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Critical cancer immunity genes identified using genetic barcoding

22 October 2018 | By Iqra Farooq (Drug Target Review)

Genetic barcoding using Pro-codes and CRISPR could be used to identify critical cancer immunity genes to aid future therapeutics...

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Better drug delivery through the blood-brain barrier

19 October 2018 | By Iqra Farooq (Drug Target Review)

Drug delivery through the blood-brain barrier has shown to be difficult to overcome, but researchers may have discovered a method to overcome this issue...

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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...

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Therapy for hearing loss using sensory hair cells

16 October 2018 | By Iqra Farooq (Drug Target Review)

Sensory hair cells could be regenerated using a therapy developed from the action of the cells in animals such as birds, fish and frogs...

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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...

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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...

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RNA molecule nc886 could unlock innate immunity

15 October 2018 | By Iqra Farooq (Drug Target Review)

Researchers have identified that the RNA molecule nc886 begins a series of events that leads to the destruction of viruses...

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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...

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Rutin could be effective in treating snakebites from pit vipers

12 October 2018 | By Iqra Farooq (Drug Target Review)

The action of a venomous snakebite from vipers could be treated using a flavonoid called rutin, an inexpensive plant based compound...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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CRISPR technique identifies Alzheimer’s biomarker

10 October 2018 | By Drug Target Review

UEx researchers have identified a potential biomarker for Alzheimer's disease using the CRISPR gene editing technique to analyse brain samples...

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