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Antidepressants inhibit growth of pancreatic and colon cancers in mice
Scientists have discovered that approved antidepressant drugs cause immune cells to recognise and eliminate tumour cells in mouse models.
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Drug Target Review Assays ebook 2021
Included in this ebook are articles exploring the discovery of therapeutics that can be repurposed against COVID-19 and discussing a novel assay approach for the identification of drug targets using mass spectrometry.
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Researchers identify potential drug to treat GIST tumours
A potential drug to treat a subset of gastrointestinal stroma tumours (GIST) have been found to tackle intestinal tract cancer.
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AI method reveals 17 existing drugs that may fight against COVID-19
Scientists used artificial intelligence to identify 17 existing drugs that could kill SARS-CoV-2 in cells, including a dietary supplement.
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Existing drug may improve immune response to leukaemia treatment
Researchers identified the inhibitor JQ1 as a potential drug to improve immune response to CAR T-cell therapies in leukaemia patients.
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Licensed drug may reduce COVID-19 infection by 70 percent
Fenofibrate and its active form, fenofibric acid, have been shown to significantly reduce COVID-19 infection in human cells.
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Novel database could accelerate drug repurposing for various diseases
NICEdrug.ch is an open-access database that may help scientists assess potential drugs for a range of diseases more quickly.
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Masitinib found to be an effective COVID-19 treatment in mouse model
Scientists from the University of Chicago discovered that the drug masitinib inhibits the replication of SARS-CoV-2 in mice.
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Screening method finds potential drugs to repurpose against COVID-19
Researchers have identified 38 drugs that could be repurposed to treat COVID-19 through a strategy involving virtual screening and cell-based assays.
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Defective proteins found to be potential targets for Alzheimer’s treatments
US researchers have identified potential new treatment targets for Alzheimer’s disease, as well as existing drugs that could be used against these targets.
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Anticoagulant drug a possible strategy to treat COVID-19 variants
Researchers in Australia have discovered a new site on the COVID-19 Spike protein that could be targeted by an anticoagulant drug.
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Mefloquine identified as promising potential drug to combat COVID-19
Researchers in Japan propose that the antimalarial drug mefloquine could be repurposed to effectively treat SARS-CoV-2.
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Potential COVID-19 antivirals revealed in large-scale drug analysis
Drug analysis at the Francis Crick Institute and University of Dundee has revealed 15 potential antivirals that could lead to new COVID-19 treatments.
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Targeted drug found to combat certain pancreatic tumours
Researchers have found that the CDK inhibitor AT7519 could be used to treat pancreatic cancer patients whose tumours are addicted to mutant KRAS.
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Common antidepressant drugs fight cancer in mice, study shows
Monoamine oxidase inhibitors can block the function of a protein, helping T cells to effectively fight cancer, a study in mice has shown.