Brain

Gut bacteria can influence brain health, according to a study of mice genetically predisposed to develop Alzheimer’s-like brain damage. The findings suggest a new approach to treating Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.  Context   Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis showed that the tens of trillions of microbes that normally live in […]

Researchers have discovered a clinical drug that sensitises glioblastoma (GBM) cells to radiotherapy and could replace the current standard of care.  Scientists from Korea and the US have unveiled the mechanism of radioresistance in GBM cells, identifying therapeutic targets to overcome radioresistance.  GBM is a WHO grade IV brain tumour with dismal prognosis. Although post-surgical […]

Tellus Therapeutics, a company developing treatments for newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), announced the closing of a Series A financing round of $35 million led by the Perceptive Xontogeny Venture Fund.   The capital will be used to continue preclinical work conducted through the seed investment with the Xontogeny development team and to […]