Potential therapeutic protein inhibitors for Chagas disease
Researchers have used a multi-modal integrated approach to develop potential new anti-Chagas therapies...
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MMP20 gene variants linked to high-risk childhood cancers
Paediatric researchers have identified common gene variants that raise the risk of an aggressive forms of childhood cancer...
National Physical Laboratory re-launched to improve access to health innovations
NPL's new approach informed by government priorities, consultancy with industry and the NHS, and a century of expertise, will see it focus on some of the world’s biggest health challenges, from supporting the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and dementia, to reducing attrition rates in drug development, to creating new…
MRI agent distinguishes aggressive from slow-growing breast cancer
Researchers have tested a new MRI contrast agent that pinpoints breast cancers at early stages and differentiates between aggressive and slow-growing types...
Exosomes identified as the missing link to insulin resistance
Researchers have identified exosomes as the missing link in diabetes...
Bryostatin-1 shows early promise for dormant HIV infection
Scientists have designed a synthetic molecule bryostatin-1 that can reactivate dormant HIV...
Genome editing reveals a role for OCT4 in human embryogenesis
Researchers have used genome editing technology to reveal the role of a key gene in human embryos in the first few days of development...
Blocking ApoE4 may prevent nerve cell death in Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers have identified that the presence of ApoE4 exacerbates the brain damage caused by toxic tangles of tau protein...
B-cells promote melanoma progression and resistance to therapy
Depletion of B cells in the tumour micro-environment shows anti-tumour activity in patients with advanced metastatic melanoma...
Three-in-one antibody may protect from HIV-like virus
A three-pronged antibody has been found to protect from infection with two strains of SHIV, better than individual natural antibodies...
Bacterial proteins show promise for a gonorrhoea vaccine
Researchers have identified a pair of bacterial proteins that show promise as the basis for a gonorrhoea vaccine...
PET imaging used to track Zika virus infection
Scientists have used PET imaging to study brain inflammation following Zika virus infection in mice, allowing investigators to study the progression of the disease over time...
GREB1L mutations associated with renal agenesis
A team of researchers has identified the mutated gene GREB1L is linked to renal agenesis...
RNA cells genetically re-programmed to fight cancer
RNA cells can be genetically programmed like a computer to fight cancer, influenza, and other serious conditions...
Cytokine molecules unearth development of progressive MS
Scientists have uncovered two closely related cytokines molecules involved in cell communication that explain why some people develop progressive MS...
