Groundbreaking discoveries and inventions in the Life Sciences advancing Evidence Based Medicine
Researchers at Hubrecht Institute and University Medical Center at Utrecht University in the Netherlands have used a new version of the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing tool to make edits to the…
A team of researchers at North Carolina State University have used the CRISPR-Cas3 gene editing system to target harmful bacteria in the gut microbiome that cause colitis, a form of…
Clinical trials of CRISPR gene editing technology have already started in the United States but, so far, the actual editing of cells has taken place in the lab. Cells have…
The debate about whether egg stem cells exist could be at an end after a study conducted by researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden strongly suggests there is no…
A mechanism has been identified which is used by the body to clear damaged and misfolded proteins from the extracellular space. The build up of toxic proteins in the extracellular…
Human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) are present in bone marrow and play an important role in the repair and regeneration of organ damage. These cells travel from the bone marrow…
A potential new drug target has been identified that could be used in new treatments for melanoma and lung cancer that could prevent metastasis progression. Both of these forms of…
Image: 3D reconstruction of the human kidney revealing structures that filter waste and interior blood vessels: Credit: Helmholtz Zentrum München / Ertürk lab A team of researchers led by Ali Ertürk,…
Image: Schematic mechanism of glucose-responsive smart insulin patch. (Credit: Zhen Gu Lab/UCLA) Researchers at UCLA have developed a 24-hour smart insulin patch for patients with diabetes that monitors blood glucose…
A family of enzymes called cathepsins are responsible for getting rid of unneeded protein in cells by breaking them down into amino acids. Excessive amounts of protein can be toxic,…