A universal flu vaccine may be in sight
21 September 2018 | By Iqra Farooq (Drug Target Review)
Researchers from Oxford have identified the initial steps on the path towards creating a universal influenza vaccine that could last for life...
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Chemical tags make differences in cell fate and gene expression
21 September 2018 | By Iqra Farooq (Drug Target Review)
Scientists from Spain have identified the specific roles of chemical tags in mammalian development and cancer in controlling genes...
PD-1 and CTLA4 therapies together could benefit women with ovarian cancer
20 September 2018 | By Iqra Farooq (Drug Target Review)
Women with ovarian cancer could in future benefit from a combined therapy using PD-1 and CTLA-4 as shown through the results of this Phase II trial...
Green tea compound helps siRNA slip inside cells
19 September 2018 | By Drug Target Review
Researchers have found a surprising use for EGCG: sneaking therapeutic RNAs into cells...
Amyloid beta – a good therapeutic target?
19 September 2018 | By Iqra Farooq (Drug Target Review)
Phase III clinical trials for a drug targeting amyloid beta plaques are underway, with results expected in the next two to three years...
Np63a should be targeted in squamous cell carcinomas
19 September 2018 | By Iqra Farooq (Drug Target Review)
A team of researchers have identified that to target p63, both TGFB2 and RHOA tumour suppressor genes should be activated...
Structural map of bacterial toxins identified
18 September 2018 | By Iqra Farooq (Drug Target Review)
A three-dimensional structural map of bacterial toxins has been identified for the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa...
Six compounds identified from 70,000 to help eradicate malaria
18 September 2018 | By Iqra Farooq (Drug Target Review)
Researchers from Imperial College London have identified 6 compounds from almost 70,000 that could help to eradicate malaria...
Dietary fibre could be key to prevent age related decline in brain functions
17 September 2018 | By Iqra Farooq (Drug Target Review)
Researchers have identified that dietary fibre could be beneficial for older people, to prevent inflamed microglia leading on to cognitive disorders...
Fewer side effects from cancer drugs promised
17 September 2018 | By Iqra Farooq (Drug Target Review)
Researchers from Copenhagen have developed a method of accurately using proteins to track the path of a drug through the body to ensure its safety...
New biomarker panel could accelerate autism diagnoses
17 September 2018 | By Drug Target Review
Researchers have identified a group of blood metabolites that could help detect some children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)...
Testosterone replacement therapy could slow the progression of COPD
14 September 2018 | By Drug Target Review
Researchers from Texas University have used data from men with COPD to ascertain that testosterone replacement therapy could be beneficial...
Timing could be crucial when taking medication
14 September 2018 | By Iqra Farooq (Drug Target Review)
Researchers used a bioinformatic tool to suggest that circadian timing could be key to the success of certain drugs or therapies...
Disrupting genetic processes reverses ageing in human cells
14 September 2018 | By Drug Target Review
Research has shed new light on genetic processes that may one day lead to the development of therapies that can slow, or even reverse, how our cells age...
Enhanced 3D neuron imaging could diagnose brain disease
13 September 2018 | By Drug Target Review
Researchers have combined an open source software programme and commercially available hardware to image neuron activity at high resolution...
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