All articles by Izzy Wood (Drug Target Review) – Page 8
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NewsThe future for quality control of mRNA medications
Japanese researchers combine cutting edge mass spectrometry with software analysis to elucidate mRNA structure.
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NewsUsher syndrome: first nonhuman primate model
US researchers evaluate an experimental gene therapy in the first ever nonhuman primate model for Usher Syndrome.
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NewsBacteria's survival strategies against antibiotics
US researchers investigate how bacteria develop an antibiotic tolerance without mutations.
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NewsTherapeutic strategy using p53 induces cancer cell death
US researchers spotlight how p53, the most frequently mutated tumour suppressor gene, can be activated against cancer cells.
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ArticleLatest in lab automation
In this article Drug Target Review's Izzy Wood highlights three of the latest findings using lab automation techniques and technologies that aid scientists.
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NewsUnlocking the secrets of Strep A virulence
Australian researchers have uncovered why some forms of Streptococcus A (Strep A) are associated with severe invasive infection.
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ArticleOvarian cancer breakthrough: the potential of rhenium tricarbonyl (TRIP) as a promising anti-tumour drug
In this exclusive article, Drug Target Review’s Izzy Wood highlights ground-breaking ovarian cancer research, after speaking with Dr Benjamin Neuditschko, from the Institute Krems Bioanalytics at IMC Krems.
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NewsWhat do cancer cells crave?
US researchers uncover the amino acid: arginine, that prompts genetic mutations in cancer cells.
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NewsNew immunotherapy approach holds promise for ovarian cancer
A new approach using CAR T-cell therapy is suggested by Swedish researchers as an effective treatment for ovarian cancer.
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NewsUncovering the first FDA-approved drug for Ebola virus infection
US scientists have outlined the structure and function of the first FDA approved drug for the Ebola virus.
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NewsWhat is the link between serotonin and heart valve disease?
US researchers found that serotonin impacts the mitral valve in the heart which can lead to heart valve disease.
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NewsExperimental antidepressant could also treat alcohol use disorder
A US pre-clinical study investigating the antidepressant: MAP4343, discovered it reduced alcohol intake in a mouse model of alcoholism.
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NewsMeasles virus can develop mutations that cause fatal SSPE
Japanese researchers find a new mechanism for how the measles virus can cause a rare but fatal neurological disorder: subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE).
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NewsAI tools aid the discovery of super tight-binding antibodies
An AI strategy developed by US scientists could accelerate the development of new antibody drugs.
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NewsCan ketamine act as an antidepressant?
Chronic pain often leads to depression, which US researchers have potentially solved using a mechanism involved with ketamine.
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NewsDiscovery of CAFs’ origin gives new direction for pancreatic cancer
US researchers discovered a type of cell involved it pancreatic cancer and sheds light on the origin of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs).
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NewsHypothalamus versus hippocampus: changes in the synaptic plasticity
Japanese scientists analyse the associative synaptic plasticity in the supramammillary nucleus–dentate gyrus pathways.
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NewsCombination of MRI and MSI uncover molecular secrets of Alzheimer’s
US researchers will use a unique combination of imaging techniques (MRI and MSI) to study Alzheimer’s disease on a scale that has never been done before.
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NewsThe role immunological memory plays in fighting disease
US research about immunological memory may help development of potential vaccines or immunotherapies for cancer and various inflammatory diseases.
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NewsDifferent cardiac reactions to stress hormone in mouse study
US researchers use new imaging technique to see cardiac reactions to noradrenaline, the ‘fight or flight’ hormone.