2nd Annual Stem Cell Congress with our co-located Cell & Gene Therapy is taking place on the 9th & 10th of November in London, UK..
CEVEC’s CAP Go derived recombinant placental human alkaline phosphatase (PLAP) shows promise
6 July 2015 | By Victoria White
CEVEC Pharmaceuticals has announced results of a preclinical study in which CAP Go derived recombinant PLAP showed significantly prolonged serum-half-life...
Discovery could lead to a universal flu vaccine
3 July 2015 | By Victoria White
New research suggests it may be possible to harness a previously unknown mechanism within the immune system to create more effective flu vaccines...
Research demonstrates method for quantifying the effectiveness of different stem cells
3 July 2015 | By Victoria White
New research demonstrates a standardised method for quantifying the effectiveness of different stem cells for treating retinal degeneration...
Biogen and AGTC team up to develop gene therapies for ophthalmic diseases
2 July 2015 | By Victoria White
Biogen and AGTC have announced a broad collaboration and license agreement to develop gene therapies for multiple ophthalmic diseases...
MicroRNAs found to play important role in memory formation
2 July 2015 | By Victoria White
Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have found that microRNAs plays surprisingly different roles in the formation of memory in animal models...
Research points to microglia as potential therapeutic target in retinitis pigmentosa
2 July 2015 | By Victoria White
A new study shows that microglia accelerate damage wrought by blinding eye disorders, such as retinitis pigmentosa...
Scientists use cryo-EM to image one of the central proteins of life
2 July 2015 | By Victoria White
Scientists have pioneered the use electron cryo-microscopy (cryo-EM) to picture in exquisite detail one of the central proteins of life...
First European nanomedicine characterisation laboratory launches
1 July 2015 | By Victoria White
A European Nano-Characterisation Laboratory has launched with the aim of reaching a level of international excellence in nanomedicine characterisation...