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| Enzyme discovered critical to age-related cognitive decline |
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| 26 May 2020 - by Dr Joanne Delange |
| New research has led to the discovery of an enzyme that can help to reverse the DNA damage associated with ageing and Alzheimer's disease... [Read More] |
| Hair regeneration using stem cells to treat baldness |
| 26 May 2020 - by Javier Bautista |
| Stem cells derived from fat can lead to hair regrowth for people with a common type of baldness, according to a new study... [Read More] |
| Novel gene discovered that helps keep some people thin |
| 26 May 2020 - by Georgia Everett |
| According to preliminary research, scientists may have found a gene that explains why some individuals naturally stay slim... [Read More] |
| Patients test positive for COVID-19 after clinical recovery |
| 26 May 2020 - by Eleanor Lynam |
| COVID-19 patients are testing positive for genetic elements of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, up to 24 days after hospital discharge... [Read More] |
| Surrogate-born babies stranded in Ukraine during coronavirus lockdown |
| 26 May 2020 - by Emma Bunting |
| The COVID-19 pandemic has left parents across the globe whose children have been born through surrogacy in Ukraine across the globe unable to bring their babies home... [Read More] |
| World's first liver stem cell transplant to a newborn baby |
| 26 May 2020 - by Dr Nicoletta Charolidi |
| A newborn baby with a severe liver disorder has been successfully treated with liver cells derived from embryonic stem cells... [Read More] |
| 3D sperm imaging could improve ICSI |
| 18 May 2020 - by Javier Bautista |
| A new three dimensional (3D) imaging method can identify sperm moving at high speed and may help select the best sperm for use in assisted conception... [Read More] |
| Critical window for re-infection with HIV after stem cell transplantation |
| 18 May 2020 - by Dr Molly Godfrey |
| New research, in HIV positive patients being treated for blood cancer, has identified a critical time window after donor transplantation, during which the expanding donor cells are particularly vulnerable to being infected with HIV. [Read More] |
| First epigenetic study in 3D human cancer cells |
| 18 May 2020 - by Charlott Repschlager |
| Researchers have, for the first time, characterised the epigenetic profile of tumour organoids and made their results available in public databases... [Read More] |
| Gene therapy reduces fat and builds muscle in mice |
| 18 May 2020 - by Julianna Photopoulos |
| A novel gene therapy prevents obesity and builds muscle without the need for additional exercise or dieting. [Read More] |
| Human stem cells grown inside mouse embryos |
| 18 May 2020 - by Emma Bunting |
| Scientists have developed a method that dramatically increases the production of human stem cells using mouse embryos... [Read More] |
| UK initiative to sequence coronavirus patient genomes |
| 18 May 2020 - by Dr Katie Howe |
| Thirty-five thousand people in the UK with COVID-19 will have their genetic code analysed to understand how a person's genes affect how they react to the virus... [Read More] |
| Coronavirus detected in semen of recovering COVID-19 patients |
| 11 May 2020 - by Laura Riggall |
| The novel coronavirus can persist in the semen of men who are recovering following infection, according to a new study... [Read More] |
| Coronavirus mutations provide insight into spread patterns |
| 11 May 2020 - by Melanie Krause |
| An international research team has discovered nearly 200 recurrent mutations in the genome of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease... [Read More] |
| Male couple expecting baby after NHS IVF |
| 11 May 2020 - by Emma Laycock |
| The first male same-sex couple to receive IVF on the NHS has announced they are expecting a baby son via surrogate this summer... [Read More] |
| New CRISPR-based COVID-19 point-of-care diagnostic |
| 11 May 2020 - by Javier Bautista |
| A COVID-19 diagnostic kit is in development that uses CRISPR and can be performed in a single test tube in one hour... [Read More] |
| Organoid models suggest COVID-19 virus infects human intestinal cells |
| 11 May 2020 - by Emma Bunting |
| New research suggests COVID-19 can infect and multiply within intestinal cells... [Read More] |
| Promising fertility treatment success rate for second baby |
| 11 May 2020 - by Jennifer Frosch |
| Women who used fertility treatment to conceive their first child have a good chance of having a second child the same way, according to a new study... [Read More] |
| Transgender parents announce birth of baby girl |
| 11 May 2020 - by Charlotte Spicer |
| A transgender couple have announced the birth of their first child... [Read More] |
| UK-based guidelines to help fertility clinics plan for their reopening |
| 11 May 2020 - by Dr Joanne Delange |
| UK guidelines have been published to help fertility clinics to prepare to open during the COVID-19 pandemic... [Read More] |