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Study reveals potential for malaria prevention vaccine
Researchers have identified a novel drug target for the prevention of malaria.
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Gut microbiome identified as cause of IBD, study finds
A study has detailed the change in the gut microbiome, increasing the potential for new IBD therapies.
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Reversible antiplatelet therapy fights cancer metastasis and clotting
A novel antiplatelet therapy could help to prevent heart attacks and stroke through preventing the formation of blood clots...
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Potential therapeutic target for ALS revealed
Strathmin2 could be used as a biomarker for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a debilitating condition with no proper diagnostic tests or treatments...
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Omics-informed drug target discovery in combating emerging infectious diseases
The catastrophic consequences of ever-increasing rates of death from infectious diseases demands new experimental strategies for drug target selection and drug design. Over the last decade, the pharmaceutical industry has been wounded by several issues including failure of drug-development programmes, burgeoning cost of drug development, increasing regulatory control, lack of…
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The changing face in drug discovery
Over the past decade, pharmaceutical industries have contributed enormously to the discovery of new innovative drugs that have saved countless human lives. Discovering new drugs is a complex team sport that requires an intellectual collaboration across many sectors. These advancements provide powerful tools that arm scientists in the quest for…
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CRISPR prevents hearing loss in mice
Researchers use CRISPR-Cas9 to target a mutation in the Tmc1 gene that causes the loss of hair cells in the inner ear.
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Harvard researchers develop multiregional brain-on-a-chip
Harvard University researchers have developed a multiregional brain-on-a-chip that models the connectivity between three distinct regions of the brain.
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Diabetes opens floodgates to fructose
14 October 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer
The surprise is that diabetic mice absorb more fructose within minutes after it hits the stomach, sending it to the liver where it manufactures fat...
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A simple new platform for antibiotic discovery
23 May 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Harvard researchers have created a new platform for antibiotic discovery that, they say, may go a long way to solving the crisis of antibiotic resistance...
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Spotted gar could help advance biomedical research
7 March 2016 | By Victoria White
The genome of the spotted gar is so much like both zebrafish and humans that it can be used as a bridge species that could open a pathway to important advancements in biomedical research..
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New study looks at why pharma may prefer to invest in drugs over vaccines
3 March 2016 | By Victoria White
According to the research, a drug for a disease that affects twice as many people will generate twice the revenue. But vaccine revenue depends on finer details about how the risk is distributed in the population...
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New resource makes CRISPR/Cas9 technology even more user friendly
16 July 2015 | By Victoria White
Researchers have developed a user-friendly resource to accompany the powerful CRISPR/Cas9 tool, which has been widely adopted to make precise changes in DNA...