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Researchers discover strategy to reverse poor stress response in mice
Studying the mouse gene Ophn1, researchers have found its removal causes stressed behaviours, also identifying three ways to reverse this effect.
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Blocking cholesterol storage halts pancreatic cancer growth
Scientists identified a novel, highly specific drug target in the enzyme (sterol O-acyltransferase 1 (SOAT1)) cancer cells use to store cholesterol.
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Severe COVID-19 symptoms may be caused by overactive neutrophils
An international consortium suggest that the severe symptoms of COVID-19, including Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), could be caused by Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs).
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Scientists find leukaemia’s Achilles heel in vitamin B6
A possible new avenue for treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) has opened up after US scientists pinpoint how the cancer spreads using excessive amounts of vitamin B6.
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A novel target revealed for myelodysplastic syndrome
Researchers have discovered a potential new strategy for treating myelodysplastic syndrome, which has shown to be successful in pre-clinical trials.
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Overcoming resistance in pancreatic cancer treatment
Researchers have developed a new cocktail of drugs that shrink pancreatic tumours in mice by blocking pathways that cancer cells use.
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ZFP64 protein is key to deadly blood cancer MLL
ZFP64, an inconspicuous MLL fusion protein was found to be neccessary for the production of MLL proteins, and could be targeted to inprove outcomes of MLL...
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Progress toward improved Wilson’s disease drug
Researchers have conducted promising preclinical experiments on a compound that could be used to treat Wilson's disease...
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Therapeutic RNA corrects splicing defect that causes familial dysautonomia
Scientists have identified a therapeutic RNA molecule that corrects the error in genetic processing that leads to familial dysautonomia...
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Study reveals a way to make prostate cancer cells run out of energy and die
Scientists have discovered that cells lacking the tumour-suppressor protein PTEN – a feature of many cancers – are particularly vulnerable to drugs that impair their energy-producing mitochondria.
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MAPseq technique provides new blueprint for cortical connections
Using a revolutionary new brain-mapping technology will force neuroscientists to rethink how areas of the cortex communicate with one another...
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CRISPR-based system identifies drug targets in AML
Scientists have discovered a way to rein in an overactive protein that drives some aggressive leukaemias...
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Splicing-variant detection method identifies biomarkers for HCC
Researchers report a method for identifying splicing-based biomarkers for hepatocellular carcinoma....
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Ovarian cancer signalling hub points to target for limiting metastasis
10 July 2016 | By Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have discovered new insights into signalling events that underlie metastasis in ovarian cancer cells...
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A new, highly accurate way of proving how new drugs work
6 July 2016 | By Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL)
Researchers have identified a new drug target in AML, created a candidate drug that hits the target and developed a new way of proving how the drug works...
