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Googles Calico partners with new biotech firm to develop anti-aging and cancer drugs
Posted in Medicine on 25th Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller
The firms wants to create medicines to sniff out proteins that may help cause cancers and destroy them.
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.
New Blood Test Could Help Detect and Locate Cancer Early On
Posted in Medicine on 15th Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller
Bioengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new blood test that could detect cancer, and locate where in the body the tumor is growing.
Terminal cancer patients in complete remission after one gene therapy treatment
Posted in Medicine on 1st Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller
A gene therapy treatment which boosts a patient's own immune cells has been shown to clear disease from one third of terminal patients.
Scientists rejuvenate blood by reprogramming cells
Posted in Medicine on 28th Feb, 2017
by Alex Muller
The effort could fight leukemia and other blood conditions.