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What's Your Biological Age? A New 'Aging Clock' Can Tell You

Posted in Medicine, Science on 30th May, 2022
by Alex Muller

"The absence of a connection between the other aging hallmarks and epigenetic aging suggests that aging is a consequence of multiparallel mechanisms,"

CRISPR Gene Therapy Will Aim To Prevent Heart Attacks

Posted in Medicine on 30th May, 2022
by Alex Muller

If successful, it'll be the first foray of using base editors directly inside the body, and a potentially permanent solution for managing heart attacks.

Researchers are experimenting with new ways to design tiny particle treatments for cancer

Posted in Medicine on 30th May, 2022
by Alex Muller

Nanoparticle cancer drugs could act like biological missiles that destroy tumours while minimizing damage to healthy organs.

Blood Disorder Treatment Awakens "Sleeping" Cancer Gene

Posted in Medicine on 30th May, 2022
by Alex Muller

SALL4 is a known oncogene, and expression of SALL4 has been found to contribute to the development of MDS and leukaemia.

New discovery could help combat side effects of cancer immunotherapy

Posted in Medicine on 30th May, 2022
by Alex Muller

Researchers in Liverpool and the US have made a breakthrough that could lead to improved immunotherapy treatments for some cancer patients.