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USP19 inhibition protects against muscle wasting
15 September 2015 | By Victoria White
Researchers have discovered a new gene, USP19, involved in the muscle wasting syndrome cachexia that could be a good target for drug development...
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Kymab on Sunday Times Tech Track ‘Ones to Watch’ list
7 September 2015 | By Victoria White
The ranking recognises Kymab’s potential for rapid future sales growth and increasing international presence...
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CLR01 targets HIV and prevents semen from promoting infection
18 August 2015 | By Victoria White
Researchers have discovered a small molecule, known as CLR01, that attacks the HIV virus and disrupts the amyloids in semen that promote HIV infection...
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Bionic liver organs explain toxicity of paracetamol
17 August 2015 | By Victoria White
Scientists have created a liver-on-chip device mimicking human physiology, leading to the discovery of a new mechanism of paracetamol toxicity...
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Researchers uncover the signals that govern the fate of TFH cells
31 July 2015 | By Victoria White
Researchers identify a pair of master regulators that control the fate of follicular helper T (TFH) cells - a finding that could improve vaccine design...
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Scientists successfully edit human T cells using CRISPR
29 July 2015 | By Victoria White
Scientists have precisely modifed human T cells using the CRISPR genome-editing system- a breakthrough that could lead to CRISPR/Cas9-based therapies...
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Cholesterol metabolism in immune cells linked to HIV progression
20 July 2015 | By Victoria White
Lower levels of cholesterol in certain immune cells may help explain why some HIV-infected people are able to naturally control disease progression...
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The Francis Crick Institute and GSK join forces to forge new scientific discoveries
14 July 2015 | By Victoria White
The Francis Crick Institute and GSK are to partner up to explore new avenues of medical research and drug discovery across a broad range of diseases...
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Didehydro-Cortistatin A reduces HIV reactivation rate
9 July 2015 | By Victoria White
Scientists have shown that didehydro-Cortistatin A reduces residual levels of HIV virus from dormant cells, establishing a near-permanent state of latency...
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HIV vaccine research generates key antibodies in animal models
22 June 2015 | By Victoria White
New studies have demonstrated techniques for stimulating animal cells to produce antibodies that could stop HIV from infecting human cells in the laboratory...
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T cell exhaustion study has possible implications for cancer and antiviral therapies
4 June 2015 | By Victoria White
When the T cells of your immune system are forced to deal over time with cancer or a chronic infection, they can develop "T cell exhaustion"...
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Achilles’ heel of Ebola virus identified in new study
27 May 2015 | By Victoria White
An international team of scientists has identified the molecular “lock” that the deadly Ebola virus must pick to gain entry to cells...
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GSK partners with UNC-Chapel Hill to accelerate search for HIV cure
11 May 2015 | By Victoria White
UNC-Chapel Hill and GSK have announced the creation of a dedicated HIV Cure centre and a new company that will focus on discovering a cure for HIV/AIDS...
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Consortium awarded €8.4 million for development of thermo stable and cold-chain independent virosome-based vaccines
20 April 2015 | By Victoria White
Mymetics is leading a consortium to development thermo stable and cold-chain independent nano-pharmaceutical virosome-based vaccine candidates.
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IAVI-led team defines new method that holds promise for HIV vaccine development
17 April 2015 | By Victoria White
A team lead by IAVI scientists has defined an additional way to generate trimers that could benefit future clinical development of HIV vaccines...
