New drug target for aggressive eye cancer discovered
Researchers used CRISPR to find a pair of genes that show strong potential as a new therapeutic target for uveal melanoma – a rare eye cancer. Researchers used CRISPR to […]
Signalling pathway research helps discover a new drug target for aggressive eye cancer
Key points: A paper published today by researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and their collaborators (Chan et al.,) identifies a protein called CDS2 as a novel drug target with […]
Fruit flies reveal how immune cells may fuel cancer growth
A Japanese study conducted on fruit flies found that immune cells attacking cancer cells release signals that can actually cause tumours to grow more aggressively. Researchers at Nagoya University found […]
Public engagement with the 3Rs
Over 3,000 members of the public took part in NC3Rs events and activities last year to learn about the 3Rs. The NC3Rs public engagement programme aims to increase awareness and […]
First in-patient treatment received for life-threatening immunodeficiency syndrome
Key points: As shared by Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust today, a teenager who lost family members including her mother because of a rare genetic hereditary illness, APDS, has […]
Organoids able to grow their own blood vessels
Researchers in the US have generated lab-grown human heart and liver organoids that form their own blood vessels, overcoming a major limitation in organoid development. Organoids are miniature organ-like 3D […]