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Roche to acquire Kapa Biosystems
19 August 2015 | By Victoria White
Roche has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Kapa Biosystems, strengthening Roche's next-generation sequencing product offerings...
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Gene testing is a type of medical test that identifies changes in chromosomes, genes, or proteins.
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Genetic test could improve myeloma treatment
18 August 2015 | By Victoria White
Testing for genetic risk factors could improve treatment for myeloma patients by identifying those at risk of developing more aggressive disease...
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Research identifies trigger responsible for regenerating hair and skin after trauma
11 August 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Drug Target Review
Johns Hopkins researchers have identified a novel cell signalling pathway in mice through which mammals can regenerate hair and skin while healing from wounds. The discovery, summarised in an article published on 6th August in the journal Cell Stem Cell, could, they say, eventually help spur the growth of new…
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Basis for new treatment options for a fatal leukaemia revealed
29 July 2015 | By Victoria White
An international team of scientists have succeeded in decoding the molecular characteristics of an as yet incurable subtype of leukaemia...
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Regeneron and Sanofi launch major immuno-oncology collaboration
28 July 2015 | By Victoria White
Regeneron and Sanofi have entered into a new global collaboration to discover, develop and commercialise new antibody cancer treatments in immuno-oncology...
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UCLA scientists discover therapy that can suppress ulcerative colitis
24 July 2015 | By Victoria White
UCLA scientists have discovered a microRNA-214 inhibitor that has the ability to suppress the development of ulcerative colitis...
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Cellecta receives NIH grant to develop CRISPR knockout library of guide RNA sequences
20 July 2015 | By Victoria White
Cellecta has announced the receipt of Phase I SBIR grant funds from the NIH to further its CRISPR-mediated genome-editing library...
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New resource makes CRISPR/Cas9 technology even more user friendly
16 July 2015 | By Victoria White
Researchers have developed a user-friendly resource to accompany the powerful CRISPR/Cas9 tool, which has been widely adopted to make precise changes in DNA...
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Researchers identify a gene linked to neurodegenerative disorders – SLC25A46
14 July 2015 | By Victoria White
Researchers have discovered and characterised a previously unknown disease gene, SLC25A46, linked to the degeneration of optic and peripheral nerve fibres...
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Douglas Scientific and TATAA Biocenter announce Tumour Cell Profiling Study contest
8 July 2015 | By Victoria White
Douglas Scientific is sponsoring a Tumor Cell Profiling Study for up to three researchers as part of a collaborative partnership with TATAA Biocenter...
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Methotrexate could be repurposed to treat patients with blood cancers
6 July 2015 | By Victoria White
Scientists at the have discovered that a common drug given to arthritis sufferers, Methotrexate, could also help to treat patients with blood cancers...
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Schwann cells ‘digest’ myelin from injured nerves
6 July 2015 | By Victoria White
Researchers have shown how Schwann cells are able to help clear away damaged myelin and guide regeneration after nerve injury...
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Research demonstrates method for quantifying the effectiveness of different stem cells
3 July 2015 | By Victoria White
New research demonstrates a standardised method for quantifying the effectiveness of different stem cells for treating retinal degeneration...
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Brain inflammation targeted in first Dementia Consortium drug discovery project
22 June 2015 | By Victoria White
The Dementia Consortium is funding a new project to target the immune system in the hunt for new treatments for Alzheimer's disease...
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SciFluor Life Sciences patented compound SF0034 highlighted in The Journal of Neuroscience
19 June 2015 | By SciFluor Life Sciences
SciFluor Life Sciences has announced that pre-clinical research demonstrating the potential effectiveness of its patented novel compound, SF0034, for treating epilepsy and preventing tinnitus was published in the peer-reviewed publication, The Journal of Neuroscience...
