Target Identification/ Validation News for November 2009

Target Identification/ Validation News Archive

Immune system activated in schizophrenia Immune system activated in schizophrenia

Researchers have discovered that patients with recent-onset schizophrenia have higher levels of inflammatory substances in their brains.

Paradoxical protein might prevent cancer Paradoxical protein might prevent cancer

One difficulty with fighting cancer cells is that they are similar in many respects to the body’s stem cells. By focusing on the differences between the two cell types, researchers have found a new way of tackling colon cancer.

Scientists decipher the formation of lasting memories Scientists decipher the formation of lasting memories

Researchers at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have discovered a mechanism that controls the brain's ability to create lasting memories.