Therapy
A signal of safe therapy
14 Jun 2017A new antibody could hold the secret to making stem cell therapy safer
Hippo competition provides cancer clue
3 Feb 2015A protein on which two molecular pathways converge could be the key to new cancer therapies
A biomarker for myeloma
2 Jul 2013A protein called FAIM could help doctors to parse which cancer patients will respond to multiple myeloma therapy
Leukemia ‘blasted’ through new drug target
2 Jul 2013By inhibiting an enzyme called MNK, researchers have found a way to halt the growth of blast crisis phase CML
Hepatitis B could be treatable in children
26 Feb 2013Contrary to conventional wisdom, exposure to the hepatitis B virus activates immunity in young people, suggesting benefits for earlier treatment
Cooperative partners
8 Nov 2011Structural analysis indicates how two different antibodies to a cancer-causing protein could work together to block its function
An old drug revisited
7 Jun 2011The antifolate drug methotrexate is highly potent against the malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax
Loading up a cure
10 May 2011A new type of polymer forms highly stable micelles with exceptional loading capacity for the targeted delivery of anticancer drugs
Fine-tuning cellular suicide
22 Jun 2010Increasing the efficacy and minimizing unwanted side effects of cancer gene therapy has been made possible using a new approach
A sign of things to come
22 Jun 2010Genomic technologies developed by A*STAR’s Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) form the basis for a new vaccine development platform that could pave the way for cost-effective personalized therapy
Stick-on protection
16 Feb 2010A protective polymer shell enhances virus-mediated in vivo gene delivery