news Protein mTOR regulated by Src in cancer growth 19 October 2018 | By Drug Target Review Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital have identified a connection between cancer proteins mTORC1 and Src...
news TRAF7 gene mutations associated with multisystem disorders 29 June 2018 | By Drug Target Review A team of researchers have identified four different mutations in the gene TRAF7...
news Molecular alterations provide insight into Huntington’s disease 21 June 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) Scientists have applied their high-throughput, multi-pronged approach to Huntington's disease, and uncovered the functional significance of various molecular changes...
news New evidence sheds light on how Parkinson’s disease may happen 18 June 2018 | By Drug Target Review Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital have identified unexpected new key players in the development of an early onset form of Parkinson’s disease called Parkinsonism.
news Scientists link inflammatory signalling to atrial fibrillation 6 June 2018 | By Drug Target Review An international team of scientists have found that interfering with inflammatory signals produced by heart muscle cells might someday provide novel therapeutic strategies for atrial fibrillation.
news Macrophages support mammary stem cells via chemical signalling 21 May 2018 | By Drug Target Review An international team of scientists has discovered that one of the biggest hitters in the immune system, macrophages, provide a cradle for mammary stem cells...
news Novel classification can lead to new ways to diagnose and treat cancer 14 February 2018 | By Drug Target Review A novel approach to studying cancer has enabled researchers to group about 10,000 human cancers of 32 different types into 10 classes based on the molecular pathways that drive tumour growth.
news OTUD7A gene identified as key player in 15q13.3 microdeletion syndrome 5 February 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) Researchers have identified in a mouse model OTUD7A as the gene that accounts for many characteristics of 15q13.3 microdeletion syndrome...
news Metabolic collaboration linked to Alzheimer’s disease 29 September 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) Researchers have discovered that impairing a critical partnership between brain cells can lead to neurodegeneration...
news Cell Medica and Baylor to develop off-the-shelf CAR-NKT cells for cancer treatment 17 November 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer Cell Medica has expanded its partnership with Baylor College of Medicine to develop an off-the-shelf allogeneic cell therapy, using T (NKT) cells...
news Cell Medica and Baylor to co-develop next generation cellular immunotherapies 17 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer Cell Medica has entered into a co-development partnership with Baylor to develop technologies for engineering immune cells with enhanced functions...
news Gut bacteria reverses autism-related social behaviour in mice 16 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer Researchers have discovered that the absence of one specific species of gut bacteria causes autism-related social deficits in mice...
news Proteogenomic breast cancer study provides insight into potential therapeutic targets 26 May 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer Scientists have completed the first large-scale proteogenomic study of breast cancer, linking DNA mutations to protein signalling...
news UCB and Baylor enter neurodegenerative disease research alliance 9 February 2016 | By Victoria White The research will be led at Baylor by Professor Huda Zoghbi who is world renowned in the field of neurodegenerative disease research...