Groundbreaking discoveries and inventions in the Life Sciences advancing Evidence Based Medicine
A team of researchers from the University of Barcelona and Barcelona’s August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) have identified a mechanism involved in the regulation of cholesterol movement…
Researchers at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) have discovered a protein that causes blood stem cells to renew at twelve times the rate in vitro. The discovery could…
Researchers at the University of Houston have identified a new biomarker for lung cancer stem cells. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) or tumor-initiating cells (TICs) are cells that have similar abilities…
Researchers have long been searching for a biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease that will allow the disease to be detected before patients start exhibiting symptoms. Damage to the brain occurs long…
It is advantageous to know what specific DNA mutations have led to the development of cancer, as this informs treatment decisions. Certain treatments will be much more effective at treating…
CRISPR-Cas9 is a promising gene editing tool that makes it far easier for scientists to make edits to the genome. Rather than using more established gene editing techniques that require…
A new study has suggested melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, has multiple origins and can originate in the hair follicles, not just in the layers of the skin….
A universal flu vaccine would provide protection against all strains of flu, but an antibody that is broadly effective has so far escaped researchers. However, new research has revealed an…
The U.S. drug company Biogen has developed a revolutionary new drug which it claims can slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. All other treatments for this form of dementia work…
A team of researchers in Australia have successfully used CRISPR-Cas9 to prevent the expression of a gene that drives cervical cancer. The researchers’ technique was shown to be effective at…