Francis Crick Institute

The Francis Crick Institute (formerly the UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation) is a biomedical research centre in London, which was established in 2010 and opened in 2016

A new approach to treating pancreatic cancer

A protein that drives growth of pancreatic cancer, and which could be a target for new treatments, has been identified by researchers at the Crick. The study, published in Nature Cell Biology, looked into the most common type of pancreatic cancer, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. This is an aggressive cancer that develops from secretory and tubular cells

A new approach to treating pancreatic cancer

A new AI-driven platform that can analyse how pathogens infect our cells with the precision of a trained biologist

New AI toolkit is the ‘scientist that never sleeps’ The platform, HRMAn (‘Herman’), which stands for Host Response to Microbe Analysis, is open-source, easy-to-use and can be tailored for different pathogens including Salmonella enterica. Pioneered by scientists at the Francis Crick Institute and UCL, HRMAn uses deep neural networks to analyse complex patterns in images of pathogen and human (‘host’)

A new AI-driven platform that can analyse how pathogens infect our cells with the precision of a trained biologist

AI can predict heart disease deaths better than doctors

A model developed using artificial intelligence (AI) is better at predicting risk of death in patients with heart disease than models designed by medical experts, a new study from the Francis Crick Institute shows. The study, published in PLOS One, adds to the growing evidence that AI could revolutionise healthcare in the UK and beyond. So far, the

AI can predict heart disease deaths better than doctors

Mapping electrical circuits in the brain far more comprehensively than ever before

Image: Model (left) and high resolution image (right) of the nanoengineered micropipette with holes to distribute electrical current. Credit: Daniel Schwarz In a feat of nanoengineering, scientists have developed a new technique to map electrical circuits in the brain far more comprehensively than ever before. In the brain, dedicated groups of neurons that connect up

Mapping electrical circuits in the brain far more comprehensively than ever before

Aspirin could hold the key to supercharged cancer immunotherapy

Giving cancer patients aspirin at the same time as immunotherapy could dramatically boost the effectiveness of the treatment, according to new research published in the journal Cell today (Thursday). Francis Crick Institute researchers, funded by Cancer Research UK, have shown that skin, breast and bowel cancer cells often produce large amounts of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2).

Aspirin could hold the key to supercharged cancer immunotherapy

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Targeted immunotherapy could boost radiotherapy response
on March 8, 2021 at 5:50 am
Cancers that are resistant to radiotherapy could be rendered susceptible through treatment with immunotherapy, a new study suggests.
Radiotherapy responses may be improved with targeted immunotherapy, study suggests
on March 8, 2021 at 12:42 am
A new study suggests that targeted immunotherapy could make cancers that are resistant to radiotherapy more responsive to treatment. The study, conducted by scientists at The Institute of Cancer ...
HIV treatment helps prevent active TB
on March 5, 2021 at 2:51 pm
Antiretroviral treatment (ART) reduces the risk of developing active tuberculosis (TB) in people also infected with HIV-1, by dampening the activation of the body's immune response. These findings ...
Human embryo research beyond the primitive streak
on March 4, 2021 at 10:43 am
4 The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK ... 8 Yunnan Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedical Research, Institute of Primate Translational Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming ...
Researchers reveal process behind harmful glial cell change in motor neurone disease
on March 3, 2021 at 4:19 pm
Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute and UCL have identified the trigger of a key cellular change in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a type of motor neurone disease. The findings could help ...

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Channel 4 is #ChampioningWomensVoices in celebration of International Women’s Day
on March 8, 2021 at 6:05 am
In celebration of International Women’s Day 2021 Channel 4 is paying homage to the powerful achievements of an array of inspiring women across its platforms, with the accompanying hashtag ...
Healthy women’s day
on March 7, 2021 at 6:11 am
On International Women’s Day (IWD), we celebrate Rosalind Franklin’s achievement, and those of others like her. IWD also has another purpose: Focus attention on the absence of gender parity in almost ...
The epic battle with cancer's 'Death Star'
on March 6, 2021 at 9:08 am
Forty years after the mutant genes that cause the deadliest cancers were discovered, drugs that target them could be approved ...
Glial Cell Discovery Could Point the Way to Motor Neuron Disease Therapies
on March 4, 2021 at 2:20 am
Scientists have identified the trigger of a key cellular change in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a type of motor neuron disease. The findings could help develop new treatments for many ...
Researchers reveal process behind harmful glial cell change in motor neurone disease
on March 3, 2021 at 4:19 pm
Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute and UCL have identified the trigger of a key cellular change in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a type of motor neurone disease. The findings could help ...