news Antibody therapy extends survival in mice with pancreatic cancer 1 August 2019 | By Rachael Harper (Drug Target Review) Scientists have found a way to target and knock out a protein which is widely involved in pancreatic cancer cell growth, survival and invasion.
news Newly discovered signal could lead to anti-cancer therapies 31 July 2019 | By Drug Target Review Researchers have newly found that protein CD24 acts as a defensive signal and is used by cancer cells to protect themselves.
news New therapy discovered to treat acute lymphoblastic leukaemia 30 July 2019 | By Drug Target Review Researchers have discovered a new combination therapy to treat drug-resistant acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, tested in pre-clinical trials.
news New discovery could lead to new treatments for Parkinson’s 30 July 2019 | By Drug Target Review New discovery makes it possible to design new therapies to replace alpha-synuclein's function in people with Parkinson's disease.
news Two therapeutic targets identified for lung cancer 30 July 2019 | By Drug Target Review Salk scientists discover a pair of enzymes that drive non-small-cell lung cancer by promoting inflammation which could inform the development of new therapies.
news New molecule developed to fight microRNA-related disease 30 July 2019 | By Drug Target Review Newly developed HDO-antimiR could lead to new ways to treat diseases which are caused by malfunctioning miRNAs.
news Omega-6 fatty acid could help fight heart disease 19 July 2019 | By Drug Target Review Scientists have shown that an omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid could halt the progression of atherosclerosis, a leading cause of heart disease.
news Gene differences that impact response to Cryptococcus identified 17 July 2019 | By Drug Target Review Using human data, a new study has examined how Cryptococcus genes impact patients with Cryptococcus Neoformans.
news Crystals mapped to advance treatments for stroke, diabetes and dementia 5 July 2019 | By Drug Target Review Researchers haved mapped the crystal structure of a protein to find out how a drug latches onto it.
news Statement issued by FDA on stem cell clinic’s permanent injunction 28 June 2019 | By Drug Target Review The FDA has released a statement on US Stem Cell Clinic LLC and US Stem Cell Inc's permanent injunction.
news Job cuts limit cardiovascular and diabetes research and development 25 June 2019 | By Drug Target Review Pharmaceutical company, Sanofi, will eliminate jobs in France and Germany and end new in-house cardiology research programmes.
news Scientists have discovered important redundancies in T cells 21 June 2019 | By Drug Target Review Redundancies have been discovered in the biochemical signalling pathways of immune cells which could impact cancer immunotherapy.
news Protective antibodies identified that could be key to malaria vaccine 18 June 2019 | By Drug Target Review A new study has identified antibodies that may hold the key to creating the first effective vaccine against malaria infection in the blood.
news Potential new therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s discovered 18 June 2019 | By Drug Target Review New study finds a promising antagonist that blocks specific interaction between the protein apoE and amyloid precursor protein.
news Study reveals vulnerability of common pathogenic viruses 13 June 2019 | By Victoria Rees (Drug Target Review) Researchers have developed a stabilisation technique for widespread viruses, creating drug opportunity.
