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Promising gene therapy treatment for blindness

Evoluted New Media | Added: 7 Dec 2017

University of Oxford scientists have shown how gene therapy could reverse blindness. !--more-- Mo…

Antibiotic-resistant genes discovered

Evoluted New Media | Added: 30 Nov 2017

Researchers have discovered previously unknown genes that make bacteria resistant to last-resort an…

Speedy antibiotic resistance test developed

Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 Oct 2017

Researchers in California have significantly improved the speed of an antibiotic-resistant bacteria…

Novel screening method gives pharma shot in the arm

Evoluted New Media | Added: 24 Aug 2017

Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute have created a new, more responsive method to screen pote…

Transatlantic drive to tackle antimicrobial resistance

Evoluted New Media | Added: 18 Jul 2017

A collaboration to identify antimicrobial drug targets in a novel way has been announced by researc…

New non-animal toxicity test

Evoluted New Media | Added: 9 May 2017

Researchers in Sweden have developed a method to reduce the need for animals in toxicological testi…

Breakthrough raises hope for anti-ageing drug

Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 Apr 2017

Scientists have identified part of a molecular process that enables cells to repair DNA damage, rai…

Antibiotics linked to bee population dive

Evoluted New Media | Added: 23 Mar 2017

The mystery around increasing bee deaths and colony collapse disorder may be linked to antibiotics.

New treatment to combat antibiotic resistance

Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 Nov 2016

Researchers have discovered antimicrobial peptides that can kill bacteria resistant to existing ant…

Receptor successfully isolated to tackle Alzheimer’s

Evoluted New Media | Added: 6 Sep 2016

Scientists have discovered that blocking a specific part of an ion channel can prevent the memory l…

CRACK IT launch their annual challenges

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Sep 2016

The 2016 CRACK IT Challenges to improve business processes have been announced and will be launched…

Novel method for producing antibiotic introduced

Evoluted New Media | Added: 16 May 2016

Scientists from the University of Bristol have developed a new method for producing an antibiotic.

Promising phase I Ebola trials

Evoluted New Media | Added: 13 May 2016

Scientists involved in Phase I trials for an Ebola vaccine have described recent results as very pr…

Antibiotic resistance solution proposed

Evoluted New Media | Added: 11 May 2016

A group of US scientists are confident the key to tackling antibiotic resistant bacteria is already…

Hybrid drug use prevents malarial resistance

Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 Apr 2016

Scientists from the National University of Singapore have developed a new drug to combat the rise o…

Anti-cancer drugs eliminate Legionnaires' disease

Evoluted New Media | Added: 31 Mar 2016

Cancer drugs have shown potential after being repurposed to fight the bacteria responsible for Legi…

Mosquitoes’ reproductive cycle potential drug target

Evoluted New Media | Added: 17 Mar 2016

US scientists are looking at ways to influence how mosquitoes mate to control the diseases they spr…

Antidepressants double suicide risk in children

Evoluted New Media | Added: 4 Feb 2016

Children and teenagers who take one of the five most commonly prescribed antidepressants have a dou…

Cholesterol reducing drug could positively affect Parkinson’s

Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Jan 2016

A trial has begun in the UK to see the effects of cholesterol lowering drug, Simvastin, in those af…

Antibiotic resistance could hold key for treating amyloid diseases

Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 Jan 2016

Researchers have discovered a method of using antibiotic resistance to find chemicals that stop amy…