Why first-void urine could potentially change the future of HPV screening
From richer biomarker content to patient-friendly sampling, first-void urine is emerging as a promising tool in precision health. Here is why scientists are paying attention.
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From richer biomarker content to patient-friendly sampling, first-void urine is emerging as a promising tool in precision health. Here is why scientists are paying attention.
In vitro high-throughput cellular target-based assays are commonly used for hit identification targeting G-protein coupled receptors (GPCR). Agonist and antagonist identification of GPCRs often relies on the screening of large collections of chemicals using miniaturised in vitro cell-based functional assays. In the panel of assays, calcium mobilisation measured by aequorin…
Fibromyalgia (FM) has been described as a condition of heightened generalised sensitisation to sensory input presenting as a complex of symptoms dominated by chronic widespread pain characterised by hyperalgesia and allodynia. A range of co-morbidities of variable intensity, such as fatigue, sleep disturbance, cognitive impairment, anxiety and depression, are often…
As advances in protein engineering technology have led to the production of novel and more structurally complex biopharmaceuticals, the ability of these drugs to smoothly traverse the body and arrive at their intended target site has become more unpredictable...
Over the past few years several factors in the drug discovery industry have come together to drive an increased interest and subsequent surge in the use of high-content imaging. These include the high costs of attrition in the clinic due to lack of efficacy; increased hurdles and rising costs to…
Unforeseen efficacy and safety-related issues with drugs continue to be a major cause of their attrition, despite significant efforts that are expended to eliminate them prior to initiating clinical trials...
Starting in the 1970s, the drug discovery research process changed dramatically. Our understanding of biological targets and pathways grew and the largely empirical and target agnostic in vivo pharmacology approach was replaced with target-centric methods...
24 August 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer
Drug Target Review caught up with Dr Brian Murphy, CEO and Chief Medical Officer of Nemus Bioscience, to find out the latest in cannabinoid research…
15 August 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer
Drug Target Review caught up with Dr Emily Burns, Research Communications Manager Diabetes UK to find out how this smartphone craze could impact the rising levels of Diabetes…
22 July 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Drug Target Review recently caught up with Lorence Kim, Chief Financial Officer of Moderna, to find out more about the company‘s collaboration with Vertex and using mRNA therapeutics to treat patients with cystic fibrosis...
20 July 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer
The NIH recently awarded $30 million to advance science towards a cure for HIV. Drug Target Review caught up with the Wistar Institute‘s Dr. Luis Montaner, co-leader of the BEAT-HIV project...
15 July 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Drug Target Review recently caught up with Veronica Hughes, CEO of the Caudwell Lyme Disease charity, to find out more about the disease...
Pluripotent stem cell research has made extraordinary progress over the past decade. The robustness of nuclear reprogramming of somatic cells into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) has created entirely novel opportunities for drug discovery and personalised regenerative medicine...
20 June 2016 | By Caroline Richards, Editor, Drug Target Review
As Britons go to polling stations to vote in the EU Referendum, we can't help but wonder how you feel...
20 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
We recently caught up with Frank Pasqualone of Theravance Biopharma to find out about the latest study results for the company's antibiotic, Vibativ...
The study of biochemistry provides molecular insights into how the human population ages, how diseases commence and progress, how molecular changes relate to disease remission and relapse, and how humans respond to treatments...