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First implants derived from stem cells to 'cure' type 1 diabetes

Posted in Medicine on 8th Aug, 2017
by Alex Muller

About 10 per cent of the 422 million people who have diabetes worldwide have type 1 diabetes.

Researchers Find Vulnerability That Will Allow Them To Kill particularly Aggressive Form Of Leukemia

Posted in Medicine on 4th Aug, 2017
by Alex Muller

'Our findings suggest two drug strategies to treat AML,'

Blood test detects Alzheimers plaques building up in brain

Posted in Medicine on 21st Jul, 2017
by Alex Muller

A blood test can detect whether plaques of beta-amyloid are building up in a persons brain, a sign that they may develop Alzheimers disease.

Possible early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder

Posted in Medicine on 1st Jul, 2017
by Alex Muller

Measuring a set of proteins in the blood may enable earlier diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a study.

UK's first heart pump targets 2018 clinical trial

Posted in Medicine on 25th Jun, 2017
by Alex Muller

The UK's first artificial heart pump has moved a step closer to being used on patients, scientists have said.