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COVID-19 update: funding for treatments and vaccines
Drug Target Review rounds up the latest announcements regarding funding for research into COVID-19 treatments and vaccines.
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Fruit fly model to study mitochondrial diseases developed
Researchers have created ‘three-parent flies' which can be used as a model to study mitochondrial diseases and screen potential drug compounds.
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Largest genome sequencing project launched in UK
The UK Biobank, the world’s largest genetics project, will sequence 500,000 genetic samples, which will be available to researchers everywhere.
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Medical journals found to restrict access to pharma industry research
A new report has stated that the majority of medical journals restrict their content for pharmaceutical industry professionals.
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Human antibody discovery could save lives from fungal killer
Novel therapy uses antibodies cloned from patients who have recovered from an infection caused by the fungus Candida…
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Inhibiting NAT10 provides therapeutic target for HGPS
Scientists have identified a potential therapeutic target in the devastating genetic disease Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome...
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Genetic catalyst identifies the evolution of antibiotic resistance
Researchers have shown that it is possible to identify genetic catalysts that accelerate the evolution of antibiotic resistance in bacteria...
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HIF-1 protein shows promise as a non-hormonal treatment for menorrhagia
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...
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MAFA gene provides insight into the genomics of diabetes
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...
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Mitochondrial disease can be inherited from healthy parents
Researchers have shown for the first time how children can inherit a severe -- potentially fatal - mitochondrial disease from a healthy mother...
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New imaging technique may predict the of spread breast cancer
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...
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Polyphor achieves first milestone from Wellcome for antibiotic development
Polyphor achieves first milestone from Wellcome Trust for the development of antibiotics against Gram-negative multi drug - resistant pathogens...
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Lung study in mice points to new therapies to treat critical illness
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.
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Wellcome Trust gives Polyphor CHF 2.3 million for antibiotic development
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.
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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...
