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Researchers Find Novel Mechanism for DNA Repair

In a new study entitled “Novel DNA repair mechanism brings new horizons: Researchers discover new mechanism of DNA repair, which will help to treat and to prevent diseases in the future” researchers discovered a new mechanism on how the DNA molecule repairs itself which may translate into…

Axovant Sciences to Present Data on RVT-101 at 2015 AAIC

Axovant Sciences Ltd., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company addressing the cognitive, behavioral, and functional components of dementia, recently announced that two presentations on the company’s drug development efforts have been accepted for the 2015 International Conference of the Alzheimer’s Association (AAIC) that will take place in Washington, D.C. from the…

Dementia Consortium Funds Research to Treat Alzheimer’s

UK-based Dementia Consortium announced that it will grant £500,000 ($790,000) in funding to a collaborative research effort that includes academics from the University of Southampton and drug discovery specialists from the medical research charity MRC Technology. The newly-funded project will focus on targeting the immune system in order to develop new therapeutic options to treat Alzheimer’s disease.