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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Elrig 2018: Drug discovery using small and large molecules
The Drug Target Review team are at Elrig Drug Discovery 2018 in the London ExCel...
Prenatal gene editing used in treating congenital disease before birth
Researchers show the first example of a base-editing tool to treat a disease in utero in animal models...
Biodegradable devices speed up nerve regeneration
Researchers have developed an implantable and biodegradable device to aid the regeneration of nerve after damage from accidents and sports injuries...
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...
Efficacy of PET imaging in managing chronic liver diseases
PET imaging could be used as a non-invasive substitute to painful and complicated liver biopsies for chronic liver disease...
Researchers develop a potential tool for efficacious targeted cancer therapy
Researchers have developed PeptiENV, a cancer vaccine platform, which can be used to improve the therapeutic efficacy of oncolytic enveloped viruses...
Prostate and lung cancers driven by common mechanisms
Lung and prostate small cell carcinomas are driven by common mechanisms, which could lead to the development of one treatment for all small cell cancers...
AI algorithm accurately predicts Alzheimer’s disease onset
Scientists have developed an algorithm that can more accurately predict cognitive decline that leads to Alzheimer’s disease. Early preventive measures may help delay and even halt the disease’s onset.
Estradiol exerts anticancer effects in triple-negative breast cancer
Researchers have identified the drug estradiol as a potential new treatment for a subset of women with triple-negative breast cancer...
Nonresponsive NK cells directly impact malaria severity
The failure of natural killer cells (NK cells) to respond to infection explains why malaria causes a worse reaction in some patients than others.
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...
Chemotherapy and APOE4 linked to cognitive issues
Both human and mouse models show that chemotherapy and APOE4 are linked to cognitive issues faced by patients who overcome cancer...
Nuclear tracer helps to study the aging brain
A PET nuclear tracer could help researchers to understand neurodegeneration in aging brains better, as it enters the brain and distributes quickly...
SERDs molecules could spur a new class of drugs for breast cancer
Stevens researchers design and develop a new class of molecules for breast cancer therapy...
