medicine
Support for Human Gene Editing to Fix Diseases in Latest Poll
Posted in Breakthrough Stories, Science on 31st Dec, 2018
by Alex Muller
There is about 70% support among Americans to use human gene editing to cure or correct diseases.
Freeze-dried Polio Vaccine Could Save up to 1.5 Million Lives per Year
Posted in Medicine on 1st Dec, 2018
by Alex Muller
The highly infectious disease, which causes lifelong paralysis and disability mostly in young children, is a fading memory in many places.
Successful anti-aging would be over ten times better than curing all cancer
Posted in Science on 24th Nov, 2018
by Alex Muller
Tactical paths to bring longevity promoting therapeutics to market as quickly as possible.
Anti-aging compounds targeting Alzheimers move closer to human trials
Posted in Medicine on 17th Nov, 2018
by Alex Muller
It's hoped two new compounds on the cusp of human trials could combat Alzheimer's disease by slowing the body's aging processes.
Glowing chemical 'could aid brain cancer surgery'
Posted in Medicine on 6th Nov, 2018
by Alex Muller
A chemical that makes brain tumours glow pink could help surgeons to remove the cancer safely, a trial suggests.