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Largest multi-omics study of colorectal cancer to date
Five distinct CRC prognostic subtypes were identified, which could revolutionise the way CRC is diagnosed and treated.
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Gut bacteria linked to fatty deposits in heart arteries
Swedish study reveals a significant link between specific gut bacteria and the development of coronary atherosclerotic plaques, a leading cause of heart attacks.
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Latest in lab automation
In this article Drug Target Review's Izzy Wood highlights three of the latest findings using lab automation techniques and technologies that aid scientists.
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New database maps proteins that could predict cancer
Swedish researchers unveiled a new cancer protein profile database compiled from artificial intelligence and machine learning.
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Five recent CRISPR drug target discoveries
This article highlights five of the latest findings revealed using CRISPR that could be used in the development or design of new therapies.
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Role of macrophages in blood flow regulation after tissue damage revealed
Researchers have shown in mice that macrophages play a role in controlling blood flow and healing following tissue damage.
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Researchers use somatostatin to treat Alzheimer’s in mice
A team fused the peptide somatostatin to a brain transport protein and found it treated memory loss associated with Alzheimer's in mice.
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SARS antiviral nitric oxide could be used to treat SARS-CoV-2
The nitric oxide treatment used during the 2003 SARS epidemic could be used as an antiviral against SARS-CoV-2, researchers say.
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Promising COVID-19 drug candidate identified by virtual screening
After virtually screening 640 existing drug compounds, researchers have revealed that PC786 potently targets several SARS-CoV-2 receptors, making it a candidate to fight COVID-19.
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Dysfunctional insulin release mechanism identified
A mechanism has been identified which regulates the release of insulin from β-cells and could be used to develop new treatments for type 2 diabetes.
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Inhibiting inflammation by blocking release of TNF alpha
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet collaborated with other researchers to develop a compound that prevents inflammation by blocking release of TNF alpha...
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Single-cell RNA sequencing provides molecular atlas to study brain diseases
Researchers have detailed a molecular atlas of the cells that form the brain's blood vessels and the life-essential blood-brain barrier providing clues to which cell types are involved in different diseases...
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Study asks if mistaken antibodies led research down 20-year dead end
For nearly two decades researchers have sought a way to target an oestrogen receptor in the hope they could improve breast cancer survival, but an article contends that the effort may never pan out.
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Spread of tau protein measured in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients
In a new study researchers measured how deposits of the pathological protein tau spread through the brain over the course of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Loss of Y chromosome associated with Alzheimer’s disease
23 May 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Men with blood cells that do not carry the Y chromosome are at greater risk of being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, according to new research...