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Genetic study confirms that numerous genes contribute to Tourette’s syndrome
A meta-analyses of a number of studies has found that variants in numerous genes work together to contribute to Tourette's syndrome...
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Drug Discovery
In the fields of medicine, biotechnology and pharmacology, drug discovery is the process by which new candidate medications are discovered.
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Colon cancer pathway discovery could lead to targeted therapies
Researchers have pinpointed a set of enzymes involved in tumor growth that could be targeted to prevent or treat colon cancer...
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Counteracting T-cell exhaustion in CAR-T cancer therapies
Engineered T-cells that target NFAT and Nr4a proteins could help to prevent the exhaustion of T-cells during CAR-T immunotherapy...
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Custom-made proteins create antibodies to fight HIV
Computational modelling has been used to design proteins that mimic the conserved protein surface of different strains of HIV for use in vaccines...
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Secret life of antimicrobial peptide revealed through CRISPR
Antimicrobial peptides were found to act against Gram-negative bacteria and certain fungi by working either together or by adding up their individual effects...
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Book mechanism identified as communication method for bacterial toxins
Researchers have identified the mechanism by which highly toxic compounds communicate, and how they use vesicles to be transported...
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MRI sensor to image activity deep inside the brain
A method of imaging calcium activity that is based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could help to image deep within the brain...
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Taking a BiTE out of lung cancer
Bispecific T-cell engager technology (BiTE) could be used to quickly and accurately diagnose patients suffering from lung cancer...
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Gene therapy to reduce deafness in mice
Gene therapy has been used to restore hearing in an adult mouse model of DFNB9 deafness, one of the most frequent cases of congenital genetic deafness...
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Fighting HIV using anti-cancer immunotherapy
Researchers have used immunotherapy treatments, ordinarily used to treat cancer, to reveal the virus in the cells of people living with HIV...
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Light-based production of drug discovery molecules
Researchers have developed a method of using photocathodes and photoanodes to catalyse reactions that turn organic molecules into drug discovery ones...
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How the immune cell ‘Iron Man’ helps T-cells fight infection
The Iron Man of immune cells, the CD4 cell, has been found to help T-cells fight viral infections, with a lack of these cells often leading to illness...
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CRISPR gene editing could make stem cells ‘invisible’ to the immune system
Stem cells that can be manufactured more efficiently and are 'invisible' to the immune system could prevent the rejection of stem cell transplants...
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Neuromelanin-sensitive MRI could measure biomarker for psychosis
A specific type of MRI, neuromelanin-sensitive magnetic resonance imaging, could lead to the measurement of a psychosis biomarker...
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Simple mechanism that ensures bacterial resistance
The team used techniques used by physicists along with highly specialised equipment to investigate deep into the bacterial membrane...