Science and Health News — page 19

Science and Health News

Popular Tags

research medical and health science cancer health Hi-Tech DNA medicine aging Industry stem cells brain genomics COVID-19 Alzheimer's disease diabetes heart Illness Parkinson’s disease dementia study HIV vaccine longevity hiv blood RNA Immunology medical technology CRISPR infection cells Alzheimer 3D printing parkinson obesity genome FDA biology genetics artificial intelligence transplant biotechnology bioprinting coronavirus transplantation Alzheimer’s disease Zika virus bioengineering cancer cells

September 07, 2022, 11:17

Honing the immune cell production pipeline: How Zandstra lab researchers are advancing cellular therapy

Great gains have been made in the field of stem cell research, especially in the last five years, using immune cells to treat cancer.

cancer

September 07, 2022, 09:18

New treatment could result in more donor lungs

A large amount of lungs donated cannot be used for transplantation. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden and Skåne University Hospital have conducted an animal study bringing hope that more donor lungs could be used in the future. The researchers have launched a pilot study to investigate whether the treatment will have the same positive effects on human beings.

research transplant

September 06, 2022, 12:38

UBC team developing oral insulin tablet sees breakthrough results

A team of University of British Columbia researchers working on developing oral insulin tablets as a replacement for daily insulin injections have made a game-changing discovery.

medical and health technolgy

September 06, 2022, 12:34

Gene therapy for completely colourblind children partly restores cone function

Gene therapy has partly restored the function of the retina’s cone receptors in two children who were born completely colourblind, reports a new study led by UCL researchers.

research

August 17, 2022, 11:09

Biological Age, Not Birthdate May Reveal Healthy Longevity

A new study by Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science researchers suggests that epigenetic age acceleration is associated with lower odds of living to be 90 years old and also being physically mobile and having intact mental function.

longevity

August 12, 2022, 11:33

Genetic clues to age-related macular degeneration revealed

The discovery of molecular signatures of age-related macular degeneration will help with better diagnosis and treatment of this progressive eye disease.

research

August 08, 2022, 12:29

Patient with HIV achieves remission following stem cell transplant at City of Hope

The individual, who was treated for leukemia, is the fourth in the world and the oldest to go into long-term remission of HIV after receiving stem cells from a donor with a rare genetic mutation

HIV medical and health

August 01, 2022, 12:37

COVID vaccine patch fights variants better than needles

A needle-free vaccine patch could better fight COVID-19 variants, such as Omicron and Delta, than a traditional needle vaccine according to a University of Queensland study in mice.

COVID-19

Site Map