Pharmacology/ Therapeutics News for March 2019

Pharmacology/ Therapeutics News Archive

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.

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.

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.