CRISPR-Cas9 a Potential Treatment for Hereditary Deafness
A new treatment for hereditary deafness is a giant step closer thanks to the gene editing tool, CRISPR-Cas9. Scientists at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute have conducted a study on…
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Study Reveals Negative Effect of Obesity on Hematopoietic Stem Cells
Scientists at the Cincinnati Children’s Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute have been researching the effect of obesity on hematopoietic stem cells – stem cells that differentiate into red and white…
Scientists Move Giant Step Closer to Finding a Cure for Hemophilia A
Scientists have moved a giant step closer to finding a cure for hemophilia A – A genetic disorder that results in a lack of the functional blood clotting protein, clotting…
Researchers Demonstrate Effect of HIV on the Brain with fMRI
Researchers at Stellenbosch University (SU) in South Africa have studied the effect of HIV on the brain and have shown that in the early stages of infection, HIV does impact…
Breakthrough in Parkinson’s Disease Treatment Made by Researchers in Ireland
A Parkinson’s disease treatment that involves replacing dead cells in the brain with healthy cells has potential to reduce the progression of the disease, although while the treatment should be…
Potential New Treatment for Tinnitus Shows Promise
A potential new treatment for tinnitus has been developed that can reduce symptoms of the disorder. The new treatment also has potential to eliminate symptoms. Researchers at the Department of…
FDA Guidance on Regenerative Medicine Issued
FDA guidance on regenerative medicine has been issued covering the allowable uses of novel cellular therapies, when the use of such therapies is exempt from FDA regulation, and how the…
Artificial Insulin-Releasing Cells Used to Treat Diabetes in Mice
The treatment of diabetes requires patients to regularly monitor their blood sugar levels and administer insulin injections; however, if artificial-insulin releasing cells could be introduced, this would greatly improve the…
Rheumatoid Arthritis Research Boosted by New Cell Acquisition Technique
Scientists at Brigham and Women’s Hospital have used a new method to acquire cells from tissue samples for use in rheumatoid arthritis research, which could help with the development of…
Magic Mushrooms Shown to Reduce Symptoms of Treatment Resistant Depression
Researchers at Imperial College, London have discovered one of the hallucinogenic compounds in magic mushrooms – psilocybin – can help reduce symptoms of treatment resistant depression. The researchers administered the…