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T cells show immunity to a variety of bacteria

27 April 2023 | By Izzy Wood (Drug Target Review)

Australian scientists explored a group of bacterial pathogens that share a protein sequence which is recognised by human T cells.

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Highlights from Drug Target Review’s Cell & Gene Therapy Advancements Online Summit

13 December 2021 | By Drug Target Review

Here, we round up some of the key takeaways from the expert panel discussions at the Cell & Gene Therapy Advancements Online Summit.

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Engineering better CAR T cells with Professor Ann Ager, Cardiff University

27 October 2021 | By Drug Target Review

Watch this exclusive interview with Professor Ann Ager, Cardiff University, to discover how CAR T cells could be targeted against solid tumours.

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New T-cell therapy could provide universal cancer treatment

22 January 2020 | By Victoria Rees (Drug Target Review)

Researchers have discovered a new type of T-cell receptor that can kill most cancer types while leaving healthy cells unharmed.

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Omega-6 fatty acid could help fight heart disease

19 July 2019 | By Drug Target Review

Scientists have shown that an omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid could halt the progression of atherosclerosis, a leading cause of heart disease.

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War On Cancer 2018: targeted therapies in oncology

21 November 2018 | By Iqra Farooq (Drug Target Review)

War On Cancer 2018 discussed how cancer treatments have evolved over the last few decades, and looked at the future of cancer therapies...

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Research into cellular signalling mechanisms may lead to new treatments

31 July 2018 | By Drug Target Review

Wnt moves to specific areas of the cell membrane, interacting with a receptor known as Ror2, and inducing the formation of a cytoneme...

Two new genes linked to Alzheimer's risk

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Two new genes linked to Alzheimer’s risk

18 July 2017 | By Sarah Wills (Drug Target Review)

Researchers have identified two genes that influence a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.

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Tiziana Life Sciences to drive its first-in-class Bcl-3 inhibitor

8 January 2016 | By Victoria White

The first-in-class candidate, CB1, has shown potent anti-metastatic activity, and with an impressive in vivo efficacy and safety profile...

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Duel homing agent could aid brain injury recovery

17 December 2015 | By Victoria White

When given to mice, the new ‘homing’ agent inactivated the complement system in the brain, reduced inflammation and aided recovery...

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Discovery could transform rheumatoid arthritis patient care

6 October 2015 | By Victoria White

Cardiff University immunologists have described how an immune system protein - interleukin-27 - regulates the inflammatory process in lymphoid-rich rheumatoid arthritis...

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Zedira and Cardiff University to research transglutaminase 6 in ataxia

22 September 2015 | By Victoria White

This work builds on previous successful collaborations between Zedira and Cardiff University in the arena of the autoantibody response in gluten-related disorders...

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New anti-cancer stem cell compound in development

7 May 2015 | By Victoria White

Cardiff University scientists have developed a novel anti-cancer stem cell agent capable of targeting aggressive tumour forming cells...

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‘Stem cell’ test could identify most aggressive breast cancers

4 March 2015 | By The Institute of Cancer Research

Testing breast cancer cells for how closely they resemble stem cells could identify women with the most aggressive disease, a new study suggests...

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