Cambinol halts spread of toxic protein associated with Alzheimer’s progression
8 May 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)
Research could help lead to the design of drugs that slow neurodegeneration...
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New method allows scientists to watch brain cells interacting in real time
6 April 2018 | By Drug Target Review
Findings could deepen understanding of neurological disorders...
I-BET-762 may stop cancer-causing gene in its tracks
28 March 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)
Scientists are testing a promising drug that may stop a gene associated with obesity from triggering breast and lung cancer...
Medicinal cannabis is safe and effective — it’s time to reboot research
27 March 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)
Researchers claim that medicinal cannabis is safe and effective for pain relief, and are calling for the treatment to be properly established in our modern medical arsenal...
Three-in-one molecule shows promise in helping certain breast cancer patients
26 March 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)
A newly designed three-part molecule could be the one answer patients with a certain form of breast cancer are looking for...
CIS43 antibody prevents malaria in mice
20 March 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)
Scientists have discovered a human antibody that protected mice from infection with the deadliest malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum...
Experimental obesity drug prevents development of kidney stones
19 March 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)
Scientists have found that a drug connected with fat regulation prevents the formation of kidney stones in mice...
Extracellular vesicles could be personalised drug delivery vehicles
15 March 2018 | By Drug Target Review
Researchers developed an approach and platform to create large amounts of fillable and targeted nanovesicles to deliver drugs to tumours in mice...
Drug Target Review – Issue #1 2018
14 March 2018 | By Drug Target Review
In this issue: how customised cell engineering advances immunotherapy, how insights into auto-immunity are providing new opportunities for immune-oncology, and advances in lab automation and robotics are accelerating the pace of antimicrobial therapy.
Asthma & COPD
12 March 2018 | By SMi Group
Looking forward to some of the Asthma & COPD 2018 conference highlights...
Adaptive Designs in Clinical Trials 2018
12 March 2018 | By SMi Group
In its 10th year, the Adaptive Designs in Clinical Trials conference returns to central London in April 2018...
Change in neuron size could shed light on new treatments for ALS
5 March 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)
Understanding how motor nerve cells respond to motor neurone disease could help researchers identify new treatment options...
Pro72Arg gene variant increases tumour cell metabolism
1 March 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)
Scientists have found a mechanism through which mutant p53 enhances metastasis by controlling tumour metabolism...
Tempol provides a potential treatment for Chuvash polycythemia
28 February 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)
A study in mice suggests that experimental drug may be effective against mountain sickness and other polycythemias...
Scientists discover critical molecular biomarkers of preeclampsia
27 February 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)
Small non-coding RNAs may be used to devise a diagnostic blood test for pregnant women...
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