Category: Education
Using gene therapy to cure obesity and type 2 diabetes in mice, researchers report
A research team from the UAB led by Professor Fatima Bosch has managed to cure obesity and type 2 diabetes in mice using gene therapy. A single administration of an adeno-associated viral vector (AAV) carrying the FGF21 (Fibroblast Growth Factor […]
New HIV vaccine shows promise after clinical examination
An HIV vaccine that has the potential to protect people around the world from the virus has shown promising results. The treatment, which aims to provide immunity against various strains of the virus, produced an anti-HIV immune system response in […]
Gene therapy method developed to target damaged kidney cells
Gene therapy has gained momentum in the past year, following the federal government’s approval of the first such treatments for inherited retinal diseases and hard-to-treat leukemia. Now, research led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has shown, […]
Study finds, ketogenic diet may boost targeted cancer therapy
A very low carbohydrate, high-fat diet called the ketogenic diet may improve the effectiveness of an emerging class of cancer drugs, according to a study in mice by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian. […]
More nuts, higher sperm count, says study
Men who ate about two handfuls of mixed almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts daily for 14 weeks improved their sperm count and had more viable “swimmers”, scientists found. The study comes amid a decline in sperm counts across the Western world, […]
No strong evidence that cannabis reduces chronic pain
A four-year study suggests medicinal cannabis is not as effective at relieving chronic non-cancer pain as commonly assumed. Researchers at UNSW Sydney who conducted one of the world’s longest community studies of its type have found no clear role for […]
Scientists developed artificial ovary to help cancer patients
Scientists have taken early steps towards developing an artificial ovary that could lead to improved fertility preservation treatments. The technique is aimed at helping women at risk of becoming infertile, such as those who receive chemotherapy. The Danish scientists removed […]
Using psychedelic drugs to treat mental illness
Psychedelic drugs are more likely to be associated with hippies and the counterculture of the 1960s than people in white lab coats and clinical trials. But that might soon change. Increasingly, scientists are looking at whether these mind-altering drugs – […]
When breathing too much can “kill” you
By J. Howard Jaster, MD Respiratory therapy for sleep apnea If your doctor has just told you that you have sleep apnea, you may be about to walk into a dark and dangerous alley. Some might reasonably advise you to […]
MRI scans may lead fillings to leak mercury
Metal dental fillings leak mercury if they are exposed to a new powerful type of medical scan, scientists have found. They studied the effect of ultra-high-strength MRI – the latest in scanning technology being introduced to several research hospitals in […]
