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USC partners with Autobahn Labs to accelerate drug discovery
New collaboration focuses on transforming academic research into innovative therapies for urgent medical conditions, including cancer and heart disease.
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Identifying disease-promoting microenvironments in AKI
The study’s findings could contribute to future therapeutic strategies to prevent chronic kidney disease.
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Reprogramming B cells to produce custom antibodies
The new technique could be adapted to produce a wide range of antibodies to combat chronic conditions like HIV.
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Enhanced NPC cultivation furthers understanding of kidney disease
Induced NPCs facilitate the creation of patient-specific organoid models and improve identification of nephron targeted drugs.
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KCNJ2 inhibition: a therapeutic target for traumatic brain injury
Using cortical organoids, researchers discovered that targeting KCNJ2 could reduce nerve cell death after TBI.
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Cancer metastasis: breakthrough in therapeutic strategies
A new discovery from the University of Southern California (USC) on cancer metastasis has opened up new possibilities for combating the spread of this devastating disease.
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Virtual method enables screening of billions of chemical compounds
A new platform, named Virtual Synthon Hierarchical Enumeration Screening, has been developed by researchers to efficiently discover drugs.
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Scientists use stem cells to generate rudimentary kidney organoids
Researchers have developed kidney organoids that resemble the collecting duct system, using ureteric bud progenitor cells.
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GRP78 molecular chaperone revealed as drug target for COVID-19
Using computer modelling, a team has shown that a molecular chaperone called GRP78 could be targeted by drugs in strategies to treat COVID-19.
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Study reveals how circulating tumour cells target organs
Regulator genes and proteins have been identified on circulating tumour cells in mice which allow them to target other organs in the body.
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Freeze-dried vaccine may help eradicate polio
Researchers have developed a polio vaccine that doesn't require refrigeration, meaning it could someday be used all over the world...
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Blood stem cells balance the immune system by teamwork
The human body’s blood stem cells produce approximately 10 billion new white blood cells – termed immune cells – every day. Scientists in the U.S. have now discovered that some blood stem cells pick up the slack should any others fail to achieve these levels.
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Scientists advocate less toxic treatment for rare leukaemia (MPAL)
Researchers in the US have undertaken meta-analysis studies to ascertain the optimum approach for doctors treating rare mixed phenotype acute leukaemia (MPAL). They found that a less-toxic regimen gives better results.
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Small molecule could make a big difference for arthritis patients
Scientists have discovered a molecule that enhances cartilage regeneration and decreases inflammation.
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Researchers develop a remote-controlled cancer immunotherapy system
Researchers have developed an ultrasound-based system that can non-invasively and remotely control genetic processes in live immune T cells so that they recognise and kill cancer cells.