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Novel protein coordinates melanin production
Japanese researchers reported that a key transcription factor “Nrf3” regulates the process of melanin production in mouse and human cells.
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Five recent cell and gene therapy discoveries
This article highlights five of the latest findings using cell and gene therapy techniques that could be used in the development or design of new therapies.
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Scientists investigate the multi-omic landscape of NAFLD-to-NASH progression
Researchers have presented comprehensive multi-omic profiles to identify genes, non-coding RNAs, proteins, and plasma metabolites involved in NAFLD-to-NASH progression.
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Study in mice shows dietary saturated fats can trigger liver cancer
Japanese researchers showed for the first time processes that are crucial targets for treating liver cancer are enhanced by saturated fatty acid diets.
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Novel gene therapy offers potential treatment for FCMD
Japanese researchers proposed using RNA interference for correcting a mistake in the genetic code of patients with Fukuyama Muscular Dystrophy (FCMD).
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Silencing the messenger in elevated lipoprotein(a)
Elevated lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease that affects one in five people worldwide, but currently lacks approved therapies. Here, Dr Giles Campion, EVP, Head of R&D and Chief Medical Officer of Silence Therapeutics, describes the company’s approach to developing an investigational siRNA therapy designed…
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Drug Target Review Cell and Gene Therapy Supplement 2022
This supplement focuses on how cell and gene therapy can target diseases such as cancer and reduce elevated lipoprotein(a).
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Genetic cause of ALS and dementia repaired by RNA-targeting strategy
US scientists have developed a potential medication for the genetic cause of ALS and dementia, that eliminates the mutated segments of RNA.
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Pattern of gene activity for ADHD is unlocked
US researchers identified that those with ADHD have differences in gene activity in the brain.
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How ageing triggers Huntington’s disease
A new study found that as patients age, Huntington’s disease gradually impairs the important cellular housekeeping process autophagy, which is responsible for eliminating waste from cells.
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New treatment target discovered for sleep apnoea
A recent study in mice revealed that an ion channel already proven to affect blood pressure in obese mice plays a role in suppressing their breathing, influencing sleep apnoea.
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RNA: the key to cancer research?
In the production of RNA, researchers in Spain and Denmark have found a method for attacking cancer cells.
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Lipid nanoparticle delivery of mRNA could lead to new ‘universal’ COVID-19 treatment
A study has shown that mRNA delivered via lipid nanoparticles blocks multiple variants of SARS-CoV-2 from entering cells in mice.
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Is an HIV vaccine on the horizon?
Researchers in the US have developed a potential HIV vaccine approach that aims to prompt the creation of broadly neutralising antibodies via mRNA.
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New study provides insight for how congenital heart defects manifest
The researchers have found that the cells lining the heart direct the cardiac muscle to grow until the heart reaches its full size.
