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SOPHiA artificial intelligence empowers liquid biopsies to fight cancer
Sophia Genetics injects artificial intelligence in liquid biopsies to accelerate early detection of cancer and monitor treatments’ effectiveness.
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Queen’s researchers breakthrough discovery in fight against bowel cancer
New research led by Queen’s University Belfast has discovered how a genomic approach to understanding bowel cancer could improve the prognosis and quality of life for patients.
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Healing wounds with cell therapy
An experimental treatment in mice allows the reprogramming of blood cells in order to promote the healing process of cutaneous wounds...
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Removing old cells could extend joint health & stop osteoarthritis
In a preclinical study in mice and human cells, researchers report that selectively removing old or 'senescent' cells from joints could stop and even reverse the progression of osteoarthritis.
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Diagnosing cancer: new process for identifying biomarkers established
Scientists have established a process for identifying biomarkers for the diagnosis of different types of cancer.
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£10 million pancreatic cancer research fund for precision medicine
The development of new treatments for pancreatic cancer is set to be transformed by a network of clinical trials, aiming to find the right trial for the right patient, after a £10 million investment from Cancer Research UK.
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New tool developed to help avoid adverse drug reactions
Medicines are an important part of treating and preventing disease in adults and children. The ideal medicine would have no side effects or adverse drug reactions (ADRs) as they are also called, but the reality is all medicines can cause unwanted effects, in some people.
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AstraZeneca provide insight into biomarkers and personalised treatment at Asthma & COPD 2017
SMi’s 13th annual Asthma & COPD conference returns to London on the 29 and 30 March 2017...
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Global partnership launched to enable personalised therapies in multiple sclerosis
In this project, universities and companies across 11 European countries and the US will unite efforts to tailor the development and application of therapies to the individual MS patient.
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Exploring the need for mutation-specific treatments in cystic fibrosis
Despite that over 1,900 mutations of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator cause cystic fibrosis, only two treatment options exist.
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Personalised Medicines In-Depth Focus 2016
In this Personalised Medicines In-Depth Focus, Dr Adrian Harel talks about the importance of developing a diagnostic test and better treatments for traumatic brain injury. Plus, Caroline Richards, Editor of Drug Target Review explores the need for mutation specific treatments in cystic fibrosis...
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Versatile applications of next-generation sequencing in pharmaceutics
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies hold great promise for unravelling the mysteries of biological systems, with the advent of DNA sequencing methods having greatly accelerated biomedical research, gaining broad applicability in disease diagnosis and therapeutics in recent years...
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Anti-inflammatory drugs could treat symptoms of depression
18 October 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer
Anti-inflammatory drugs, like those used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis could in future be used to treat some cases of depression...
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CRISPR technology inactivates cancer mutations
1 September 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer
CRISPR/Cas9 is likely one of the most revolutionary tools in biotechnology, with tremendous implications for a broad range of biological and medical disciplines. As programmable scissors this technology allows cleavage of DNA at predefined sites in the genome of cells...