biotechnology
HIV used to cure 'bubble boy' disease
Posted in Breakthrough Stories, Medicine on 20th Apr, 2019
by Alex Muller
US scientists say they used HIV to make a gene therapy that cured eight infants of severe combined immunodeficiency, or "bubble boy" disease.
Stem cell infusions improved health in frail elderly
Posted in Medicine on 24th Oct, 2017
by Alex Muller
A clinical trial conducted in Miami found that elderly patients breathed easier and walked longer distances after receiving a single infusion of stem cells.
A 'sci-fi' cancer therapy fights brain tumors, study finds
Posted in Medicine on 3rd Apr, 2017
by Alex Muller
A cap-like device that makes electric fields to fight cancer improved survival for the first time in more than a decade for people with deadly brain tumors.
Blood test detects cancer and pinpoints location before symptoms appear
Posted in Science on 27th Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller
A blood test which not only detects cancer but identifies where it is in the body, has been developed by scientists.
Cancer Drug That Might Slow Parkinson's, Alzheimer's Headed For Bigger Tests
Posted in Medicine on 17th Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller
Scientists are hoping that a single drug can treat two devastating brain diseases: Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.