New discovery sparks hopes for treatment of diseases

RESEARCHERS hope the discovery of anew class of molecules could lead to the development of treatments for diseases such as Alzheimer’s, asthma, arthritis and obesity.

- BY JONATHAN McCAMBRIDGE

A study led by Queen's University Belfast has characterised a new molecule which can block the inflammation associated with a range of diseases.

The study was led by Dr Rebecca Coll from the Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine at Queen's.

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