Groundbreaking discoveries and inventions in the Life Sciences advancing Evidence Based Medicine
A new technique involving noninvasive PET imaging has been used to accurately predict cancer patients’ responses to immunotherapies. While immunotherapies have been shown to be highly effective at treating cancer,…
Chemotherapy can be highly effective for treating some cancers, although the administration of toxic chemicals is not without its drawbacks. The side effects of the high concentrations of chemotherapy drugs…
A study of the safety and effectiveness of imatinib treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia has shown that after almost 11 years following initial imatinib treatment, patients have not suffered unacceptable…
A protein – CITED2 – that causes cancer cells to kill themselves is showing considerable potential for use in new cancer treatments. All cells require oxygen to function; however, cells…
Scientists at Hokkaido University’s Graduate School of Medicine have successfully used RNA interference (RNAi) to block ocular inflammation in mice. It is hoped that the technique could be used to…
Researchers at 3D bioprinting firm Organovo have announced that they have successfully bioprinted proximal tubules – tiny vessels found in the nephrons kidney. Proximal tubules play an important role in…
A multidisciplinary team of researchers have discovered that stem cells can be used to generate epicardium cells – the cells that cover the external surface of the heart. Unlike many…
A team of researchers have succeeded in growing lung cells from stem cells in vitro. The research could potentially lead to an innovative new treatment for Chronic Pulmonary Obstructive Disorder…
Growing mature cardiomyocytes – heart muscle cells – from embryonic stem cells in vitro has proved problematic for researchers. While cardiomyocytes can be grown, those cells do not mature in…
A new Porcn inhibitor that was developed for the treatment of cancer has surprised scientists by having an unintended effect on cardiomyocytes, suggesting the treatment could also be used to…