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A study has shown that nearly 40% of severe heart failure patients initially fitted with a mechanical heart which was later removed go on to fully recover.

A team of scientists from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT, the Institute for Medical Engineering & Science at MIT, and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University has adapted a CRISPR protein that targets RNA (rather than DNA) as a rapid, inexpensive, highly sensitive diagnostic tool with the potential for a transformative effect on research and global public health.

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have made significant progress in the search for new treatments for Parkinson’s disease. By manipulating the gene expression of non-neuronal cells in the brain, they were able to produce new dopamine neurons. The study, performed on mice and human cells, is published in the prestigious scientific journal Nature Biotechnology.

Reovirus infection can trigger immune response to gluten

Scientists have uncovered how our ancestors may have wiped out an ancient retrovirus around 11 million years ago.

The research I’ll point out here is an interesting data point to add to what is known of the impact of a life-long exposure to pathogens on aging and longevity.

Findings highlight the importance of genomic studies in diverse populations

(Vienna, 06 April 2017) There are more than 300 genetic defects that have been found to prevent the hair cells in the human inner ear, the sensory cells of the ear as it were, from working properly. This can result in severe hearing impairment and even to complete hearing loss.