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Graphical representation of COVID-19 and network analysis

Scientists identify 160 new drugs that could be repurposed against COVID-19

30 Jun 2021

Cambridge scientists have identified 200 approved drugs predicted to work against COVID-19 鈥 of which only 40 are currently being tested in COVID-19...

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Neurons

Heal thyself

24 May 2021

Three companies, Astex Pharmaceuticals, Eisai Ltd and Eli Lilly and Company, are joining forces with research scientists across Cambridge to explore...

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Human cells with acute myelocytic leukemia, shown with an esterase stain at 400x

Scientists develop new class of cancer drug with potential to treat leukaemia

26 Apr 2021

Scientists have made a promising step towards developing a new drug for treating acute myeloid leukaemia, a rare blood disorder. In a study published...

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Cell 鈥榤embrane on a chip鈥 could speed up screening of drug candidates for COVID-19

06 Jul 2020

Researchers have developed a human cell 鈥榤embrane on a chip鈥 that allows continuous monitoring of how drugs and infectious agents interact with our...

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Strategic partner: AstraZeneca

11 Nov 2019

Scientists at AstraZeneca, a global biopharmaceutical company, have been working with Cambridge 探花直播 for more than two decades. What are the...

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AI learns the language of chemistry to predict how to make medicines

03 Sep 2019

Researchers have designed a machine learning algorithm that predicts the outcome of chemical reactions with much higher accuracy than trained...

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False colour image of calcium phosphate deposits on bone

Cause of hardening of the arteries 鈥 and potential treatment 鈥 identified

11 Jun 2019

A team of UK scientists have identified the mechanism behind hardening of the arteries, and shown in animal studies that a generic medication...

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Drug target in neurons

New approach to drug discovery could lead to personalised treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders

08 May 2019

Researchers have developed a method that could drastically accelerate the search for new drugs to treat mental health disorders such as schizophrenia...

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Machine learning algorithm helps in the search for new drugs

11 Feb 2019

Researchers have designed a machine learning algorithm for drug discovery which has been shown to be twice as efficient as the industry standard...

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Tubistor device

3D 鈥榦rgan on a chip鈥 could accelerate search for new disease treatments

26 Oct 2018

Researchers have developed a three-dimensional 鈥榦rgan on a chip鈥 which enables real-time continuous monitoring of cells, and could be used to develop...

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DNA scramblase

DNA enzyme shuffles cell membranes a thousand times faster than its natural counterpart

21 Jun 2018

A new synthetic enzyme, crafted from DNA rather than protein, 鈥榝lips鈥 lipid molecules within the cell membrane, triggering a signal pathway that...

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Medication

Method to predict drug stability could lead to more effective medicines

05 Mar 2018

Researchers from the UK and Denmark have developed a new method to predict the physical stability of drug candidates, which could help with the...

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