Groundbreaking discoveries and inventions in the Life Sciences advancing Evidence Based Medicine
The first European CRISPR trial has commenced. Researchers will be investigating whether cells modified by CRISPR can produce more hemoglobin and alleviate the symptoms of beta-thalassemia. According to the U.S….
Two teams of researchers have successfully used CRISPR to correct genetic abnormalities that cause the inherited diseases phenylketonuria (PKU) and hereditary tyrosinemia type 1 (HT1). In both studies the researchers…
An antibiotic patented in 1966 that has been widely used to treat bacterial infections in humans, especially those that cause colitis and diarrhoea, could have a new and very different…
For the first time, researchers in Japan have created human eggs from stem cells, which could potentially be used to help women who are unable to create their own eggs…
Treatment of infections of extensively drug-resistant bacteria is now a major challenge and the problem is getting worse. There are fears that healthcare may soon be returned to the era…
A landmark CRISPR gene editing study has been conducted on dogs with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy by researchers at UT Southwestern’s Hamon Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine. The researchers have…
A recent clinical trial has confirmed the drug Ibudilast reduces brain shrinkage in patients with progressive multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis is a condition affecting the brain and spinal cord. The…
Functional brain cells – astrocytes – play an important role in normal brain function. The star-shaped glial cells are also known to play a role in the development of neurodegenerative…
There are a range of CRISPR systems in nature that protect against DNA damage, such as changes to DNA made by viruses, of which CRISPR-Cas9 is just one. The Cas9…
Probiotics are believed to have benefits for digestive health, especially when the microbiome in the gut has been disrupted due to illness or treatment with antibiotics, although evidence to support…