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Getting “under the skin” of frontotemporal dementia
Researchers at the University of East Finland have been using skin cells to investigate pathological hallmarks in frontotemporal dementia patients.
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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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Quantifying method developed to improve neurodegeneration studies
Researchers have created a new method to quantify protein droplets involved in neurodegenerative diseases, enhancing the study of treatments.
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Enzyme discovery could fight against cancer and viral infections
A new study has identified a vital enzyme, known as APOBEC3A, that could lead to new treatments against cancers and viral infections.
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Obesity could be treated by targeting mitochondrial defect, study finds
Scientists have discovered a new pharmacological approach to reduce the mitochondrial dysfunction that promotes diet-induced obesity in mice.
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Frameshifting method could be a new mast cell cancer treatment
Frameshifting therapy has been shown to reduce the number of mast cells by “mutating” mRNA, showing promise as a new cancer treatment.
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Uncovering ketamine’s mechanisms helps identify depression treatment
A new study has revealed how ketamine exerts its antidepressant effect, raising hopes of finding new treatment options for the disease.
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Key hallmark of ALS is successfully reversed in laboratory
Scientists demonstrated how to reverse the incorrect localisation of three RNA-binding proteins in ALS, potentially leading to treatments.
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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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New models for intranasal drug delivery
In this article, Dr Jon Volmer and Dr Jon Lenn discuss a new approach to formulation models to test drug delivery based on reconstituted nasal epithelium.
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AKT degrader may become a new, effective treatment for many cancers
Researchers have discovered a therapeutic agent that is effective in vitro at disrupting a biological pathway that helps cancer survive.
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Bacterial metabolites could increase tumour therapy efficiency
Bacterial metabolites showed an increase in the cytotoxic activity in immune cells that could potentially influence efficiency of tumour therapies.
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Researchers develop toxicity test for placenta and embryos
A Swiss team have created a laboratory test that incorporates the placenta into embryotoxicity assessments without damaging foetuses.
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Stem cell model demonstrates how COVID-19 infects brain cells
Researchers have developed a 3D “assembloid” that presents a potential entry route of COVID-19 into the brain.
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“Woman-controlled, on-demand” contraceptive product developed in US
US researchers have developed an antisperm monoclonal antibody that could become a safe and effective birth control method.
