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...
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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...
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...
