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NGLY1 protein identified as potential target for melanoma treatment
Scientists in the United States have inadvertently uncovered a promising treatment for melanoma that targets the NGLY1 gene.
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Drug Targets
A drug target is anything within a living organism to which a drug is directed and/or binds, resulting in a change in its behaviour or function.
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Heat-resistant enzymes for cost-effective drugs
The mechanisms and actions of heat-resistant enzymes are being investigated to aid better, more cost-effective drug design...
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Charles River to present collaborative methods at Neuroscience 2018
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (NYSE: CRL) announced that its team of neuroscience drug discovery experts will present 26 scientific posters, both independently and collaboratively with clients, at Neuroscience 2018, the 48th annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN)...
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Water as a biomarker against cancer?
The Tn antigen appears in around 90 percent of cancers, and its structure is greatly affected by the addition of water molecules...
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Intriguing egg protein behaviour may shape fertility and cancer treatment
Scientists in the U.S. have published their findings about the behaviour of proteins in mouse eggs, projecting possible impacts on infertility and cancer treatment.
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Scientists image antibodies working together against malaria
Cryo-EM was used to image the antibodies attaching to the circumsporozoite protein, which is the most abundant protein on the surface of malaria...
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Helping blood cells to regenerate after radiation therapy
Researchers at MIT have identified a way to stimulate a particular stem cell in order the hasten the regeneration of red blood cells...
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Protein adhesion complex cell structure identified
A cell structure identified has given an insight into how cells attach to their surroundings, and could be used to discover potential actions of new drugs...
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Single molecule fluorosequencing to transform biological research
Single molecule fluorosequencing could revolutionise the way researchers analyse disease, with the method enabling the investigation of single cells...
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Key genomic differences in breast cancers of women of different ethnicity
Study of genomic data from breast cancers of Nigerian women, compared with American women, highlights significant differences that may help targeted treatment for the epidemic across Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Therapy for hearing loss using sensory hair cells
Sensory hair cells could be regenerated using a therapy developed from the action of the cells in animals such as birds, fish and frogs...
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Immunotherapy targeting blood protein fibrin
Targeting the fibrin protein could ensure that fibrin leaking through the blood-brain barrier does not cause inflammation or disease in the brain...
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miR-31 may help target treatments for Crohn’s patients
Researchers have pinpointed a single molecule - microRNA-31 (miR-31) - the levels of which predict whether a patient has subtype 1 or subtype 2 of Crohn's disease...
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RNA molecule nc886 could unlock innate immunity
Researchers have identified that the RNA molecule nc886 begins a series of events that leads to the destruction of viruses...
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Drug target identified in oestrogen receptors
A bridge-like structure in oestrogen has been identified by researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine as a potential drug target...
