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Elucidating MDLC’s molecular features
The study’s results indicate that spatial sequencing of mixed-type breast cancers could inform personalised treatment.
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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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Mini-lungs enable breakthroughs in SARS-CoV-2 research
Researchers discovered two potential new drug applications with the possible clinical use of surfactant early in COVID-19 cases.
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Rapid functional cell-based activity profiling of multi-receptor targeted anti-obesity therapies
25 July 2024 | By Eurofins Discovery
Eurofins Discovery’s Luke Oostdyk, PhD, will highlight anti-obesity target combination therapies and cell-based assays ideal for testing functional activity, specificity, potency and signalling mechanisms of desired therapies against multiple disease-relevant targets.
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Translating ‘nature’s cues’ into breakthrough immunotherapies
Discover how Cue Biopharma harnesses the curative potential of the body’s intrinsic immune system to develop treatments for oncology and autoimmune diseases. Here, Anish Suri, Chief Scientific Officer of Cue Biopharma, explains how its platforms and biologics are designed to selectively modulate disease-specific T cells to restore immune balance, aiming…
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The role of KDR in the survival of HTLV-1-infected T cells
KDR inhibitors could be very impactful for treatment of ATLL and HAM/TSP or prevent disease by lessening the viral load of HTLV-1.
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Women in STEM with Juliet Williams
As part of our series highlighting women in STEM, we spoke to Juliet Williams, Head of Research at Kymera. She discusses what inspired her early passion for science, the power of mentorship and what excites her most about the future of targeted protein degradation – and its potential to deliver…
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Treating HCC with genetically modified NK-cell therapy
Blocking the TGF-β signalling pathway produced effective antitumour activity against hepatocellular carcinoma.
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CRISPR™ MDCKII cell lines development for bioavailability and DDI assessments
17 July 2024 | By Eurofins Discovery
Join this webinar to hear from Eurofins Discovery on the latest offerings for drug-drug interaction assessments using CRISPR KO/KI MDCKII cell lines
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Elucidating the pathophysiology of migraines
Researchers show that proteins released from the brain during migraine with aura are transported by CSF to pain-signalling nerves.
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Could illuminating the surfaceome help find new targeted cancer therapies?
At the heart of precision oncology is the need to increase our understanding and knowledge of surface proteins found on tumour cells. Here Roman Thomas, CEO of DISCO Pharmaceuticals, explains how it is using cutting-edge technology to explore the surfaceome – a map of the proteins on the cell’s surface…
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Overcoming chemotherapy resistance in pancreatic cancer
Researchers have discovered that pancreatic cancer’s resistance to chemotherapy is related to the physical stiffness of the extracellular matrix.
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How MMR-deficient colorectal cancers regulate their growth
Understanding how MMR-deficient colorectal cancers drive tumour growth and avoid immune detection could pave the way for personalised cancer medicine.
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Developing a globally-applicable HIV cure
A new assay has been developed which enables the detailing of intact proviral genomes of under-studied HIV strains.
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Studying the epigenetic profile of beta cells in insulinoma
Researchers found that tumour beta cells lose their repression marks and express elevated levels of oncogenes.
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Elucidating the loss of mobility caused by LGMD2B
The hiPSC-derived skeletal muscle model is the first to uncover the biological mechanisms underlying loss of mobility.