news Brain-heart link points at potential biomarker for trauma-induced epilepsy 28 August 2018 | By Drug Target Review Scientists at Penn State find that heartbeat irregularities connected to brain activity abnormalities may pave the way to predict onset of epilepsy in certain patients…
news The molecular link between ageing and neurodegeneration 28 August 2018 | By Drug Target Review Researchers have described the discovery of a molecular link between ageing and a major genetic cause of both ALS and FTD...
news NanoMIPs efficiently target and eliminate cancer cells 24 August 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) A joint research team has demonstrated the possibility of developing a new type of anti-neoplastic drugs based on nanoMIPs...
news Powerful molecules provide new findings about Huntington’s disease 23 August 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) Researchers have discovered a direct link between the protein aggregation in nerve cells that is typical for neurodegenerative diseases, and the regulation of gene expression in Huntington's disease...
news Experimental drug targets cancers associated with Epstein-Barr virus 23 August 2018 | By Iqra Farooq (Drug Target Review) An experimental drug is reported to have potential to treat Epstein-Barr virus related lymphomas by counteracting the cancer-promoting mechanisms of LMP2A...
news AI system detects cancer tumours missed by conventional diagnostics 23 August 2018 | By Iqra Farooq (Drug Target Review) Computer engineers have 'taught' a computer to identify tiny specs of lung cancer in CT scan images, often missed by radiologists...
news Blood test may identify cancer patients who won’t respond to immunotherapy 22 August 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) Patients who are unlikely to benefit from a commonly used immunotherapy for bladder cancer could be identified by a simple blood test...
news Vitamin B3 could potentially treat kidney injury 21 August 2018 | By Drug Target Review A team of researchers have identified vitamin B3 can increase levels of NAD+, which is decreased in those with acute kidney injury...
news Research team develops predictor for immunotherapy response in melanoma 21 August 2018 | By Drug Target Review Researchers have developed a gene expression predictor that can indicate whether melanoma in a specific patient is likely to respond to treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors...
news Cocaine relapse is reversed with BDNF microinjections in the brain 20 August 2018 | By Drug Target Review Researchers have discovered that a very common protein in the brain has an additional significant role in addiction relapse...
news Compound with selectivity for cancer cells without p53 identified 20 August 2018 | By Iqra Farooq (Drug Target Review) The compound has been shown to target cancer cells without the p53 gene, and does not affect healthy cells...
news GC4419 could prevent debilitating side effect of cancer treatment 20 August 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) Researchers are reporting on a new drug that can treat the painful and debilitating side effect of severe oral mucositis (SOM)...
news Mouse models’ mimic lung disease 20 August 2018 | By Drug Target Review Researchers have finally been able to mimic IPF in mouse models - a debilitating disease, with no proper treatment and no cure...
news CRISPR technique skips over portions of genes that can cause disease 17 August 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review) Researchers have adapted CRISPR to cause the cell's internal machinery to skip over a small portion of a gene when transcribing it into a template for protein building...
news Anticancer drug as an alternative to liver transplant 17 August 2018 | By Drug Target Review Mouse models showed promise when an anticancer drug was used to treat liver failure, resulting in liver regeneration and preventing liver related death...
