Early intervention could prevent myeloma from taking root
11 July 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Researchers from the University of Birmingham have revealed how a common condition called ‘MGUS’ can develop into myeloma...
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Human Cancer Models Initiative could transform research
11 July 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
An international project to develop a large, globally accessible, bank of new cancer models for the research community launches today...
Ovarian cancer signalling hub points to target for limiting metastasis
10 July 2016 | By Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have discovered new insights into signalling events that underlie metastasis in ovarian cancer cells...
Scientists discover basal cell carcinoma cell of origin
8 July 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Scientists have identified the 'cell of origin' in basal cell carcinoma and followed the chain of events that lead to the growth of these invasive tumours...
Wars2 identified as a possible new target for heart disease drugs
8 July 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Researchers were able to determine that Wars2 plays an important role in supplying sufficient endothelial cells for angiogenesis...
Unravelling the mechanism of excess brain growth in autism
8 July 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Scientists have employed a cutting-edge stem cell technique to unravel the mechanisms driving this phenomenon which affects some individuals with autism...
Role of let-7 in neuroblastoma offers a new angle on treatment
8 July 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
A study has found that let-7 plays a central role in curbing neuroblastoma and could focus efforts to find a targeted, nontoxic alternative to chemotherapy...
AdAlta announces IPO to accelerate development of AD-114
8 July 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
AdAlta is seeking to raise up to AU$10 million to fund clinical studies with its lead compound (AD-114) which shows promise in treating lung fibrosis...
Scientists use a “big data” approach to precision medicine
7 July 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Researchers have compared genetic mutations in tumours to those in cancer cell lines and then tested the cell lines' responses to therapeutic compounds...
Metformin reduces toxic acid levels associated with MSUD
6 July 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
The widely-used diabetes drug, metformin, reduced the toxic acid levels associated with MSUD in both skin cells derived from MSUD patients and in mice...
A new, highly accurate way of proving how new drugs work
6 July 2016 | By Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL)
Researchers have identified a new drug target in AML, created a candidate drug that hits the target and developed a new way of proving how the drug works...
Vertex and Moderna to develop cystic fibrosis mRNA Therapeutics
6 July 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Their collaboration will focus on the use of mRNA therapies to enable cells in the lungs to produce functional copies of the CFTR protein...
Sanofi Pasteur enters co-development agreement with WRAIR for Zika vaccine
6 July 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Sanofi Pasteur has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the WRAIR on the co-development of a Zika vaccine candidate...
Researchers to monitor potential Zira virus exposure in US Olympic team
5 July 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
The study aims to improve understanding of how the Zika virus persists in the body and to identify potential factors that influence the course of infection...
Biopta and Reinnervate to merge to form ReproCELL Europe Ltd
5 July 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
ReproCELL has announced that two of its Group companies, Biopta and Reinnervate, will merge to form a new company, ReproCELL Europe Ltd...
