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New first trimester screening algorithm for preeclampsia

10 May 2024 | By Drug Target Review

The screening model combines maternal history, ultrasound data and several tests for blood markers to enable personalised treatment.

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New AI model can evaluate invasive breast cancer outcomes

28 November 2023 | By Drug Target Review

Combining cancerous and non-cancerous cell patterns, the AI model evaluates breast cancer outcomes better than expert pathologists.

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New gene target for small-cell lung cancer discovered

10 October 2022 | By Ria Kakkad (Drug Target Review)

Deleting the gene POU2AF2 kills cancer cells in deadly subtype of small-cell lung cancer.

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New CRISPR gene-editing technology could lead to better treatments for HIV

4 April 2022 | By Ria Kakkad (Drug Target Review)

Scientists at Northwestern Medicine have developed new techniques in human blood to pave potential paths towards a HIV cure.

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Novel protein could neutralise SARS-CoV-2 infection in kidneys

2 February 2021 | By Victoria Rees (Drug Target Review)

A new protein can trick SARS-CoV-2 and bind to the Spike protein rather than cell membranes in a kidney organoid.

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COVID-19 poses threat to entire nervous system, says study

15 June 2020 | By Victoria Rees (Drug Target Review)

Following an analysis of scientific literature, researchers say that COVID-19 may affect the entire nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord, nerves and muscles.

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Study reveals potential targets for upper motor neuron disease therapies

25 May 2020 | By Hannah Balfour (Drug Target Review)

The researchers revealed the mechanism by which signalling becomes dysfunctional in upper motor neuron (UMN) diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

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Self-cannibalising mitochondria discovery may lead to ALS treatment target

19 November 2019 | By Rachael Harper (Drug Target Review)

A new phenomenon in the brain that could explain the development of early stages of neurodegeneration has been discovered which could lead to a future target for drug therapies for ALS.

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Ebola-fighting protein found in the human body

13 December 2018 | By Drug Target Review

A study has found that the human protein, RBBP6, helps fight Ebola virus by interfering with the virus replication cycle…

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Huntington’s disease provides new cancer weapon

13 February 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)

Scientists have discovered why Huntington's is so toxic to cancer cells and harnessed it for a novel approach to treat cancer...

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Glioblastoma survival mechanism reveals new therapeutic target

12 December 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)

Researchers have provided insights into a mechanism of tumour survival in glioblastoma and demonstrated that inhibiting the process could enhance the effects of radiation therapy...

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Novel imaging approach offers insights into HIV’s lifecycle

21 August 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)

Scientists have used a novel live-cell fluorescent imaging system that has allowed them to identify individual particles associated with HIV...

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