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Experimental drug shown to reverse effects of Alzheimer’s in mice
Oral doses of a new drug named CA administered to mouse models led to improvements in Alzheimer's disease, including memory.
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Stem cell therapy repairs damage from dementia in mouse brains
Researchers have developed a stem cell therapy that could treat the damage caused by dementia by launching a repair response.
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MK-4482 antiviral effective against SARS-CoV-2 in hamster study
The drug MK-4482 decreased viral levels in the lungs of hamsters treated for SARS-CoV-2 infection, researchers have shown.
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Reduced levels of H2S in rat brains protects against dementia
A study has shown that treatments to reduce levels of hydrogen sulphide (H2S) in the brain may help to prevent dementia.
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Self-assembling nanofibres could prevent damage from inflammation
A team has demonstrated in mouse models that a self-assembling nanofibre material could limit the damage caused by cytokines in inflammatory diseases.
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Team sheds light on the co-ordination of neural stem cell activation
Scientists have visualised the spatial and temporal distribution of neural stem cell activation in zebrafish models.
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New mRNA delivery system effectively protects neurons in rats from ischemia
Researchers have shown that an mRNA delivery system can be used to produce the BDNF protein in rats to protect neurons from ischemia.
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Researchers discover strategy to reverse poor stress response in mice
Studying the mouse gene Ophn1, researchers have found its removal causes stressed behaviours, also identifying three ways to reverse this effect.
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Team reveals miR-29 as regulator of processes for normal brain maturation
Researchers have shown that miR-29 can control brain maturation in mammals, presenting a target for autism, epilepsy and other conditions.
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Novel Zika virus vaccine shows success in pre-clinical trials
A new VLP-based Zika virus vaccine is able to protect mice completely from infection, researchers have found.
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How RNA therapeutics can be used to treat retinitis pigmentosa
Sahm Nasseri discusses promising pre-clinical results of an RNA-based therapeutic developed to treat retinitis pigmentosa type 11.
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Novel opioid could provide pain relief alternative to fentanyl
NFEPP, a new opioid, inhibited colon pain in mice with colitis but did not cause the side effects associated with use of fentanyl.
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Tumour cell vaccine strategy developed for neuroblastoma and melanoma
A combination of checkpoint and small molecule inhibitors showed success at targeting Myc oncogenes in mouse neuroblastoma and melanoma models.
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Developing a broadly neutralising antibody therapeutic to combat SARS-CoV-2
With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, new treatments continue to be urgently needed. One potential solution is antibody therapeutics, which can be used to neutralise the coronavirus and provide future immunity to patients. Here, Dr Laura Walker from Adagio Therapeutics discusses how antibodies can be used in the fight against Severe…
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Drug Target Review Vaccine Development ebook 2021
This ebook includes articles discussing why biomaterial and nanoparticle-based formulations could lead to the next generation of vaccines and exploring how a new rhinovirus vaccine showed promise in pre-clinical studies.