Nanotechnologies to Help in New Cancer Treatment Strategy A new project – ULISES – is set to develop an immunologic-based treatment strategy where cancer cells are reprogrammed to become “visible” to the patients’ immune system. Read more...
Study Shows How to Detect Alzheimer’s Disease Before Symptoms Show A researcher at the University of Missouri has recently completed research on producing methods for defining the presymptomatic stages of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a Nov. 11 news release from the school. Read more...
Engineering Stem Cells to Treat Bone Cancer Over the past decades, stem cells are being broadly used as regenerative medicine for repairing or replacing tissues that are damaged due to injury or diseases. With the advancement in stem cell therapy, scientists have now engineered stem cells that can effectively treat
Groundbreaking Stem Cell Research Could Restore Sight to People with Macular Diseases Eye research charity Fight for Sight has announced funding for a ground-breaking stem cell research study which could reverse sight loss for people with macular diseases such as age-related macular degeneration and juvenile macular dystrophies. Read more...
Alzheimer’s in Adults with Down Syndrome Focus of Multicenter NIH Grant Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are taking part in a multisite study to investigate the biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease in people with Down syndrome. By middle age, nearly all people with Down syndrome show
Younger Knee Replacement Patients More Likely to Require Reoperation than Those 60 and Older Knee replacement surgery, also known as total knee arthroplasty (TKA), is increasing among patients 65 and younger. One study projects a potential 183% increase in the number of TKA and revision TKA surgeries by the year
MU Among First Institutions to Enroll Patient in International COVID-19 Clinical Trial The University of Missouri School of Medicine is one of the first institutions in the world to enroll a patient in a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) clinical trial designed to test the safety, tolerability and efficacy
HHS Officially Extends COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Again Ahead of Upcoming Expiration Date Health and Human Services has officially extended its COVID-19 public health emergency declaration for another 90 days ahead of the Oct. 23 expiration date. Read more...
Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded to Scientists Who Discovered CRISPR Gene Editing Tool for 'Rewriting the Code of Life' The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna for the development of a method for genome editing. They discovered one of gene technology's sharpest tools:
Panel Outlines Plan for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution A U.S. advisory panel made recommendations Friday for who should be first in line to get COVID-19 vaccine, including a plea for special efforts by states and cities to get the shots to low-income minority groups. As expected, the panel recommended health care workers