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21 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
NIH and Fiocruz have begun a study to evaluate the health risks that Zika virus infection poses to pregnant women and their developing foetuses...
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...
4 May 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Researchers have identified a metabolite of ketamine, hydroxynorketamine, that quickly reverses depression in mice, but without ketamine's side effects...
6 April 2016 | By Victoria White
Laura Bohn, principal investigator of the project, will focus on the kappa opioid receptor, which helps regulate the release of dopamine...
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...
21 March 2016 | By Victoria White
The finding may lead to new options for male contraception as well as treatments for infertility resulting from problems with sperm mobility...
10 February 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer, Drug Target Review
The MRC has launched a £1m rapid response funding initiative to better understand the nature of the risk posed by the Zika virus. Find out about this initiative and NIH's call for research here...
8 February 2016 | By Victoria White
NIH says one of the highest priorities is to establish conclusively what role, if any, Zika virus has played in the marked increase in suspected microcephaly cases...
4 February 2016 | By Victoria White
Compounds that produce elevated levels of TTP in humans may offer an effective treatment for inflammatory diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis...
20 January 2016 | By Victoria White
The collaboration will focus on identifying ligands for NR2F6 using Regen's screening methodology and the expertise and unique chemical libraries of NCATS...
4 January 2016 | By Victoria White
BPN14770 may be a possible treatment for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease with less potential for side effects than rolipram...
22 December 2015 | By Victoria White
A study suggests that enhancing proteasome activity with drugs during the early stages of Alzheimer’s may prevent dementia and reduce damage to the brain...
16 November 2015 | By Victoria White
Investigators found that a protein called SIRT3 provides resistance to obesity-related inflammatory response...
10 November 2015 | By Victoria White
Scientists from the University of New Mexico and NIH have created a cholesterol-lowering vaccine that leads to reductions in LDL cholesterol in mice and macaques...
14 October 2015 | By Victoria White
Research has shown that gene therapy preserved vision in a study involving dogs with naturally occurring, late-stage retinitis pigmentosa...
