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Rebel Cell: Book Review
Posted in Medicine, Reviews, Science on 27th Jun, 2021
by Alex Muller
Geneticist and award-winning science writer Kat Arney takes the reader back to the dawn of life on planet Earth right up to the present day to get to the heart of what cancer really is and how by better understanding it we might one day overcome it. There is PTN's review of the book.
CRISPR Treatment Lowered Cholesterol in Monkeys by 60 Percent
Posted in Medicine on 5th Jun, 2021
by Alex Muller
Scientists are working on an “exercise pill” that would be pretty much what it sounds like: you’d take a pill that would cause your body to mimic the chain of events that occurs when you exercise, reaping the same health benefits without having to hit the treadmill or the weight room.
Gene Therapy and Algae Proteins Partially Restored a Blind Man’s Sight
Posted in Medicine on 4th Jun, 2021
by Alex Muller
The team next plans to try out the system in everyday life.
New 'search and destroy' treatment extends life in advanced prostate cancer
Posted in Medicine on 3rd Jun, 2021
by Alex Muller
The highly anticipated findings are the first to show that the new ‘search and destroy’ treatment can prolong survival in these men.
23andMe’s Huge Covid-19 Study Draws Links Between the Virus and Our Genetics
Posted in Medicine on 4th May, 2021
by Alex Muller
The blood link to Covid-19 susceptibility is intriguing, but doesn’t change treatments.