Tricking the body to lose weight – mice study
The effectiveness of current medications for weight loss and diabetes could be improved by ‘tricking’ the body’s metabolism, a study in mice has suggested. Research, led by the University of […]
New AI tool visualises a cell’s ‘social network’ to help treat cancer
An openly available generative AI tool can interpret millions of cells in human tissues in hours, revealing new insights and allowing researchers and clinicians to ask questions about conditions such […]
Latest winner in the CRUK Research is Beautiful campaign
The Research is Beautiful campaign continues to inspire with some fantastic images, but there has to be a winner, and here’s February’s… Congratulations to Danny Gold, a DPhil student in Professor Francis […]
Newly identified bacterial protein to help with design of cancer drug delivery system
Researchers have identified a previously unknown bacterial protein, the structure of which is being used in the design of protein nanoparticles for the targeted delivery of anticancer drugs to tumours. […]
Alternative to antibiotics in ground-breaking mice study
Research in Israel may open the door for future treatments that are an alternative to antibiotics, in the fight against drug-resistant bacteria. The researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science, […]
‘Rescue’ mutations protect liver from damage in patients with genetic disorder
New research shows how mutations acquired throughout life can protect liver cells from damage caused by an inherited genetic condition. Acquired DNA mutations found in the SERPINA1 gene can protect liver cells […]