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Novel DNA vaccine offers broad protection against Influenza-A H3N
Researchers developed a novel DNA influenza vaccine based on four micro-consensus antigenic regions selected to represent the diversity of seasonal H3N2 viruses...
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Investigating tumour microenvironments for more effective treatments
Tumour microenvironments give insights into more effective therapies against lung cancer, a bigger killer than colon, prostrate and breast cancers combined...
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Key genomic differences in breast cancers of women of different ethnicity
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.
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Immunotherapy targeting blood protein fibrin
Targeting the fibrin protein could ensure that fibrin leaking through the blood-brain barrier does not cause inflammation or disease in the brain...
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miR-31 may help target treatments for Crohn’s patients
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...
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Lassa fever vaccine reveals new test for immunity
A Lassa fever vaccine offers researchers a different way to test for protection, which could aid the development of more potent vaccines...
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Cancer stem cells use normal genes in abnormal ways
Researchers have identified that MHC Class I-high, CDK1 high molecules may be at the heart of conditions including melanoma, pancreatic and colon cancers...
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Drug target identified in oestrogen receptors
A bridge-like structure in oestrogen has been identified by researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine as a potential drug target...
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Vaccine offers complete protection against Ebola virus
Researchers at The Wistar Institute have developed a DNA based vaccine that has offered compete protection against the Ebola virus in preclinical trials...
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Immunotherapy could cure advanced pancreatic cancer
Immunotherapy using 'educated' killer cells could be a potential cure for pancreatic cancer, with researchers eliminating all signs of cancer from mice...
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PIEZO2, a molecular target for neuropathic pain
Scientists at Scripps Research have identified the molecule in neurons responsible for tactile allodynia, a protein called PIEZO2...
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Early treatment could reverse autistic behaviour in tuberous sclerosis
Scientists may have found a sensitive time period where autism related social deficits could be reversed in tuberous sclerosis...
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Micropeptide molecule restores heart function
A micropeptide molecule that reverses structural and functional changes in the heart could be a promising target for gene therapy...
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Scientists find treatment for tumour cell population that causes tumour relapse
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.
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Could gene mutation offer new treatment options for cardiometabolic disease?
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.
