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Mitochondrial disease can be inherited from healthy parents
Researchers have shown for the first time how children can inherit a severe -- potentially fatal - mitochondrial disease from a healthy mother...
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Inhibiting METTL3 destroys AML cells without harming normal blood cells
An unexpected drug target for acute myeloid leukaemia could open new avenues to develop effective treatments against the potentially lethal disease...
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Five new malaria targets that could lead to an effective vaccine
Scientists have identified five targets that reduce the parasite's ability to invade red blood cells...
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Stem cell line offers expanded potential for research and treatments
Researchers have created Expanded Potential Stem Cells that have greater potential for embryonic development than current stem cell lines...
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HIV vaccine hurdle cleared
An international team of researchers have demonstrated a way of overcoming one of the major stumbling blocks that has prevented the development of a vaccine against HIV..
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New potential strategy to combat Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers have revealed the molecular mechanism behind a rare mutation has been associated with numerous neurodegenerative diseases...
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Scientists to test Zika virus on brain tumours
The research, using tumour cells in the laboratory and in mice, will see if the Zika virus can destroy cancer cells.
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Elimination of specific neurons outside the brain by new technique triggers obesity
A research team from Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia (IGC, Portugal), developed a new genetic technique that allows the elimination of specific neurons of the peripheral nervous system without affecting the brain.
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New discovery to identify Huntington’s disease before symptoms appear
Early warning signs of Huntington’s disease have been uncovered in sheep carrying the human HD mutation, leading the way for new insight into this devastating illness, a new study has found.
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£100 million for Cancer Research’s ‘grand challenge’ competition winners
Cancer Research UK announced that four international teams are the first recipients of its global £100m Grand Challenge competition, which aims to overcome the biggest challenges facing cancer researchers in a global effort to beat cancer sooner.
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Non-invasive screening method shows properties of pills
Information on significant properties of pharmaceutical tablets, such as their mechanical strength and dissolution, can now be obtained without resorting to the conventional, time-consuming and destructive testing methods, according to a new study completed at the University of Eastern Finland.
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Ottoline Leyser wins 2017 FEBS EMBO Women in Science Award
This award recognises outstanding achievements of female researchers in the life sciences in the past five years.
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Enhanced CRISPR allows exploration of disease in every cell type
2 December 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Editor
These systems will allow researchers worldwide to rapidly and accurately explore the changing role of genes as the cells develop into tissues...
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Genetic differences in amino acid metabolism linked to high risk of diabetes
30 November 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer
A study has identified the 5 genetic variants associated with higher levels of the branched-chain amino acids were associated with an increased risk...
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Anti-inflammatory drugs could treat symptoms of depression
18 October 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer
Anti-inflammatory drugs, like those used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis could in future be used to treat some cases of depression...