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Medical screening is a strategy used to identify the possible presence of an as-yet-undiagnosed disease in individuals without signs or symptoms.

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Targeting SARS-CoV-2 replication with inhibitors of lipid metabolism

30 September 2021 | By

One approach towards efficient drug targeting efforts for COVID-19 is to repurpose medicines developed for other diseases. Here, Professor Christopher Basler outlines a recent study, published in Cell Reports, where scientists from the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University, US, in collaboration with industry partners, developed assays to…

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High-throughput 3D cell migration assays in organ-on-a-chip technologies

30 September 2021 | By , , ,

Organ-on-a-chip models can provide an alternative to cell cultures, animal models and traditional assays. In this article, Dr Désirée Goubert, Thomas Olivier, Luuk de Haan and Dr Lenie van den Broek explore the advantages of organ-on-a-chip technologies and how they can enable the in vitro study of three-dimensional (3D) cell migration in…

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Drug Target Review – Issue 3 2021

22 September 2021 | By

In this issue, find articles exploring why CRISPR is useful for high-throughput drug discovery, how targeting telomerase may lead to universal cancer vaccines and a new study to identify therapeutics that can be repurposed against COVID-19. Also included are features on neuroscience, organoids and antibodies.