Pharmacology/ Therapeutics News for October 2016

Pharmacology/ Therapeutics News Archive

Oxford BioDynamics presents results of study into epigenetic biomarkers for ALS at The Lancet Neurology Conference Oxford BioDynamics presents results of study into epigenetic biomarkers for ALS at The Lancet Neurology Conference

25th October 2016 – Oxford BioDynamics, an Oxford UK-based biotechnology firm, presented at The Lancet Neurology Conference at the Park Plaza Riverbank in London on 20th October 2016. The aim of the conference was to broadcast cutting-edge findings on preclinical neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Huntington’s disease.

Blocking Ran protein reverses resistance of lung and breast cancers Blocking Ran protein reverses resistance of lung and breast cancers

Researchers at the University of Bradford have discovered a way to prevent chemotherapy resistance in lung cancer by blocking a protein found in cancer cells.Suppressing this protein, called Ran-GTP, also causes cancer cells already resistant to the first-line chemotherapy treatment, gefitinib, to become re-sensitised to the drug.