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Investigating tumour microenvironments for more effective treatments
Tumour microenvironments give insights into more effective therapies against lung cancer, a bigger killer than colon, prostrate and breast cancers combined...
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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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Lassa fever vaccine reveals new test for immunity
A Lassa fever vaccine offers researchers a different way to test for protection, which could aid the development of more potent vaccines...
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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...
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Rutin could be effective in treating snakebites from pit vipers
The action of a venomous snakebite from vipers could be treated using a flavonoid called rutin, an inexpensive plant based compound...
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Vaccine offers complete protection against Ebola virus
Researchers at The Wistar Institute have developed a DNA based vaccine that has offered compete protection against the Ebola virus in preclinical trials...
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Immunotherapy could cure advanced pancreatic cancer
Immunotherapy using 'educated' killer cells could be a potential cure for pancreatic cancer, with researchers eliminating all signs of cancer from mice...
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PIEZO2, a molecular target for neuropathic pain
Scientists at Scripps Research have identified the molecule in neurons responsible for tactile allodynia, a protein called PIEZO2...
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Early treatment could reverse autistic behaviour in tuberous sclerosis
Scientists may have found a sensitive time period where autism related social deficits could be reversed in tuberous sclerosis...
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Micropeptide molecule restores heart function
A micropeptide molecule that reverses structural and functional changes in the heart could be a promising target for gene therapy...
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CRISPR technique identifies Alzheimer’s biomarker
UEx researchers have identified a potential biomarker for Alzheimer's disease using the CRISPR gene editing technique to analyse brain samples...
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Scientists create map of brain region linked to Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists have mapped areas of the brain that are linked to Alzheimer's disease to deliver genetically-targeted drugs to specific neurons...
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RNA-seq of 20,000 cardiac cells reveals heart disease insights
RNA analysis of 20,000 cardiac cells from heart tissue in both ordinary and deceased mice showed an insight to the development of heart disease...
