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New drug candidate shows promise as brain cancer treatment

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A next-generation cancer therapy being developed at McMaster University in Canada has shown early promise as a treatment candidate...

Blood test that detects tumour DNA could help guide treatment when cancer has spread

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A blood test that detects tumour DNA circulating in the bloodstream may help select the most effective treatment options...

Hereditary epilepsy treatment

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In a world first, a research team at the University of Zurich has successfully treated mice carrying an inherited...

Myelin, a new brain regulator

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A study by Carlos Matute of the EHU-University of the Basque Country reinforces a paradigm shift in neuroscience: myelin...

Lab-designed molecule offers promising alternative for coeliac disease

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A research project led by the Institute for Research in Nutrition and Food Safety (INSA) and the Faculty of...

Base to Base biotech podcast 59: DIA helping biotech thrive, and Gorlin syndrome

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This week, we have conversations with DIA chief science and regulatory officer, Maria Vassileva, and Medicus Pharma CEO, Raza...

Positive data from AMD treatment trial

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MingMed Biotechnology Co., Ltd has announced positive results from its phase II clinical trial of QA102 in patients with...

‘Hidden switch’ in immune cells helps kill deadly fungus

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Scientists at the University of East Anglia in the UK have contributed to discovering a “control switch” inside immune...

Asthma drug in China moves forward

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Chance Pharmaceuticals has announced that the Center for Drug Evaluation of China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has accepted...

New coalition forms to boost US biotech

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The American Biotech Innovation Alliance (ABIA) has announced its launch, bringing together biotechnology leaders from across the US around...

Advancing Aramchol-based therapeutics

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Tissue Dynamics Ltd. and Galmed Pharmaceuticals Ltd. have announced a collaboration to develop a novel human chronic cardiac fibrosis...

CRISPR inhibits hepatitis E virus

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Hepatitis E is a common cause of acute liver inflammation worldwide, yet effective specific therapies are still lacking. A...

Biotech searches for alternative to Red 40

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Debut and Oterra have announced a multi-million-dollar collaboration to develop and scale a natural alternative to artificial red colours...

Antibody spurs nerve fibre regrowth after spinal cord injury

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An international research group has shown that the antibody NG101 promotes the regeneration of damaged spinal cord tissue. Now,...

Basel life sciences supercluster welcomes Korean biopharmas

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Basel Area Business & Innovation, the strategic growth partner helping ventures in science and tech to land, launch and...

Study shows IL-23 inhibitor demonstrates efficacy in perianal fistulizing Crohn’s disease

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Johnson & Johnson has announced results from its phase 3 FUZION study evaluating TREMFYA (guselkumab) in adults with active...

Hand-held probe maps cancerous tissue

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Breast cancer impacts more than 2m women around the world each year. Following radiotherapy or chemotherapy, breast-conserving surgery is...

Cells “back up” DNA replication to survive damage

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Every time a cell divides, it must copy its DNA with extreme precision. But this process is constantly challenged...

Base to Base biotech podcast 58: Congenital myotonic dystrophy

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This week, we have a conversation with congenital myotonic dystrophy patient advocacy consultant Lisa Harvey-Duren, who was the founding...

Lab-grown red blood cells cover all blood types

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Scarlet Therapeutics has announced a landmark preclinical result: its proprietary cell-line derived, universal, lab-grown red blood cells (RBCs) have...

Researchers discover new therapeutic targets for lithium in Alzheimer’s disease

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Lithium chloride may affect many cellular level changes in Alzheimer’s disease, a new study from the University of Eastern...