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Peptides: a promising alternative to opioids for chronic pain relief

In an exclusive with Drug Target Review, researchers at the University at Buffalo explain how they developed a novel peptide that could be a future treatment for chronic inflammatory pain.

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UTX gene mutation “robs” individuals of natural cancer protection

By Anna Begley (Drug Target Review)

Novel intestine chip enables effective in vitro study of COVID-19 therapies

By Anna Begley (Drug Target Review)

Human iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes for cardiac proarrhythmic risk assessment

By Anton Simeonov, Drug Target Review, Victoria Rees (Drug Target…

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UTX gene mutation “robs” individuals of natural cancer protection

The UTX gene mutation was found to lead to an increased cancer risk, presenting a potential drug target for preventative therapies.

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Scientists explore CA2 neuron mitochondria for memory loss targets

The team will receive $2 million over five years to investigate the CA2 brain region for the development of neurological therapies.

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Novel intestine chip enables effective in vitro study of COVID-19 therapies

The intestine chip was infected with a coronavirus to test a variety of drugs, presenting a new method to investigate COVID-19 treatments.

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Researchers achieve DNA methylation removal in mouse models

The study showed that DNA “de-methylation” activity can be targeted to anywhere in the DNA and may be a new therapeutic strategy.

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MicroRNA in red blood cells causes vascular damage in type 2 diabetes

Researchers discovered that cardiovascular damage was caused by reduced microRNA-210 levels in patient cells and mice with type 2 diabetes.

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Soluble fibrinogen a potential target for neurodegeneration

In a pre-clinical study, fibrinogen increased the death of mouse brain neurons, suggeting fibrin can have similar toxic effects on neurons.

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As interest in biotherapeutic proteins grows, the need to reduce cell line development costs and the time to market is more critical than ever.

ebook: Why you need to digitally transform your R&D organisation

Despite many companies considering digital transformation a top priority, research shows that 70% of digital transformation initiatives fail. In this ebook, we explore why and how the right approach can see your organisation succeed.

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Human iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes for cardiac proarrhythmic risk assessment

Following Drug Target Review's webinar supported by Eurofins, speaker Dr Verena Albert answers the questions posed by the audience during…

By Anton Simeonov, Drug Target Review, Victoria Rees (Drug Target…

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Are computer simulations the future of rapid COVID-19 drug development?

Researchers have visualised SARS-CoV-2 protein dynamics using in silico methods. In this article, Navodya Roemer explains how a team from…

By Navodya Roemer (University of Lincoln)

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AI & Informatics: Drug discovery and development – industry survey…

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Targeting SARS-CoV-2 replication with inhibitors of lipid metabolism

One approach towards efficient drug targeting efforts for COVID-19 is to repurpose medicines developed for other diseases. Here, Professor Christopher…

By Professor Christopher Basler (Georgia State University)

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Improving drug discovery with advanced targeted proteomic monitoring workflows

In this article, Professor Forest White, Department of Biological Engineering at MIT, and Dr Lauren Stopfer, Scientist at BioNTech, present…

By Dr Lauren Stopfer (BioNTech), Professor Forest White (MIT)

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