News for March 2019

News Archive

The AMR Centre secures £2.3m funding boost The AMR Centre secures £2.3m funding boost

The AMR Centre, a body with public and private investors leading the UK’s response to the global health threat posed by antimicrobial resistance, has received a significant funding package to support the expansion of its pipeline of new drugs to treat drug-resistant infections.

Excess hormones could cause a condition that can lead to blindness in women, study finds Excess hormones could cause a condition that can lead to blindness in women, study finds

Research led by the University of Birmingham has found that increased levels of hormones including testosterone could cause a brain condition that can lead to blindness in women.

The Current issue of “The view from here” is concerned with Cancer The Current issue of “The view from here” is concerned with Cancer

The topic of this month’s newsletter from Drug Discovery Today is “Cancer”.

Servier collaborates with Harvard researchers to fight metabolic diseases

Servier has entered into a collaborative study with Harvard University researchers to explore a new avenue for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and nonalcoholicfatty liver disease (NAFLD).

Females live longer when they have help raising offspring Females live longer when they have help raising offspring

Female birds age more slowly and live longer when they have help raising their offspring, according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

Smell of skin could lead to early diagnosis for Parkinson’s Smell of skin could lead to early diagnosis for Parkinson’s

Scientists at The University of Manchester have found small molecules contained in a substance secreted by the skin, known as sebum, that are responsible for a unique scent in people with Parkinson’s.

Lab Innovations returns to the NEC on 30 & 31 October 2019 Lab Innovations returns to the NEC on 30 & 31 October 2019

Save the date for the UK’s only lab-dedicated exhibition showcase!

Caterpillars could hold the secret to new treatment for Osteoarthritis Caterpillars could hold the secret to new treatment for Osteoarthritis

A substance from a fungus that infects caterpillars could offer new treatment hope for sufferers of osteoarthritis according to new research.

New diagnostic clues found for life limiting lung condition New diagnostic clues found for life limiting lung condition

A new biomarker that could be used to provide earlier diagnosis for a life limiting lung condition has been identified by researchers at the University of Bradford.

Cambridge BioTech Week to showcase innovation in the Cambridge cluster in June 2019 Cambridge BioTech Week to showcase innovation in the Cambridge cluster in June 2019

The city of Cambridge, a global hub for research and healthcare innovation, is to host Cambridge BioTech Week from 24-28 June 2019. The week will feature a series of events dedicated to celebrating, showcasing and accelerating the biotechnology and health technology work taking place in and around Cambridge.

Breast cancer cells rely on pyruvate to expand in new tissues Breast cancer cells rely on pyruvate to expand in new tissues

Most patients who die of breast cancer die of metastasis, the process by which cancer cells spread to other organs of the body. Cancer cells alter their metabolism to grow and expand across other organs. A new study by Prof. Sarah-Maria Fendt from the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology and her PhD student Ilaria Elia has shown that breast cancer cells require the nutrient pyruvate to do this.

The Current issue of “The view from here” is concerned with Regulatory Aspects of Drug Development The Current issue of “The view from here” is concerned with Regulatory Aspects of Drug Development

The topic of this month’s newsletter from Drug Discovery Today is “Regulatory Aspects of Drug Development”.