cardiovascular conditions
Experts issue call for new ‘toolbox’ to simplify early-phase clinical trial regulation in UK
The article outlines several recommendations to help improve early-phase clinical trials
Researchers identify new major cause of inflammatory bowel disease
Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis affected more than 500,000 people in the UK in 2022
GSK becomes first founding partner of global initiative tackling antimicrobial resistance
AMR could cause an estimated ten million deaths every year by 2050 unless action is taken
UK scientists discover two genes offering potential drug targets against skin cancer
The three major types of skin cancer are basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma
Scientists recommend new imaging technique to support design of innovative cancer drugs
Cryo-EM helped to determine the detailed structures of CAK, a promising target for cancer drugs
New blood test could identify individuals at highest risk of developing heart failure
Measuring NPY alongside BNP could help healthcare professionals improve diagnosis for heart patients
First UK cancer patients receive Moderna’s experimental mRNA therapy
The Mobilize trial is evaluating mRNA-4359 in cancers including melanoma and lung cancer
Study reveals T cells could provide more protection against Omicron in future vaccines
Memory T cells were found to be more effective at fighting SARS-CoV-2 than antibodies
Study suggests simple blood test could spare brain cancer patients risky surgery
The TriNetra-Glio test isolates broken-free tumour cells from the circulating tumour in the blood
Study reveals Takotsubo syndrome patients failed by current cardiovascular treatments
Takotsubo syndrome patients were found to be as vulnerable to dying as heart attack patients
Testing antibodies in blood samples could help prevent heart attacks
People with serious atherosclerosis are more likely to have a serious heart or circulatory problem
‘Click chemistry’ system used to map new class of drug targets in cancer and immunology
The novel tagging system won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in October 2022