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FGF21 discovery could lead to new treatments for type 2 diabetes

11 February 2016 | By Victoria White

New research on the blood lipid-lowering protein FGF21 shows how it redistributes fatty acids by two distinct mechanisms...

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ARA 290 improves islet cell transplantation outcome in Type 1 diabetes

23 December 2015 | By Victoria White

ARA 290 is a first-in-class synthetic peptide designed to activate the innate repair mechanism in the setting of tissue injury...

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Harnessing antibiotic resistance to fight amyloid diseases

14 December 2015 | By Victoria White

A new study outlines a way of using antibiotic resistance to find chemicals capable of stopping amyloid formation in amyloid diseases such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and type II diabetes...

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Scientists show how drug molecules regulate β2AR

11 December 2015 | By Victoria White

A new study shows how different pharmaceutical drugs hit either the "on" or "off" switch of β2AR - signalling protein linked to asthma, obesity and type 2 diabetes...

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Scientists create therapeutic venom database

26 November 2015 | By Victoria White

Venom Knowledge Base summarises the results of 5,117 studies in the medical literature describing the use of venom toxins as painkillers and as treatments for diseases...

Scientists home in on microRNA processing for novel cancer therapies

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Gene map identifies genes unique to different cancers

26 November 2015 | By Victoria White

Scientists from the University of Toronto have switched off, one by one, almost 18,000 genes - 90% of the entire human genome - to find the genes that are essential for cell survival...

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Potential target for reducing obesity-related inflammation

16 November 2015 | By Victoria White

Investigators found that a protein called SIRT3 provides resistance to obesity-related inflammatory response...

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Scientists help launch human dark proteome initiative

10 November 2015 | By Victoria White

The initiative aims to accelerate research into biology's "invisible mass" to provide novel insights into cell function and a new frontier in drug discovery...

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Cholesterol-lowering vaccine shows promise in preclinical studies

10 November 2015 | By Victoria White

Scientists from the University of New Mexico and NIH have created a cholesterol-lowering vaccine that leads to reductions in LDL cholesterol in mice and macaques...

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Researchers find way to trigger red blood cells on demand

4 November 2015 | By Victoria White

The discovery could represent a significant step forward in the battle against anaemia...

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Novo Nordisk and UW to explore the role of the brain in obesity

3 November 2015 | By Victoria White

The collaboration aims to understand factors mediating brain control of blood glucose and appetite with the ultimate goal of developing new therapeutic agents for the treatment of diabetes and obesity...

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Medlab to start human trials using its NanoCelle platform

22 October 2015 | By Victoria White

Medlab will apply its nanotechnology delivery system to an existing statin compound, atorvastatin, for patients suffering high levels of cholesterol...

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Lilly announces New York R&D site expansion

12 October 2015 | By Victoria White

Lilly has announced plans to add 30,000 square feet to its research and development site at the Alexandria Centre for Life Science in New York...

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C4XD provides a research update on its IL-17 targeting leads

7 October 2015 | By Victoria White

C4XD’s most advanced compound, an oral Orexin-1 antagonist for the treatment of addiction, is in formal preclinical safety and toxicity studies...

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Scientists develop drug to prevent diabetic enteropathy

2 October 2015 | By Victoria White

Scientists have discovered a protein that 'soaks up' the overproduced hormone that leads to diabetic enteropathy...

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