Hindering cadherin-22 may reduce the spread of cancer 20 November 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) Scientists have made a discovery that could reduce the spread of cancer by hindering a protein that binds cancer cells together and allows them to invade tissues...
CXCL5 protein may protect against coronary artery disease 17 November 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) Researchers have identified a possible genetic basis for coronary artery disease...
Therapeutic target discovered for ER+ breast cancer 17 November 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) Researchers have identified a protein that can be targeted to suppress the growth of a common type of breast cancer...
Could Milan be the new home for the EMA? 17 November 2017 | By Wayne Pines Wayne Pines, President of Healthcare at APCO Worldwide in Washington DC and a former Associate Commissioner of the FDA believes Milan is a logical choice for the relocation of the EMA...
Mn-PyC3A MRI contrast agent may be a safer alternative to gadolinium 16 November 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) Researchers have developed a potential alternative to gadolinium-based contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging...
Scientists reverse diabetes using modified blood stem cells 16 November 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) Researchers have successfully reversed type 1 diabetes by infusing blood stem cells pre-treated to produce more PD-L1...
Molecular pathway offers treatment targets for pulmonary fibrosis 16 November 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) A study has identified a molecular pathway that appears to be critical to the development of fibrosis...
Engineering the gut microbiome may help treat Crohn’s disease 15 November 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) Researchers have singled out a bacterial enzyme behind an imbalance in the gut microbiome linked to Crohn's disease...
Proteome of the human heart mapped for the first time 15 November 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) Researchers have compiled an atlas of the heart to identify differences between healthy and diseased cells...
ARBs may solve the global antibiotic crisis by 2020 15 November 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) A British biopharmaceuticals company, have developed Antibiotic Resistance Breakers which can restore the original potency against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria...
pIC found to prevent the development of liver cancer 14 November 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) A synthetic double-stranded RNA has potential for use as an anti-liver cancer vaccine...
CRISPR-carrying nanoparticles edit the genome 14 November 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) New delivery system deletes disease-causing genes and reduces cholesterol...
Next-generation optogenetic molecules control single neurons 14 November 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) Focused laser beam could help scientists map connections among neurons that underlie behaviour...
Synthetic T-cells engineered to combat cancer 13 November 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) Researchers have engineered T-cells in the laboratory to combat tumours...
CRISPR-dCas9 reveals surprising insight into breast cancer development 13 November 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) Changing the epigenetic code of a single gene is enough to cause a healthy breast cell to become abnormal...
