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Novel genetic mutation discovered in Parkinson’s disease
Researchers have identified the first case of a patient with Parkinson's disease carrying a mutation in the ACMSD gene...
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Screening
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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Expert view: A technological breakthrough in flow cytometry
Flow cytometry has become a widely used technology in life science research. It is also essential for many pharma and biotechnology companies due to its proficiency in identifying biomarkers, developing biopharmaceuticals, and assessing the efficiency of new pharmacological protocols...
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How next-generation sequencing is opening the door for drug discovery
The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute's Kim Judge explains how Next Generation Sequencing forms a crucial part of the scientist’s toolkit and makes a valuable contribution to the field of drug discovery...
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Structure of amyloid fibrils determined with previously unachieved resolution
Researchers have displayed structural details of amyloid structures which may answer many questions on the growth of harmful deposits...
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Expert view: Bridging the gap in users’ needs
The automated imaging and high-content imaging (HCI) markets are experiencing a widening dichotomy of users’ needs. Diverse hardware and software solutions are needed to bridge this divide...
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Drug Target Review – Issue #3 2017
Included in this issue: The importance of industry partnerships; Calcilytics as potential novel therapeutic treatments to halt Alzheimer's disease; Accelerating neuroscience research with flow cytometry...
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Antibody targets create potential for a unified treatment approach
Antibody targets thought to cause the most damage in neurological disorders, creates potential for a unified treatment approach...
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New technique speeds up chemical screening
Researchers have developed a high-throughput technique that can determine if a chemical has the potential to activate key genes in seconds...
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Proteomics accurately detect exposure to Zika virus
Researchers have used proteomics to examine proteins and peptides in saliva to accurately detect exposure to Zika virus...
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Skin toxicity mechanisms associated with mGluR5 negative allosteric modulators
11 August 2017 | By DiscoverX
In this webinar, DiscoverX Corporation discuss three negative allosteric modulators of metabotropic glutamate receptors, developed by Pfizer, which recently failed in preclinical development due to delayed type IV skin hypersensitivity observed in non-human primates...
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Improved analysis of kidney cancer
A research team have discovered that in the Cancer Genome Atlas database the gene expression in reference samples differs from normal tissue, depending on where in the kidney the samples happen to have been taken from...
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Breakthrough method yields trove of neuronal subtypes and gene regulators
Researchers have discovered a trove of neuronal subtypes and gene regulators, using a new method they developed called snmC-seq...
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New biomarker shows promise for rare metabolic diseases
Researchers have discovered a new biomarker associated with a rare metabolic disorder may facilitate better diagnosis and identification of new drugs...
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CRISPR identifies essential genes for cancer immunotherapy
Researchers have used CRISPR to stop the expression of individual genes in cancer cells, by knocking out every known protein-encoding gene in the human genome...
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New approach makes it easier to find novel drugs
Scientists have created a new way of screening compounds that is more sensitive than existing methods, opening up the possibility of finding new drugs...
