news $3M grant allows milestone in regenerative medicine using blood vessels 11 July 2023 | By Izzy Wood (Drug Target Review) US researchers combine revascularisation techniques to allow new blood vessels to rapidly form in an architecturally organised manner.
news What parts of a tumour are linked to muscle wasting? 5 December 2022 | By Izzy Wood (Drug Target Review) US researchers found that the severity of muscle wasting from cancer is related to the type, size and location of the tumour, in mice.
news Ground-breaking 3D bioprinted tumours aid immunotherapy research 20 October 2022 | By Izzy Wood (Drug Target Review) A team of scientists have 3D bioprinted breast cancer tumours and treated them in a new study, offering greater understanding of the disease.
news Researchers identify new therapeutic targets on SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein 23 February 2021 | By Victoria Rees (Drug Target Review) Researchers have found that the S1/S2 cleavage of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein could be a potential target for COVID-19 therapeutics.
news Study provides insight into muscle wasting in cancer patients 4 February 2021 | By Victoria Rees (Drug Target Review) Using a mouse model, researchers found that cancer progression led to fewer skeletal muscle ribosomes, likely explaining muscle wasting.
news Key modifier identified in genetic deletion related to autism 18 February 2020 | By Rachael Harper (Drug Target Review) A key modifier has been identified by researchers in a large fruit fly genetic deletion related to neurodevelopmental disorders such as schizophrenia and autism.
news New tool reveals DNA structures that influence disease 19 December 2019 | By Victoria Rees (Drug Target Review) Researchers have created an algorithm that locates and analyses DNA structures which are linked to the development of certain diseases.
news New gene therapy repairs neuron stroke damage in mice 12 September 2019 | By Victoria Rees (Drug Target Review) Researchers have developed a new treatment method which turned glial cells into functioning neurons in mice after stroke.
news Custom-made proteins create antibodies to fight HIV 27 February 2019 | By Drug Target Review Computational modelling has been used to design proteins that mimic the conserved protein surface of different strains of HIV for use in vaccines...