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New Sickle Cell Gene Therapy Approaches
Posted in Science on 13th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
As a patient prepares to become the first in history to receive his own genetically engineered stem cells for sickle cell disease, scientists are already improving the approach.
First human clinical trial starting for drug that can turn off the gene that causes Huntingtons disease
Posted in Medicine on 8th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
A groundbreaking new drug in the treatment for Huntington's disease.
The skin cancer rise is 'linked to the package holiday boom'
Posted in Medicine on 6th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
A boom in cheap package holidays in the 1960s is partly behind the "worrying rise" in skin cancers in pensioners, Cancer Research UK suggests.
Genetics breakthrough is a game changer for type 1 diabetes research
Posted in Medicine on 30th Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller
Knowing the causative genes is a crucial development in predicting who might develop Type 1 diabetes and how to prevent it.
Why a long night's sleep may be bad for you
Posted in Medicine on 29th Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller
Many of us try to get 8 hours of sleep each night. This is widely assumed to be the ideal amount; but some experts now say it's too much, and may actually be unhealthy.