New two-step vaccination strategy for influenza
The novel strategy demonstrates a strong immune response, both body-wide and specifically in the upper respiratory tract, in porcine models.
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Type 1 regulatory cells limit immunotherapy success
Scientists discovered the number of Tr1 cells increased as tumours grew larger, making mice insensitive to immunotherapy.
Prostate cancer: delaying resistance to hormone therapy
Researchers have developed a new form of immunotherapy that could provide a longer life expectancy to men with prostate cancer.
Promising new bioactive material to regenerate cartilage
A biomaterial that improved hyaline cartilage repair could be used to avoid knee replacements and treat injuries and degenerative diseases.
Reprogramming B cells to produce custom antibodies
The new technique could be adapted to produce a wide range of antibodies to combat chronic conditions like HIV.
Improving the effectiveness of immunotherapy for glioblastoma
Researchers utilised AI to identify genes that reprogramme GBM cancer cells into dendritic cells within the tumour.
Spinal muscular atrophy: searching for a cure
Organoids with SMA-pathology uncovered key findings about the disease, which could be utilised to develop new therapeutic options.
Advancing HIV treatment with a small molecule inhibitor
The new study demonstrated that a small molecule inhibitor, BLZ945, could be used as a potential therapeutic to achieve viral clearance.
Elucidating MDLC’s molecular features
The study’s results indicate that spatial sequencing of mixed-type breast cancers could inform personalised treatment.
Mini-lungs enable breakthroughs in SARS-CoV-2 research
Researchers discovered two potential new drug applications with the possible clinical use of surfactant early in COVID-19 cases.
New agreement to progress cardiovascular disease research
The agreement between Cartherics, The University of Sydney and The University of Queensland will further stem cell-derived heart muscle therapy for heart failure.
Development of a new and promising antimalarial agent
The new agent, DIF-1(+3), proved to be as effective against drug-resistant malaria as it was against susceptible strains.
New model offers a unique method to study Parkinson’s disease
Mice with rod-specific VPS35 deletion demonstrate a pathology more similar to human Parkinson’s disease, compared to other mouse models.
The role of KDR in the survival of HTLV-1-infected T cells
KDR inhibitors could be very impactful for treatment of ATLL and HAM/TSP or prevent disease by lessening the viral load of HTLV-1.
Prime editing corrects the CFTR gene mutation
The approach precisely and durably corrects the CFTR mutation in human lung cells, which could lead to superior treatments.
