Cancer cells are different from normal cells in that they can avoid a naturally programmed cell death process known as apoptosis and grow almost indefinitely. In their third collaboration, Boehringer Ingelheim and Vanderbilt University have their eyes on a target that helps cancer cells evade death.
As brain cells age, they lose their ability to perform basic functions, often leading to dementia and other neurodegenerative disorders. But what’s behind this decline, and can it be stopped? Two new studies out this week uncover links between genes and brain-cell functioning that could provide new targets for therapies aimed at neurodegenerative diseases.
More women in England and Wales are to be offered a test to better determine the causes of heavy menstrual bleeding, on updated guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
Researchers from Cardiff University have created the world’s first synthetic, non-biologic vaccine.
SBRI Healthcare alumni and Cambridge-based Owlstone Medical has announced that it has raised $15 million (£11 million) to drive the global commercialisation of its Breath Biopsy® platform.
Five months after its lead drug began Phase I testing San Diego-based Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Inc has secured $63.5 million in Series B financing.
Takeda's inflammatory bowel disease treatment Entyvio has already been delivering blockbuster-plus sales, and the Japanese drugmaker sees fertile territory for more growth in the Asia-Pacific region.
Cancer Research UK is partnering with US biotech Ideaya Biosciences to develop small molecule inhibitors of Poly(ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase (PARG).
Three people injected with an unauthorized herpes vaccine by a Southern Illinois University researcher have filed suit against his company, demanding compensation for alleged adverse side effects from the experiments.
A multicentre, double-blind, randomized, controlled clinical trial of patients who underwent total hip or knee replacement surgery showed that aspirin was as effective as rivaroxaban, the standard anti-coagulation medication, at preventing post-operative venous thromboembolism (VTE).
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