Groundbreaking discoveries and inventions in the Life Sciences advancing Evidence Based Medicine
A new study has revealed the protozoan parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, which causes toxoplasmosis in humans and mammals, could prove to be hugely beneficial to cancer patients. Toxoplasmosis is a potentially…
Monoclonal antibody treatments have been developed that reduce the severity of COVID-19; however, the emergence of new variants has limited their effectiveness. Some of the more recent variants are either…
A new method has been developed for controlling therapies inside human cells using an RNA-based control switch, which could be used to selectively activate transgenes to trigger the production of…
It has been almost two years since the SARS-CoV-19 virus was first detected and COVID-19 cases started to be identified around the world. Extensive research has been conducted into the…
A new study by researchers at MIT has provided insights into the mechanisms by which dietary changes slow tumor growth and suggests new avenues to explore for increasing survival time…
The aging extracellular matrix has been shown to upregulate cancer-related genes and drives aggressive and invasive cancer-like phenotypes. Currently, breast cancer is the second biggest cause of death in…
A new study has shown selective nanotherapy could be a safe and effective treatment to prevent serious viral infection with SARS-CoV-2. SARS-CoV-2 enters host cells via a complex process that…
An artificial intelligence system has been shown to identify the causal genes in rare genetic pediatric diseases in 92% of cases. Rapid diagnosis of diseases allows doctors to start providing…
A drug currently prescribed to treat chronic constipation may have unintended, beneficial effects – A study has shown the drug improves cognition and memory. Previous studies conducted on animals have…
A drug commonly prescribed to treat osteoporosis may reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 36%, according to a study conducted at Aalborg University Hospital in Denmark. The…