Discovery improves understanding of cellular ageing and cancer development
A team of researchers has discovered the role of the protein ZBTB48 in regulating both telomeres and mitochondria, key players involved in cellular ageing.
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New research highlights key differences between mice and men
Research from King’s College in London, UK, and Lund University in Sweden could explain why diabetes drugs that have worked in animal experiments are not equally successful in humans. The researchers discovered differences – as well as hitherto unknown similarities – in the function of insulin-producing beta cells.
Ryboquin raises £1.8m for drug development in gene therapy
This latest funding round attracts two prominent new investors; Brian Kennedy and Sir Brian Souter.
Improved accuracy when testing cancer drugs
A method to more accurately test anti-cancer drugs has now been developed at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg.
Study asks if mistaken antibodies led research down 20-year dead end
For nearly two decades researchers have sought a way to target an oestrogen receptor in the hope they could improve breast cancer survival, but an article contends that the effort may never pan out.
Milking it: A new robot to extract scorpion venom
A new scorpion-milking robot designed to extract venom could replace the traditional manual method.
Universities collaborate on NIHR’s £1.5million antibiotic resistance study
University of Warwick expertise is contributing to a world-first £1.5million study aiming to tackle one of the biggest public health threats we face - antibiotic resistance.
Unlocking the power of research data
The wealth of data produced by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) is now available to external users.
Augmented reality system to help medical professionals
A mixed reality system which allows medical practitioners to view and interact with virtual replicas of patients’ organs, bones or body parts is being developed by academics.
New web calculator to more accurately predict bowel cancer survival
For many bowel cancer patients, following the initial shock of their diagnosis, thoughts quickly turn to estimating how much time they have to live...
BioGeneration Ventures secures €66m for European biotech fund
BioGeneration Ventures (BGV) announces an investment by the European Investment Fund (EIF) and other new investors in BGV III...
First ‘haploid’ human stem cells could change the face of medical research
Research has yielded the first successful isolation and maintenance of haploid embryonic stem cells in humans.
Study sheds light on how ovarian cancer spreads
Long-term goal is to develop treatments that prevent cancer cells from attaching to new sites during metastasis.
UC biologist looks at butterflies to help solve human infertility
UC biologist helps decode the structural complexities of male butterfly ejaculate and co-evolving female reproductive tract. Findings from these biochemical relationships may help unlock certain mysteries of human infertility
Novel metabolic mechanism holds potential as tuberculosis drug target
Researchers from the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, New York, have discovered a key metabolic mechanism in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) bacteria, which presents as a novel drug target for potentially treating tuberculosis.
