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Microglia: the brain’s thrill-seekers
Researchers have identified that microglia differ in males and females, with regard to over 1,000 genes and 300 - 400 proteins...
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CHAOS approach to antibiotic resistance
Researchers have developed a new CHAOS method to combat antibiotic resistance, using CRISPR DNA modification techniques...
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Computational analysis identifies a new clinical phenotype of severe malaria
Researchers have applied a computational analysis based on networks in order to identify biologically relevant phenotypes apart from those currently defined by the WHO...
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Neutrophil nanosponges soak up rheumatoid arthritis promoting proteins
The neutrophil nanosponges can absorb and neutralise cytokines which play a role in the development of rheumatoid arthritis...
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Antibody-based approach to destroy deadly ovarian cancer
Researchers are developing an antibody-based approach to destroy deadly ovarian cancer -- an approach that could also be modified to kill breast, prostate and other solid tumours...
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Scientists discover over 7,000 effective antibiotic combinations
Researchers discovered effective antibiotic combinations using four or five drugs, despite claims that combinations of three or more won't work...
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The changing face in drug discovery
Over the past decade, pharmaceutical industries have contributed enormously to the discovery of new innovative drugs that have saved countless human lives. Discovering new drugs is a complex team sport that requires an intellectual collaboration across many sectors. These advancements provide powerful tools that arm scientists in the quest for…
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Parkinson’s disease: An endogenous protein might become a candidate for drug development
Researchers have deployed a bacterial import signal in order to deliver Nurr1 into cells...
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Venoms could be used to treat cancer and autoimmune diseases
Venoms are continually being researched as potential chemicals for medicinal therapeutics to treat autoimmune diseases and diabetes...
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Matcha green tea kills cancer stem cells
Researchers have found that Matcha green tea has properties to combat breast cancer stem cells...
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Inhibiting NF-κB improves heart function in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Breakthrough research has uncovered an unexpected mechanism that underlies cardiomyopathy in DMD...
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Dectin-1 pathway may be crucial for treating fungal inflammation and pain
Researchers have identified the dectin-1 pathway as being a potential target for the treatment of pain associated with candidiasis...
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Potential drug to cure ciliopathies
Researchers have identified a potential treatment that will be a foundation for developing drugs for various genetic disorders...
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NF-2 gene mutations make cells hyper-responsive to growth factor signalling
Researchers have determined one way that mutations in a gene involved in a rare, hereditary cancer syndrome lead to out-of-control cellular proliferation...
