Study identifies how altered gut microbiota causes obesity
8 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
In a new study, a Yale-led team of researchers has identified how an altered gut microbiota causes obesity...
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Neural stem cell transplants show promise in Parkinson’s disease
8 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
A study has shown that grafting hpNSCs into non-human primates modelled with PD promoted behavioural recovery and increased dopamine concentrations...
Boosting mitochondria may help regenerate damaged neurons
8 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Researchers have discovered that boosting the transport of mitochondria along neuronal axons enhances the ability of nerve cells to repair themselves...
AGTC gets orphan designation in the EC for XLRP gene therapy
8 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
The orphan medicinal product designation was granted to AGTC's investigational gene therapy for the treatment XLRP caused by mutations in the RPGR gene...
Relmada’s d-Methadone receives Orphan Drug Designation
8 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Relmada’s d-Methadone has received Orphan Drug designation from the US Food and Drug Administration for the management of postherpetic neuralgia...
Glia cell transplants may help treat Huntington’s disease
7 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Scientists have succeeded in using glia cells to prolong the life expectancy and alleviate the symptoms in mice with Huntington's disease...
ChemoFilter – the sponge designed to soak up cancer drugs
7 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Berkeley Lab researchers are helping to develop and test materials for a new drug-capture system that could limit the harmful side effects of cancer drugs...
Lean TST gene could mean new type 2 diabetes treatments
7 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
A drug that affects the activity of the TST gene has been shown to reduce the symptoms of type 2 diabetes in obese mice and could lead to new treatments...
LDC and McGill enter translational drug discovery partnership
7 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
LDC and McGill University are to work together to identify tools to help develop novel endoplasmic reticulum related diseases therapies...
GFE3 protein has the potential to modify brain function and memory
7 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
The GFE3 protein may help researchers map the brain's connections and better understand how inhibitory synapses modulate brain function...
TMEM230 gene shown to cause Parkinson’s disease
6 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Scientists from Northwestern University have discovered a new cause of Parkinson's disease - mutations in a gene called TMEM230...
Genomic Data Commons to accelerate cancer treatment research
6 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
The Genomic Data Commons (GDC), a unified data system that promotes sharing of genomic and clinical data between researchers, launched today...
Combination therapy cures babesiosis in mice
6 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Yale researchers have reported a novel combination therapy that cures an emerging infectious disease, babesiosis...
UC Davis scientists create human-pig chimeras to grow human organs
6 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
The BBC has reported that scientists have injected human stem cells into pig embryos to produce human-pig chimeras in a bid to develop organs for transplants...
Nek1 has ‘tremendous potential’ for treating cancer
3 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Researchers have identified an enzyme, Nek1, that separates DNA replication from repair. The discovery could be significant in the treatment of tumours...
