Drug discovery crisis linked to bad technology choices
15 February 2016 | By Victoria White
Researchers say drug discovery processes are becoming unsustainably expensive despite huge technological advances because the wrong methods are being used…
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Eisai and Charles River announce drug discovery collaboration
15 February 2016 | By Victoria White
Eisai and Charles River have signed a collaboration agreement which will see Charles River scientists work at Eisai’s research and development facilities in Hatfield...
Herpesvirus CMV-based vaccine shown to be effective against Ebola
15 February 2016 | By Victoria White
In addition to establishing the potential for CMV-based vaccines against Ebola virus, these results are exciting from the potential insight they give into the mechanism of protection...
Vaccines and alternatives can play a role in tackling drug-resistant infections
12 February 2016 | By Victoria White
The latest report from the Review on Antimicrobial Resistance says that vaccines and other alternatives can play a vital role in tackling the rise of drug-resistant infections...
Nimbolide shows potential as pancreatic cancer treatment
12 February 2016 | By Victoria White
Scientists tested nimbolide, natural extract derived from India's neem tree, against pancreatic cancer in cell lines and mice...
FGF21 discovery could lead to new treatments for type 2 diabetes
11 February 2016 | By Victoria White
New research on the blood lipid-lowering protein FGF21 shows how it redistributes fatty acids by two distinct mechanisms...
Winners of innovative cardiovascular research grant programme announced
11 February 2016 | By Victoria White
The European Society of Cardiology awarded the grants to research projects that will address areas of unmet medical need in thromboembolic disease...
Regeneron joins the Human Vaccines Project
10 February 2016 | By Victoria White
Regeneron has joined the Human Vaccines Project, a public-private partnership to help discover and develop new vaccines and immunotherapies...
Healing microbes could be exploited as treatments for IBD
10 February 2016 | By Victoria White
Emory University scientists have found that specific types of bacteria step forward to promote healing in injured mouse intestines...
Researchers successfully use laser to ‘weld’ neurons together
10 February 2016 | By Victoria White
The team from University of Alberta is the first ever to find a way to bond neurons and in doing so, has given researchers a powerful new tool...
Breast Cancer Now Catalyst Programme aims to stop breast cancer
9 February 2016 | By Victoria White
The programme aims to bring together breast cancer researchers and pharmaceutical companies to pool resources and stop women dying from breast cancer by 2050...
ESCMID experts gather data on the Zika virus
9 February 2016 | By Victoria White
ESCMID experts are developing tools to monitor the spread of Zika and are conducting research to gather more solid data to better assess the risks...
UCB and Baylor enter neurodegenerative disease research alliance
9 February 2016 | By Victoria White
The research will be led at Baylor by Professor Huda Zoghbi who is world renowned in the field of neurodegenerative disease research...
The practicalities of targeted cell delivery: senior scientists gather in London to explore the latest in RNA Therapeutics
8 February 2016 | By SMi Group
SMi will open its doors to host RNA Therapeutics 2016 in just 1 week on 15th and 16th February in Central London...
Biogen joins the Centre for Therapeutic Target Validation
8 February 2016 | By Victoria White
Biogen’s new membership follows the launch of the new CTTV Target Validation Platform, which helps researchers identify therapeutic targets for new medicines...