Scientific Researchers from UW Medicine in Seattle have successfully used human stem cells to restore heart function in monkeys with heart failure. The results of which suggest that the technique could be effective in patients with heart failure, which is currently the leading cause of death worldwide. “The cells form new muscle that integrates into
An insulin pill for those with diabetes could be available in the future, according to researchers at Harvard University, providing patients the hope that a daily regime of injections could potentially be a thing of the past. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition in which an individual’s pancreas does not produce insulin – a
An international team of researchers, led by scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, are planning to trial a novel saliva-based DNA test produced to predict men at risk of developing prostate cancer. The move follows findings of a study involving more than 140,000 men that identified 63 new genetic variations in the DNA
