news Drug target to halt progression of Parkinson’s disease identified 28 May 2021 | By Victoria Rees (Drug Target Review) Scientists have shown that trapped LC3B protein in brain cells enables Parkinson's disease to spread, presenting a drug target.
news Avocado compound targets enzyme critical to leukaemia cell growth 30 April 2021 | By Victoria Rees (Drug Target Review) The fat molecule avocatin B, found in avocados, was shown to inhibit VLCAD, an enzyme vital for leukaemia cell metabolism.
news Potential treatment for heart attacks discovered by researchers 4 October 2019 | By Victoria Rees (Drug Target Review) Researchers have uncovered a treatment that may be used to treat heart attacks or to prevent heart failure, using the circadian clock.
news Significant epilepsy gene discovery in dogs 21 February 2017 | By Niamh Marriott (Drug Target Review) A collaborative study describes a novel myoclonic epilepsy syndrome in dogs for the first time and discovers its genetic cause at DIRAS1 gene.