All Pathology & Molecular Medicine articles
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ArticleInternational Women’s Day: digital pathology in early drug discovery
For International Women’s Day, Dr Amanda Hemmerich, Global Director of Digital Pathology & Innovation at IQVIA Laboratories, describes how digital pathology is being applied in early drug development and what it takes to build credibility in a multidisciplinary technical field.
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NewsNew molecular pathway links liver congestion to fibrosis
Japanese researchers have identified a molecular pathway linking chronic liver congestion to fibrosis and tumour formation, offering a potential new target for therapies to prevent serious liver disease.
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NewsMini-stomach organoids grown to improve disease research
Scientists have grown the first multi-regional “mini-stomach” in the lab, creating a new way to study rare genetic stomach diseases and help to develop new treatments for digestive conditions.
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ArticleWhy tau still lacks treatments and how funders are responding
Tau drives PSP, CBD and other neurodegenerative diseases, yet there are still no disease-modifying treatments. Here, Dr Glenn Harris from the Rainwater Charitable Foundation shares how a coordinated funding effort is supporting basic research to understand tau mechanisms, improve detection and progress therapeutic development.
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NewsExperimental drug NU-9 reduces toxic amyloid in early Alzheimer’s
A recently developed experimental drug, called NU-9, has shown promise in targeting a toxic form of amyloid beta – halting Alzheimer’s disease before symptoms appear.
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NewsScientists discover potential therapy for pancreatic cancer-induced cachexia
University of Houston researchers have identified a key cellular pathway involved in muscle wasting caused by pancreatic cancer, offering new insights into potential therapies.
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ArticleAI and the future of biomarker analysis in early R&D
AI is transforming biomarker analysis in early drug discovery, revealing hidden biological patterns that improve target discovery, patient selection and trial design for more precise and predictive R&D.
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NewsNew study shows ageing may help prevent cancer growth
Scientists at Stanford University have discovered that older mice develop far fewer and less aggressive lung tumours than younger ones, challenging the long-held belief that cancer risk rises with age.
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NewsTargeting fibroblasts could lead to new heart failure therapies
Long considered structural support cells, a new research study has discovered how fibroblasts actively worsen heart failure by disrupting heart muscle function, which could lead to new therapeutic strategies for heart failure.
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NewsTargeting MAPK and PI3K/mTOR pathways halts ovarian cancer growth
A new preclinical study has combined two experimental drugs that effectively block ovarian tumour growth – a strategy that could lead to new treatments against this genetically complex cancer.
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NewsProscia: advancing pathology AI development
Proscia has launched two new products which will help to accelerate discovery and development of new therapies and diagnostics.
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EventLiverpool Breakfast Briefing
Drug Target Review in association with ELRIG UK and BioIVT will host an exclusive, free-to-attend, breakfast briefing during the annual Drug Discovery event this October in Liverpool, UK. The highly anticipated breakfast briefing is open to all attendees of ELRIG’s Drug Discovery event, ELRIG UK and Drug Target Review members ...