news Scientists characterise regulatory DNA sequences responsible for human diseases 25 August 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) Scientists have developed an innovative system to identify and characterise the molecular components that control the activities of regulatory DNA sequences...
news Non-coding RNA encourages cancer growth and metastasis 22 August 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) Researchers have deduced how an alternative form of RNA encourages tumours to spread.
news New test for rare immunodeficiency 22 August 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) Researchers have developed a test to diagnose a rare and severe immune defect...
news Proteomics accurately detect exposure to Zika virus 22 August 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) Researchers have used proteomics to examine proteins and peptides in saliva to accurately detect exposure to Zika virus...
news Novel imaging approach offers insights into HIV’s lifecycle 21 August 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) Scientists have used a novel live-cell fluorescent imaging system that has allowed them to identify individual particles associated with HIV...
news Histone 1, the guardian of genome stability 18 August 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) Researchers have explained for the first time that the suppression of histone 1 causes cell damage and genomic instability...
news Two-step process leads to cell immortalisation and cancer 18 August 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) New research, has studied the immortalisation process using genome-engineered cells...
news Novel immunotherapy technology for prostate cancer 18 August 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) Scientists have described a novel immunotherapeutic strategy for the treatment of cancer based on the use of synthetic DNA...
news Researchers identify powerful pain reliever 17 August 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) A team of scientists have discovered what they say is a powerful pain reliever that acts on a previously unknown pain pathway...
news New synthetic polio vaccine candidate 15 August 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) A collaborative team of scientists have developed a novel synthetic vaccine with a method grown in plants that uses virus-like particles...
news New genetic analysis reveals early diagnosis for breast cancer 15 August 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) Researchers have shown that catching and treating breast cancer before it spreads is now a realistic goal...
news Tumours detected with sugar molecules 15 August 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) Scientists have synthesised a complex sugar structure that specifically binds to the tumour protein Galectin-1...
news From cancer evolution to personalised therapies 14 August 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) A research team have studied how alterations in a tumour depend on each other and how these dependencies determine cancer evolution...
news Breakthrough method yields trove of neuronal subtypes and gene regulators 11 August 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) Researchers have discovered a trove of neuronal subtypes and gene regulators, using a new method they developed called snmC-seq...
news Killer peptide helps eliminate resistant cancer cells 10 August 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) Scientists have identified a Par-4 amino-terminal fragment that is released by diverse therapy-sensitive cancer cells...