Rapamycin reduces body fat and appetite in older rats
16 June 2015 | By Victoria White
Rapamycin, a pharmaceutical used to coat coronary stents and prevent transplant rejection, reduces obesity and preserves lean body mass when given to rats...
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Understanding regulation of urocortin 3 could lead to new diabetes treatments
16 June 2015 | By Victoria White
Researchers have found that a hormone called urocortin 3 is released at the same time as insulin and acts to damp down insulin production...
Scripps Florida study points to drug target for Huntington’s disease
16 June 2015 | By Victoria White
Scientists have established conclusively that a protein called “Rhes” plays a pivotal role in focusing the toxicity of Huntington’s in the striatum...
Antibiotics research risks another lost decade while rare diseases research steams ahead
16 June 2015 | By Victoria White
Marks & Blerk’s latest report highlights the striking difference between research levels into rare diseases, vaccines and antibiotics across the globe...
Agalimmune licenses KODE Biotech’s FSL technology for development of cancer immunotherapeutics
16 June 2015 | By Victoria White
Agalimmune has licensed KODE Biotech’s Function-Spacer-Lipid (FSL) cell surface membrane modification technology (KODE™ Technology)...
Modulation of B lymphocyte function may regulate T lymphocyte function
15 June 2015 | By Victoria White
Researchers have found that modulation of B lymphocyte function may be a means of regulating T lymphocyte function to treat immune-mediated disorders...
LMP2A protein camouflages Epstein-Barr virus in human cells
15 June 2015 | By Victoria White
Scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum München have discovered that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) conceals itself in human cells using the LMP2A protein.
Powerful MRI scanner reveals brain cell density remains constant throughout life
15 June 2015 | By Victoria White
A powerful 9.4-Tesla MRI that provides the most detailed images of the brain to date shows that brain cell density remains constant with age...
ALK1 protein may play a role in breast cancer metastasis
15 June 2015 | By Victoria White
Scientists from Lund University have discovered that expression of ALK1 is significantly associated with the incidence of breast cancer metastasis...
New compound that represses the PPARy protein could be potential treatment for osteoporosis
12 June 2015 | By Victoria White
Researchers combined a variety of structural biology approaches to rationally design a new compound that could repress the biological activity of PPARy...
Tessella joins Pistoia Alliance to lower barriers in innovation in life sciences R&D analytics
12 June 2015 | By Victoria White
Tessella has joined the the Pistoia Alliance- an alliance of organisations that work together to lower barriers to innovation in Life Science R&D...
Mini-breast grown in petri-dishes – a new tool for cancer research
12 June 2015 | By Victoria White
Scientists have created 3D organoid-structures that recapitulate normal breast development and function from single patient-derived cells...
Scientists uncover the unique role of BDNF neurons in the body’s use of energy
12 June 2015 | By Victoria White
Scientists have discovered the roles of two distinct types of BDNF neurons - those that control appetite or satiety and those that control thermogenesis...
Experts to discuss the science behind stimulating the vagus nerve
12 June 2015 | By Victoria White
A panel of experts will explore ground breaking research regarding the role of non-invasive stimulation of the vagus nerve in pain pathways at AHS 2015...
Mutated TCF12 gene linked to aggressive form of brain cancer
12 June 2015 | By Victoria White
Scientists have identified that errors in a gene known as TCF12 are associated with more aggressive forms of a disease called anaplastic oligodendroglioma...