Research identifies potential antiviral drug target
14 May 2019 | By Drug Target Review
A recent study has uncovered a key mechanism that allows some of the world's deadliest viruses to replicate.
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Researchers take a leap forward for new anti-inflammatory drugs
13 May 2019 | By Drug Target Review
Treatments for chronic inflammatory diseases are one step closer as a new study discovers a way to stop inflammation in its tracks.
New study into unlocking the brain’s regenerative potential
13 May 2019 | By Drug Target Review
Scientists identify 'wake-up' signal for deep-sleeping neural stem cells to potentially aid in the treatment for neurological disorders.
Pigment-producing stem cells can regenerate vital part of nervous system
8 May 2019 | By Drug Target Review
Researchers have discovered that certain skin-related stem cells could help in treating neurogenerative diseases.
New approach shows regeneration of severely damaged lungs
7 May 2019 | By Drug Target Review
Researchers are first to demonstrate in a clinically relevant model that damaged lungs can be regenerated to meet transplantation criteria.
Magnetic microbots could help drug-delivery nanoparticles reach their targets
3 May 2019 | By Drug Target Review
MIT engineers have designed tiny robots that can help drug-delivery nanoparticles push their way out of the bloodstream and into a tumour or another disease site.
WINTHER trial yields promising results
2 May 2019 | By Drug Target Review
Comprehensive tumour profiling promises new therapeutic options for patients with advanced cancer.
Circular RNAs can regulate PKR activation in innate immunity
2 May 2019 | By Drug Target Review
A recent study has discovered that covalently closed circular RNAs (circRNAs) preferentially bind to PKR which is related to innate immunity and act as PKR inhibitors.
Screening for genes to improve protein production in yeast
2 May 2019 | By Drug Target Review
By silencing genes, researchers have increased the protein production in yeast, laying the grounds for engineering better yeast production hosts for industries producing biopharmaceutical proteins and industrial enzymes.
New role unlocked for nervous system in regeneration
1 May 2019 | By Drug Target Review
Using a computational model, researchers were able to explain, predict, and manipulate the regeneration of a flatworm body.
New nanomachines developed to deliver cancer drugs to hard-to-reach areas
29 April 2019 | By Drug Target Review
In a recent study in mice, researchers have found a way to deliver specific drugs to parts of the body that are exceptionally difficult to access.
Scientists make improvements to AI pipeline used to diagnose genetic diseases
25 April 2019 | By Drug Target Review
Building on previous research, scientists have made improvements to an artificial intelligence pipeline used to diagnose genetic diseases via blood samples obtained from gravely ill infants.
New research advances the possibility of regenerating tissue after a heart attack
23 April 2019 | By Drug Target Review
This research advances the possibility of reviving the heart's regenerative capacities using microRNAs.
Scientists restore functions in pig’s brain hours after death
18 April 2019 | By Drug Target Review
Scientists have reported circulation and cellular activity being restored in a pig's brain four hours after its death, challenging long-held assumptions about the timing and irreversible nature of the cessation of some brain functions after death.
New study finally explains the link between inflammation and gastric cancer
17 April 2019 | By Drug Target Review
Researchers have finally shown how inflammation caused by H. pylori infection causes the proliferation of gastric epithelial stem cells, leading to gastric tumours.
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