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Bile acids and the microbiome: revolutionising disease approaches

Drug Target Review

The study’s findings offer new insights into the biochemical language microbes use to influence distant organ systems, which could revolutionise the way researchers approach disease. The diversity and range of functions of these secondary bile acids has been greatly underappreciated by researchers until now. Gut Microbes.

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Targeting the immunotherapy potential of cytokines IL-12 and IL-18 with new advancements in protein engineering

Drug Target Review

Difficult-to-treat and rare, complicated cancers remain a perplexing challenge for IO researchers. Research has shown that these immune system proteins have the ability to trigger anti-cancer immune pathways. One such approach has been through investigating the promise of certain immunomodulatory cytokines.