news Novel DNA vaccine offers broad protection against Influenza-A H3N 19 October 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) Researchers developed a novel DNA influenza vaccine based on four micro-consensus antigenic regions selected to represent the diversity of seasonal H3N2 viruses...
news Investigating tumour microenvironments for more effective treatments 17 October 2018 | By Iqra Farooq (Drug Target Review) Tumour microenvironments give insights into more effective therapies against lung cancer, a bigger killer than colon, prostrate and breast cancers combined...
news Key genomic differences in breast cancers of women of different ethnicity 17 October 2018 | By Drug Target Review Study of genomic data from breast cancers of Nigerian women, compared with American women, highlights significant differences that may help targeted treatment for the epidemic across Sub-Saharan Africa.
news Immunotherapy targeting blood protein fibrin 16 October 2018 | By Iqra Farooq (Drug Target Review) Targeting the fibrin protein could ensure that fibrin leaking through the blood-brain barrier does not cause inflammation or disease in the brain...
news miR-31 may help target treatments for Crohn’s patients 16 October 2018 | By Drug Target Review Researchers have pinpointed a single molecule - microRNA-31 (miR-31) - the levels of which predict whether a patient has subtype 1 or subtype 2 of Crohn's disease...
news Lassa fever vaccine reveals new test for immunity 15 October 2018 | By Drug Target Review A Lassa fever vaccine offers researchers a different way to test for protection, which could aid the development of more potent vaccines...
news Cancer stem cells use normal genes in abnormal ways 15 October 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) Researchers have identified that MHC Class I-high, CDK1 high molecules may be at the heart of conditions including melanoma, pancreatic and colon cancers...
news Drug target identified in oestrogen receptors 12 October 2018 | By Iqra Farooq (Drug Target Review) A bridge-like structure in oestrogen has been identified by researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine as a potential drug target...
news Vaccine offers complete protection against Ebola virus 11 October 2018 | By Drug Target Review Researchers at The Wistar Institute have developed a DNA based vaccine that has offered compete protection against the Ebola virus in preclinical trials...
news Immunotherapy could cure advanced pancreatic cancer 11 October 2018 | By Iqra Farooq (Drug Target Review) Immunotherapy using 'educated' killer cells could be a potential cure for pancreatic cancer, with researchers eliminating all signs of cancer from mice...
news PIEZO2, a molecular target for neuropathic pain 11 October 2018 | By Drug Target Review Scientists at Scripps Research have identified the molecule in neurons responsible for tactile allodynia, a protein called PIEZO2...
news Early treatment could reverse autistic behaviour in tuberous sclerosis 10 October 2018 | By Drug Target Review Scientists may have found a sensitive time period where autism related social deficits could be reversed in tuberous sclerosis...
news Micropeptide molecule restores heart function 10 October 2018 | By Drug Target Review A micropeptide molecule that reverses structural and functional changes in the heart could be a promising target for gene therapy...
news Scientists find treatment for tumour cell population that causes tumour relapse 10 October 2018 | By Drug Target Review Researchers in Europe have developed a treatment that targets a tumour cell population responsible for therapy resistance and tumour relapse, giving optimism for patients with the most frequent form of cancer.
news Could gene mutation offer new treatment options for cardiometabolic disease? 10 October 2018 | By Drug Target Review Researchers in the states have discovered a particular gene mutation that slows down sugar metabolism in the gut, indicating future treatment options for individuals with cardiometabolic and sugar-associated diseases.
