News round-up for 13 – 17 October by Bruno Quinney, Content Team at DDW. This week’s top story comes from new research showing drug therapies could prevent hereditary diseases. Elsewhere, there have been major developments in cancer research and gene therapy could help combat hearing loss. … Read More
This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, titled “How to utilise clinical trials in drug discovery” which covers two articles written for Volume 24 – Issue 1, Winter 2022/2023 of DDW. They are called: The ‘dark matter’ behind cancer and Could this ‘Goldilocks’… Read More
In a new paper published in Nature, researchers at the Francis Crick Institute in the UK have outlined the structure and function of a protein complex which is required to repair damaged DNA and protect against cancer. The research could help inform the best line of… Read More
Listen to this article on the DDW Podcast: DDW Editor Reece Armstrong looks into recent research which may explain why cancers can become more aggressive. Researchers in London and Milan may have discovered why cancers can become more aggressive without relying only on DNA mutations. A lot… Read More
A team of scientists has identified the specific mutations in the monkeypox virus that contribute to its continued infectiousness. Monkeypox has infected more than 77,000 people in more than 100 countries worldwide. Mutations have enabled the virus to grow stronger and smarter, evading antiviral drugs and… Read More
Cancers can evolve to become more aggressive without relying only on DNA mutations, two major studies have revealed. The research characterises an extra level of control of cancer gene activity within tumours, which the researchers describe as cancer’s ‘dark matter’. The two studies showed how… Read More
