Could Stem Cells Cure Blindness?
Researchers in Kobe, Japan have succeeded in growing new retinal tissue, with the hope of curing an inherited condition, called retinitis pigmentosa. Affected individuals are born with […]
View ArticleThe Decline of Dementia
Currently, many places in the world have an ageing population. This means there is an increase in the average age of the population and an […]
View ArticleA Cure for Cancer ?
Worldwide in 2012 there were 14.1 million cases of cancer and 8.2 million deaths. Macmillan warns that by 2020 almost one in two people will […]
View ArticleCancer’s ‘Achilles heel’ revealed
A new method of cancer treatment revealed that targets its weaknesses… In 2012 Cancer Research UK reported 161,823 deaths from cancer in the UK alone. […]
View ArticleAntibiotics beginning to fail against common childhood infections
A recent study has shown that common antibiotics such as ampicillin do not work in more than half of all cases of urinary tract infections […]
View ArticleZika may reach Europe
The Zika virus could spread to parts of Europe this summer, with areas around the Black Sea and the island of Madeira being the most […]
View ArticleInfectious proteins found in bacteria
Prions are infectious agents comprised of proteins that can fold in many ways and still be functional. They cause other, normal proteins to fold into […]
View ArticleRusty risk to European wheat
A new strain of wheat rust could be poised to spread across Europe and the Mediterranean, covering leaves and stems with a rusty brown growth. […]
View ArticleFirst case of gene therapy curing a common genetic disorder
Sickle cell disease affects millions of people worldwide and is caused by a genetic mutation that produces abnormal hemoglobin, which clumps together making sickle-, or […]
View ArticleCD1b as a vaccine target for tuberculosis: A hidden GEM?
Tuberculosis is currently the most deadly infectious disease worldwide, killing an estimated 1.7 million people in 2016. The only licensed vaccine currently available is BCG, […]
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