medical research
Muscular dystrophy-reversing gene therapy: Human trials in 2 years
Posted in Medicine, Science on 23rd Jul, 2024
by Alex Muller
A new gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy shows promise in halting and potentially reversing muscle damage.
Anti-aging drug extends life up to 25%, staves off frailty and disease
Posted in Medicine, Science on 23rd Jul, 2024
by Alex Muller
Research from Duke-NUS Medical School shows blocking the protein interleukin-11 (IL-11), can potentially extend lifespan, improve health, and reduce age-related decline.
Our Conscious Experience Of The World Is A Memory, Says New Theory
Posted in Medicine, Science on 27th Oct, 2022
by Alex Muller
By reframing consciousness as part of memory, the team hopes the theory can help patients with neurological disorders.
Can We Stop The Heart From Aging?
Posted in Medicine, Science on 27th Aug, 2022
by Alex Muller
A powerful genetic tool: single-cell sequencing. It's like going from amateur binoculars to the James Webb Space Telescope, we can now analyse every single cell, like a star in the sky, by parsing its DNA inside an aging heart.
New Discovery Could Lead to Improved Cancer Treatment
Posted in Medicine, Science on 25th Jul, 2022
by Alex Muller
The finding could improve cancer immunotherapy, a promising therapy that targets cancer cells using the body’s own immune system rather than radiation.