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New study highlights the mechanism of G protein-coupled receptors
Scientists have gained new insights into the way G protein-coupled receptors operate, a step toward the development of improved drugs with fewer side effects.
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University at Buffalo to develop drugs that stop ovarian cancer from feeding on fat
The University at Buffalo has received a $2.3 million grant from the US National Cancer Institute to identify metabolic vulnerabilities of ovarian cancer and to develop potential treatments for the disease.
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Personalised organoid models for rare spinal cancer
Scientists have successfully created viable organoids from tumour samples from five patients with a rare bone cancer called a chordoma, which has few therapeutic options.
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New screening technique to accelerate the discovery of cancer-fighting drugs
The novel screening technique can identify molecules that can disable dangerous proteins before they cause diseases by blocking them from interacting with a cell’s DNA.
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Extracellular vesicles: a new target for understanding endocrine disorders
Scientists at the Endocrine Society have found extracellular vesicles may offer new insights into treating endocrine disorders.
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Novel technique to rapidly find prostate cancer drugs
A new screening assay could be used to identify new drugs to treat resistant forms of prostate cancer.
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Preventing tumour growth
Researchers have developed a novel substance that disables a protein in the cell skeleton, leading to cell death. In this way, substances of this type can prevent the growth of tumours.
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Developing modern vaccines against an underrecognised foe
Messenger RNA (mRNA) may be the ‘skeleton key’ that unlocks the door to fight latent viral infections that have plagued researchers for generations. Dr Sandeep Basnet, Director, Clinical Development at Moderna Therapeutics explores modern vaccine development and why mRNA is taking centre stage.
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Are scientists closing in on vaccines for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s?
Protecting against conditions that appear in older generations is increasingly becoming a focus of the medical industry. In this article, Dr Andrea Pfeifer, CEO and Director of AC Immune, discusses the current landscape of vaccine development for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
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Drug Target Review Antibodies ebook 2022
This ebook includes articles about antibody-based therapies that could protect against cancer by utilising a patient's memory B cells. Also included is a piece on an intranasally-delivered monoclonal antibody treatment to potentially protect against SARS-CoV-2.
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Research highlights interaction of mycobacteria with red blood cells and its role in lung disease
A new study has found that mycobacteria are associated with red blood cells at lung infection sites, an interaction that has escaped scientists for 140 years.
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Drug Target Review Immuno-oncology ebook 2022
Included in this ebook are articles on how to develop more effective CAR T cells by modifying the CAR design and why recent findings about ferroptosis in cancer cells could enhance immunotherapies.
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Researchers create triple-negative breast cancer organoids
Scientists have opened a path towards triple-negative breast cancer treatment, by creating organoids from tumour samples.
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Novel modalities of recently approved drugs
Dr Sheraz Gul reviews the drug approvals from 2021 and highlights the novel modalities of molecules that target KRAS and HIF-2α, which have historically been considered as undruggable.
