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Prostate cancer hijacks tumor cell biorhythm to evade hormone therapy

Scienmag

Hormone therapy is successful at keeping metastatic prostate cancer under control, but eventually the tumor cells become resistant to it. An unexpected potential solution has now emerged in medicines not designed to fight cancer, but to target proteins that regulate a cell’s circadian rhythm.

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New research data on the regulation of hormone-dependent breast cancer

Scienmag

Notch proteins are key regulators of growth and differentiation of both normal and cancer cells. These results can be used in the development of new cancer treatments, especially for hormone-dependent breast cancer.

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Exercise hormone may modulate genes associated with replication of novel coronavirus

Scienmag

Brazilian researchers observed that in uninfected adipocytes, the hormone irisin altered the expression of genes that regulate ACE-2, which encodes a protein to which the virus binds in order to invade human cells.

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FDA accepts AstraZeneca’s NDA for breast cancer combination therapy

Pharmaceutical Technology

The combination therapy is intended to treat hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer in adult patients, after recurrence or progression on or after an endocrine-based regimen. AstraZeneca stated that its NDA is being reviewed under Project Orbis.

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UK university partnership wins £1.8m for drug discovery research

Drug Discovery World

million grant to engineer microbial cell factories to produce membrane proteins which will support future drug screening and sustainable chemical production. Membrane proteins are crucial molecules on the surface of cells with numerous biological functions, such as sensing hormones or cell communication.

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COVID-19 and Melatonin: Researchers Use AI To Study New Treatment Option

XTalks

In addition to innovative new antibody drugs and mRNA vaccines, researchers have found that the sleep-regulating hormone melatonin may also offer protection against COVID-19. Melatonin, which regulates the body’s circadian rhythm and sleep-wake cycle, is also available in pill form for use as a sleep aid.

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Leading freeze-drying systems suppliers for the pharmaceutical industry

Pharmaceutical Technology

Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries widely use freeze-drying systems to protect vaccines, antibodies, antibiotics such as penicillin, blood plasma, proteins, enzymes, hormones, viruses, and bacteria from heat and minimise their biological activity.