Blocking LRH-1 causes liver cancer cells to starve
13 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Scientists at EPFL have found a way to starve liver cancer cells by blocking a protein that is required for glutamine breakdown - LRH-1...
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Possible new target for psoriasis identified
13 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
A small protein in the skin called Rac1 appears to link well-known environmental triggers of the disease with a genetic predisposition to the condition...
Reprogramming corrupted immune cells to attack tumours
13 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Researchers at EPFL have found a way to reclaim the corrupted immune cells, turn them into signals for the immune system to attack the tumour...
Quotient Clinical extends spray drying capabilities for poorly soluble molecules
13 June 2016 | By Quotient Clinical
Quotient Clinical has expanded its clinical spray drying capability through the acquisition of a Niro Mobile Minor™ Spray Dryer...
Novel radioimmunotherapy results in complete remission in preclinical colorectal cancer study
13 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Researchers have unveiled a novel radioimmunotherapy that resulted in complete remission of colorectal cancer in mouse models...
JQ1 found to alter how breast cancer cells respond to hypoxia
13 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Results from a study showed that JQ1 slowed tumour growth and limited the number of blood vessels that were produced...
Discovery of molecular protection linked to Kennedy’s disease
10 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
The discovery brings in-depth molecular insights that can bring researchers closer to finding a therapeutic target for Kennedy’s disease...
Putting a brake on acute myeloid leukaemia cells
10 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Researchers have discovered a mutation in the ZBTB7A gene boosts the energy metabolism of acute myeloid leukaemia cells...
Lilly announces $1m grant for the American Migraine Foundation
10 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
The grant will be used to build a registry that will contain clinical data to advance the research and discovery of new treatments for migraine...
Cancer drugs successfully used to target uveitis
9 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Drugs currently being trialled in cancer patients have been used to successfully target an autoimmune condition, uveitis, in mice...
New molecules could help in the fight to prevent cystic fibrosis
9 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Researchers have identified new molecules that could help in the fight to prevent diseases caused by faulty ion channels, such as cystic fibrosis...
MESO-BRAIN initiative receives €3.3 million in funding
9 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
The Meso-Brain project could revolutionise the understanding of disease and lead to new treatments for those with dementia or brain injuries...
Biomarkers that could give better cancer survival estimates
9 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
A new method, developed by UCLA scientists, could eventually lead to a way to improve accuracy of how well a patient will respond to treatment...
ReNeuron pursues glioblastoma multiforme as target for exosome platform
9 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
ReNeuron selected glioblastoma multiforme based on evidence of tumour-inhibiting activity from early preclinical studies with the exosome technology...
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...
