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Gene responsible for prostate cancer spread identified
Identified using a computer algorithm, the NSD2 gene may be responsible for advancing the spread of prostate cancer, and so could be used as a drug target...
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In the fields of medicine, biotechnology and pharmacology, drug discovery is the process by which new candidate medications are discovered.
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‘Hidden pocket’ could be targeted to treat strokes
Researchers have identified a tiny hidden pocket on the NMDA receptor that could be targeted to treat strokes and seizures...
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Naturally occurring potent antibiotic revealed
A natural antibiotic was found to be made from an enzyme, through it triggering chemical reactions that help the production of the bacterial toxin...
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Perfect human blood vessels grown in petri dish
Researchers have been able to grow perfect human blood vessels in the lab, and are now looking to conduct disease research for vascular diseases...
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Neurons made from skin cells are valid when studying disease
A study has found that using skin cells and transforming them into neurons is a valid approach to study neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's...
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Potential therapeutic target for ALS revealed
Strathmin2 could be used as a biomarker for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a debilitating condition with no proper diagnostic tests or treatments...
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Stopping inflammation using a molecular switch
A component in the ubiquitin system has been described as being able to deactivate the innante immune system and could help to prevent immune conditions...
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Engineered T-cells promote acceptance of organs after transplant
Controlling coronin 1 in T-cells could lead to the immune system not attacking transplanted organs, but still fighting other infections...
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Using the SVM method to predict enhancers from tissues and cell lines
A team of researchers have developed a computational bioinformatic method to predict and accurately locate enhancer regions on cell lines.
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CRISPR repurposed to develop better antibiotics
Mobile-CRISPRi could be used to guide gene expression, in turn control levels of proteins produced, enabling scientists to identify key antibiotic targets...
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Hidden culprit in heart failure discovered
A study has identified that PI3K alpha could be the culprit of heart failure, as it binds to gelsolin, suppressing it and preventing it from working...
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UCLA researchers correct mutation causing IPEX
A stem cell therapy rectifying the FoxP3 gene has been developed to treat IPEX, and has virtually cleared symptoms of the condition in mice...
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Two-antibody cocktail could treat Ebola in one dose
A study has described a two-antibody cocktail medication that has been successful in vivo italics trials and could treat Ebola in one dose...
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