Experts have warned that a ‘no deal’ Brexit will result in the exclusion of the UK from the 24 European Reference Networks (ERNs) that were established to improve the care of patients bearing the lifelong burden of a rare disease,…
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How AI could make therapeutic decision-making for breast cancer more accurate, affordable
Imagine being a doctor and having a precocious resident permanently by your side, giving you brilliant insight into disease and helping you to identify the best treatment path for your patients. A team at Salesforce Research believes this scenario is…
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Gene could help predict response to cervical cancer treatment
UCLA researchers have identified a potential diagnostic marker that could help predict how likely someone with cervical cancer is to respond to the standard treatment of chemotherapy and radiation. The scientists found that PACS-1, a gene that resides on a…
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Editing the DNA of human embryos could protect us from future pandemics
Hollywood blockbusters such as X-men, Gattaca and Jurassic World have explored the intriguing concept of “germline genome editing”—a biomolecular technique that can alter the DNA of sperm, eggs or embryos. If you remove a gene that causes a certain disease…
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Why worrying about a pill's side-effects could actually CAUSE them
Why worrying about a pill’s side-effects could actually CAUSE them: ‘Nocebo’ effect means if we expect a tablet to make us feel ill it could spark phantom symptoms, experts warn The patient leaflet that comes with your medication provides important,…
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Genetically engineered T cells could lead to therapies for autoimmune diseases
A new study has found that a novel T cell genetically engineered by University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers is able to target and attack pathogenic T cells that cause Type 1 diabetes, which could lead to new immunotherapy treatments….
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Genetic discovery could lead to better prediction of suicide risk within families
Every 11 minutes, an American dies by suicide. That’s 132 people a day or more than 48,000 annually. For those left behind, the haunting question is why. One emerging factor is family history. Perhaps the most famous example is Ernest…
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EU regulator could approve Covid vaccines ‘late 2020, early 2021’
Europe’s medicines regulator said Monday that it could approve the first coronavirus vaccines late this year or early next, as it evaluates the most promising candidates. The clarification came after EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said last week…
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Virus evolution could undermine a COVID-19 vaccine—but this can be stopped
The first drug against HIV brought dying patients back from the brink. But as excited doctors raced to get the miracle drug to new patients, the miracle melted away. In each and every patient, the drug only worked only for…
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