Scientists discover switched off gene in prostate cancer cells
26 October 2015 | By Victoria White
The discovery could shed light on how prostate cancer spreads and provides a possible new target for the disease...
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Chemical probe switches off two cancer-causing proteins
26 October 2015 | By Victoria White
The discovery sheds new light on the role these proteins play in driving cancer cell proliferation...
Vertex and CRISPR Therapeutics to develop new treatments for genetic disease
26 October 2015 | By Victoria White
The collaboration will evaluate the use of CRISPR-Cas9 across multiple diseases, including cystic fibrosis, where targets have been validated through human genetics...
ClearPath establishes Nosocomial Vaccine Corporation (NVC)
26 October 2015 | By Victoria White
NVC has already initiated research collaborations with two partners to develop a nosocomial vaccine...
Study shows immunosuppressive effects of CA125 on farletuzumab
26 October 2015 | By Victoria White
The new findings have led to the hypothesis that patients with high levels of CA125 have an immunosuppressive tumour microenvironment that may potentially enable cancer cells to escape immune-mediated cytotoxicity...
Celyad awarded US patent covering allogeneic human primary T-Cells
26 October 2015 | By Victoria White
The US 9,181,527 Celyad Allogeneic Patent significantly strengthens Celyad’s patent portfolio in the CAR T-Cell field...
Disease recreated in mini-kidney organoids in the lab
23 October 2015 | By Victoria White
The work paves the way for personalised drug discovery for kidney disease...
iPSC technology helps characterise healthy and diseased neurons
23 October 2015 | By Victoria White
Using iPSC technology, researchers created 16 different cells lines, some using cells from healthy humans and others using cells from people with ALS or spinal muscular atrophy...
BanLec: the banana-derived antiviral agent
23 October 2015 | By Victoria White
BanLec, a substance originally found in bananas and carefully edited by scientists, could someday fight off a wide range of viruses...
Gene discovery could lead to new treatments for sepsis
22 October 2015 | By Victoria White
Scientists have isolated the gene that produces Gasdermin-D - a protein that plays a critical role in the pathway to sepsis...
Medlab to start human trials using its NanoCelle platform
22 October 2015 | By Victoria White
Medlab will apply its nanotechnology delivery system to an existing statin compound, atorvastatin, for patients suffering high levels of cholesterol...
Amgen Foundation invests $4 million in the Amgen Biotech Experience
22 October 2015 | By Victoria White
The Amgen Biotech Experience was designed to inspire the next generation of innovators and give school students the opportunity to experience real science...
Launch of Dementia Discovery Fund to deliver new dementia treatments by 2025
21 October 2015 | By Kate Douetil
This innovative new global investment fund has gained support from a wide variety of investors, including the UK Government’s Department of Health (DoH), Alzheimer’s Research UK and world-leading major pharmaceutical companies Biogen, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Lilly, Pfizer and Takeda...
Investigational aerosol TB vaccine induces potent immune response
21 October 2015 | By Victoria White
The investigational aerosol vaccine protected rhesus macacques from pulmonary TB infection better than the similarly delivered BCG vaccine...
Team successfully performs surgery on a human genome
21 October 2015 | By Victoria White
The research team have changed how the genome is folded inside the nucleus. The advance may lead to new methods of understanding and overcoming genetic diseases...
