Novel Technologies News for October 2014

Novel Technologies News Archive

£230 million for technologies to revolutionise research into disease £230 million for technologies to revolutionise research into disease

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has today (Thursday 23 October) announced that a partnership led by the Medical Research Council (MRC) will invest over £230 million in a range of revolutionary technologies aimed at identifying the causes of diseases such as cancer and dementia, and dramatically speeding up diagnosis and treatment. The state-of-the-art technologies will be used to find out how differences in the cellular and molecular make-up of people affect how they respond to diseases and to treatment.

Scripps Research Institute Scientists Link ALS Progression to Increased Protein Instability Scripps Research Institute Scientists Link ALS Progression to Increased Protein Instability

A new study by scientists from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and other institutions suggests a cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Discovery helps to spot what makes a good drug Discovery helps to spot what makes a good drug

A new test developed by researchers from the University of Manchester could revolutionise the discovery of new prescription drugs. The test will help determine which drugs are unlikely to work at an early stage, speeding up the time it takes to make safe and effective medicines available.