news COVID-19 update: funding for treatments and vaccines 1 April 2020 | By Victoria Rees (Drug Target Review) Drug Target Review rounds up the latest announcements regarding funding for research into COVID-19 treatments and vaccines.
news Fruit fly model to study mitochondrial diseases developed 28 November 2019 | By Drug Target Review Researchers have created ‘three-parent flies' which can be used as a model to study mitochondrial diseases and screen potential drug compounds.
news Largest genome sequencing project launched in UK 13 September 2019 | By Victoria Rees (Drug Target Review) The UK Biobank, the world’s largest genetics project, will sequence 500,000 genetic samples, which will be available to researchers everywhere.
news Medical journals found to restrict access to pharma industry research 27 June 2019 | By Victoria Rees (Drug Target Review) A new report has stated that the majority of medical journals restrict their content for pharmaceutical industry professionals.
news Human antibody discovery could save lives from fungal killer 12 December 2018 | By Drug Target Review Novel therapy uses antibodies cloned from patients who have recovered from an infection caused by the fungus Candida…
news Inhibiting NAT10 provides therapeutic target for HGPS 30 April 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) Scientists have identified a potential therapeutic target in the devastating genetic disease Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome...
news Genetic catalyst identifies the evolution of antibiotic resistance 26 April 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) Researchers have shown that it is possible to identify genetic catalysts that accelerate the evolution of antibiotic resistance in bacteria...
news HIF-1 protein shows promise as a non-hormonal treatment for menorrhagia 24 January 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) Researchers have identified a key protein that could explain why heavy bleeding occurs during menorrhagia, paving the way for potential treatments that avoid the need to take hormones...
news MAFA gene provides insight into the genomics of diabetes 17 January 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) Scientists have uncovered insights into the genomics of diabetes through the rare case of a family where one gene is associated with two opposing conditions...
news Mitochondrial disease can be inherited from healthy parents 15 January 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) Researchers have shown for the first time how children can inherit a severe -- potentially fatal - mitochondrial disease from a healthy mother...
news New imaging technique may predict the of spread breast cancer 16 August 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) Researchers have developed a radioactive ‘tracer’ molecule to detect myeloid-derived suppressor cells’ accumulating in the lung in preparation for the arrival of breast cancer cells...
news Polyphor achieves first milestone from Wellcome for antibiotic development 21 July 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) Polyphor achieves first milestone from Wellcome Trust for the development of antibiotics against Gram-negative multi drug - resistant pathogens...
news Lung study in mice points to new therapies to treat critical illness 10 May 2017 | By Niamh Marriott (Drug Target Review) Scientists have pinpointed a chemical signal that worsens inflammation linked to a life-threatening lung condition. The discovery could eventually lead to new therapies for this disease, which can be fatal for up to half of those affected.
news Wellcome Trust gives Polyphor CHF 2.3 million for antibiotic development 9 February 2017 | By Niamh Marriott (Drug Target Review) Polyphor has received a CHF 2.3 million award from the Wellcome Trust to advance the development of broad-spectrum, Gram-negative pre-clinical product candidates.
news Show me the money: How to get funding for biomedical research 31 October 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer The UK's Medical Research Council (MRC) has created an interactive "map" that identifies biomedical research funding opportunities for researchers...
