New mouse model for Zika to aid vaccine research
5 April 2016 | By Victoria White
The mouse model of Zika mimics aspects of the infection in humans, with high levels of the virus seen in the mouse brain and spinal cord...
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New method inhibits the growth of TB causing bacteria
5 April 2016 | By Victoria White
A research team investigated the impact of compounds related to cholesterol on the TB causing bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis...
NIAID awards $3.1m in grants for research into vaccine adjuvants
5 April 2016 | By Victoria White
Research will include studies into how combinations of adjuvants interact with the immune system, and how synergies between adjuvants can be optimised...
Astellas and AIST enter Chagas’ disease collaboration
1 April 2016 | By Victoria White
Astellas and AIST aim to discover new drugs using genome editing technology and a high throughput activity assay for Trypanosoma cruzi...
Prosthetic ovary implant restores fertility in mice
1 April 2016 | By Victoria White
Researchers hope to use the technology to develop an ovary bioprosthesis that could be implanted in women to restore fertility...
Zika virus structure revealed by Purdue scientists
1 April 2016 | By Victoria White
Researchers have determined the structure of the Zika virus, revealing insights critical to the development of effective antiviral treatments and vaccines...
Commense advances childhood health microbiome platform
31 March 2016 | By Victoria White
Commense has advanced its development platform, named its founding scientists and advisors, and executed an exclusive license in the microbiome field...
Children with cancer to be offered gene testing in personalised treatment initiative
31 March 2016 | By Victoria White
Children with cancer will be offered testing for genetic mutations in their tumours as part of an initiative to personalise children’s cancer treatment...
New AML mouse model opens door to new treatments
30 March 2016 | By Victoria White
Scientists from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Centre have already used it to identify promising drug targets for acute myeloid leukaemia (AML)...
Why neural stem cells may be vulnerable to Zika
30 March 2016 | By Victoria White
Neural stem cells that express AXL, only present during the 2nd trimester of pregnancy, may be linked to how Zika is able to produce cases of microcephaly...
‘Outlier’ enzymes identified as potential targets to treat diabetes
30 March 2016 | By Victoria White
Scientists have discovered two enzymes - AIG1 and ADTRP - that appear to play a role in metabolism and inflammation...
Amal Therapeutics completes EUR 2.75 million Series A financing round
30 March 2016 | By Victoria White
Amal Therapeutics will use the funds to progress the preclinical development of ATP124 and to further develop its KISIMA technology platform...
A new clue to fighting acute myeloid leukaemia
29 March 2016 | By Victoria White
The findings, made by scientists at the National University of Singapore, open a new door to treating the AML more effectively...
A vaccine that protects against multiple H1N1 influenza strains
29 March 2016 | By Victoria White
Using a technique called COBRA, researchers created nine prototype synthetic compound vaccines constructed using genetic sequences from multiple influenza strains...
Inovio updates clinical strategy for INO-3112 HPV immunotherapy
29 March 2016 | By Victoria White
Inovio has updated its clinical strategy to take its INO-3112 HPV immunotherapy into human studies in combination with selected molecules from MedImmune...
