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Major global study reveals new hypertension and blood pressure genes

13 September 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer

The discoveries include DNA changes in three rare genes that have much larger effects on blood pressure in the population than previously seen, providing new insights into the physiology of hypertension and suggesting new targets for treatment...

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Merck Serono to collaborate with The Institute of Cancer Research, London, and Wellcome Trust to co-develop anti-cancer drugs

8 October 2014 | By The Wellcome Trust, The Institute of Cancer Research & Merck Serono

Merck Serono, The Institute of Cancer Research, and the Wellcome Trust, London, have announced a co-development and license agreement building on two independent research programs at both the ICR and Merck Serono to identify inhibitors of tankyrase, an enzyme of the poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase family...