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Therapy ‘alters immune cells’ to fight unresponsive tumours

December 10, 2023
Finnish researchers say they have discovered how a new cancer therapy can alter the function of immune cells to enable them to infiltrate tumours previously unresponsive to treatment.

Aston mourns pharmacy school pioneer Mike Brown

December 4, 2023
Aston University Pharmacy School has announced the recent death of Professor Mike Brown, who was instrumental in building the reputation of the department.

Flower power inspires drug cell breakthrough

December 4, 2023
Bath university scientists have borrowed from nature to develop more stable versions of proteins and peptides for more effective pharmaceutical treatments.

BHF and UK DRI to create vascular dementia research centre

November 19, 2023
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) and the UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) will establish the UK’s first research centre dedicated to finding new treatments for vascular dementia.

Bioinformatician’s data protection work wins 2023 Einstein Prize

November 19, 2023
One of the world’s largest prizes for academic research has been awarded to the Belgian bioinformatician Yves Moreau for his work in promoting ethical standards in the use of human...

Newly launched firm secures £4.3 million seed funding to target drug-resistant bacteria

November 19, 2023
Glox Therapeutics, a company developing precision antibiotic therapies, has raised £4.3 million in seed funding to develop effective targeted therapeutics against antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Preventing cells ‘hijack’ reverses drug resistance in prostate cancer

October 22, 2023
Advanced prostate cancer tumours can be prevented from hijacking myeloid white blood cells to help fuel their growth, re-sensitising the disease for treatment, suggests new research published in Nature.

Attoseconds, quantum dots and mRNA secure Nobel science prizes

October 4, 2023
Two researchers hailed by judges for their contributions to the “unprecedented” rate of vaccine development in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic are among the eight individuals to receive one...

Second malaria vaccine brings significant advance in scale

October 4, 2023
The development of a second effective malaria vaccine has been hailed as a significant step forward in the battle to combat the disease.

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