Groundbreaking discoveries and inventions in the Life Sciences advancing Evidence Based Medicine
Image: Chatterjee et al, Nat. Commun, 2020 Certain cephalopods have the ability to become transparent and make their cells almost invisible, the opalescent inshore squid being one example. That impressive…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Recent advances have been made in nanowire fabrication that could allow tiny devices to be constructed that could revolutionize diagnostic medicine. Devices have been created that emit terahertz radiation, which…
The CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing tool allows the editing of genes with a high level of precision, but advances have been made that allow even greater control of when the edits…
Washington University School of Medicine researchers have cured a type of diabetes in mice using the CRISPR gene editing tool. Diabetes is caused when the islet beta cells of the…
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a progressive disease of the lungs characterized by inflammation, fibrosis, excessive mucus production, and destruction of the alveoli where gas exchange occurs. COPD is…