Groundbreaking discoveries and inventions in the Life Sciences advancing Evidence Based Medicine
Researchers in Sweden have identified a gene that is essential for the survival of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) stem cells. AML is characterized by the accumulation of immature, abnormally differentiated…
Genetically modifying immune system cells to combat autoimmune diseases or attack cancer cells could one day be a powerful immunotherapy treatment option; however, attempts to edit cells in the innate…
Researchers at Okayama University have identified the conditions under which normal liver stem cells develop into cancer stem cells (CSCs) and have demonstrated conversion under environmental conditions without genetic manipulation….
Following the announcement by President Trump that he is taking hydroxychloroquine, many people have been searching for evidence for hydroxychloroquine for coronavirus infections to see if there is a case…
A novel imaging device has been created by biomedical engineers at Duke University that could be used in a non-invasive diagnostic test for Alzheimer’s disease. The device allows researchers to…
New data suggests smokers have a much higher risk of COVID-19 complications than non-smokers, but the reasons why are not understood. One recent study suggests that the reason may be…
When muscles are damaged due to a lack of oxygen – ischemia – regenerating the muscles can be a challenge. Studies have been conducted to determine whether stem cell treatments…
Scientists in China have isolated a pair of neutralizing antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The antibodies bind to the glycoprotein spike of the virus and prevent it…
During a public health emergency, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has the authority to accelerate the approval process for medical tests and new drugs. That authority has now…
A tool that was developed to study nerve cells in flies has been repurposed to study proteins in the blood of mammals that bind to the RNA in the process…