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Single-cell sequencing reveals landscape of immune cell subtypes in lung cancer tumours

10 April 2019 | By Drug Target Review

Researchers have used single-cell sequencing to map the landscape of myeloid cells in tumours from patients with lung cancer...

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MicroRNA regulates drug tolerance in subset of lung cancers

9 April 2019 | By Drug Target Review

Newly identified pathway offers promising targets for preventing tumour relapse...

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Scientists decipher 3D structure of promising molecular target for cancer treatment

5 April 2019 | By Drug Target Review

Columbia University discovery could be a major step in developing therapies for cancer, controlling cholesterol...

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Creating blood vessels on demand

4 April 2019 | By Drug Target Review

A new study shows that stable angiogenesis can be achieved by simply injecting a hydrogel with mechanical properties resembling that of a blood clot...

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Tongue microbiome could help to detect early-stage pancreatic cancer

29 January 2019 | By Drug Target Review

The bacteria living in the tongue's microbiome could provide an insight into an individuals heath, and may help to detect pancreatic cancer earlier...

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Investigating tumour microenvironments for more effective treatments

17 October 2018 | By Iqra Farooq (Drug Target Review)

Tumour microenvironments give insights into more effective therapies against lung cancer, a bigger killer than colon, prostrate and breast cancers combined...

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Study identifies strain of bacteria as a risk factor for stomach cancer

13 September 2018 | By Drug Target Review

Researchers have found a specific strain of Helicobacter pylori strongly correlated with stomach cancer...

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Researchers report success culturing Treponema pallidum, which causes syphilis

27 June 2018 | By Drug Target Review

Researchers have described a new method for culturing Treponema pallidum, that until now it couldn't be cultured in a lab dish...

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Sensitive new assay detects hepatitis B infection in single liver cells and serum

12 April 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)

Technique measuring the cccDNA marker may allow earlier detection of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients...

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Staphylococcus epidermidis may protect against skin cancer

2 March 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)

Researchers have reported a potential new role for some bacteria on the skin, protecting against cancer...

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Six leading pharma firms to participate at Pharmaceutical Microbiology event in San Diego

1 March 2018 | By SMi Group

SMi’s 2nd Annual Pharmaceutical Microbiology West Coast Conference will be taking place in San Diego, USA on the 7th - 8th June 2018.

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Altered gut microbiome populations may cause blood infections in paediatric cancer patients

24 January 2018 | By Drug Target Review

Scientists discover that altered gut microbiome populations appear to influence the onset of blood infections in paediatric cancer patients.

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Gut bacteria can help predict how body responds to fatty foods

12 July 2017 | By Niamh Marriott (Drug Target Review)

Chemical signatures from gut bacteria which show up in urine can be used to predict how the body will respond to a 'junk' diet.

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Over one thousand new microbial genomes discovered

14 June 2017 | By Drug Target Review

Scientists at the U.S Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI) have published a report that references 1,003 phylogenetically diverse bacterial and archaeal reference genomes.

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The gut microbiota plays key role in diabetes treatment

2 June 2017 | By Niamh Marriott (Drug Target Review)

A clearer picture of how the classic diabetes medication metformin works has emerged.

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