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Neutron analysis reveals cancer drug clustering

May 30, 2014
News
Cancer pharmaceuticals currently have to be administered intravenously because of a tendency for solutions containing high concentrations of some antibodies to be highly viscous.Not only does this prevent large scale...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Oncology, Pathology
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Study shows promise for rare eye condition

May 28, 2014
News
Recombinant human nerve growth factor (rhNGF) could provide a targeted treatment for neurotropic keratitis, an untreatable rare eye condition. A Phase I trial of 18 patients – seven men and...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Neuroscience
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New gene linked to oesophageal cancer treatment

May 23, 2014
News
A newly discovered gene linked to oesophageal cancer could hold the key to treatments for the hard-to-treat disease. Overexpression of multiple copies of prognostic biomarker TRIM44 leads to higher activity...
Life Sciences
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Oncology, Proteomics & Genomics
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Synthetic molecule for new asthma treatment

May 21, 2014
News
A novel molecule which prevents T-cells from coordinating asthma bought on by allergens has been identified by an international team of researchers. The findings, published in Proceedings of the National...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Pathology
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£10m prize to solve greatest scientific problem

May 20, 2014
News
A £10 million prize has been launched by Nesta and the Technology Strategy Board to solve the greatest scientific problem facing the world today. The Longitude Prize – based on...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Atmospheric Sciences, Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Food & Beverage, Pathology
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‘Lonely’ bacteria lead to antibiotic resistance

May 12, 2014
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Smaller groups of bacteria are more likely to become resistant to antibiotics than larger groups suggests new research from the University of Manchester. The research, published in Nature Communications, explored...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Microbiology
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Antidepressants affect aquatic life

April 15, 2014
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The presence of antidepressants in our aquatic ecosystem is threatening wildlife, affecting its behaviour and biological make-up. A researcher from the University of Portsmouth has discovered that lower than expected...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Zoology
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Mechanism of antibiotic resistance revealed

April 7, 2014
News
Antibiotic resistance represents a serious threat to human health, and researchers in London have taken an important step towards understanding how it spreads by unravelling a bacterial secretions system.Bacteria use...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Microbiology
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Ubiquibodies mark proteins for destruction

March 27, 2014
News
A newly engineered type of antibody fragment which mark specific proteins inside a cell with a molecular kiss of death could pave the way for new drug therapies and research...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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Merm1 cancer target

March 26, 2014
News
A newly-discovered enzyme is supressed in cancer and lung inflammation and could help in the development of new drugs to target the disease. Merm1 is essential for normal functioning of...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Oncology
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