Designer cells reverse baby girl's cancer in world first
A one-year-old girl in Britain has become the first in the world to be treated with "designer" immune cells genetically engineered to reverse her cancer, doctors said Thursday.
Nov 6, 2015
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Genetic modification shows promise for preventing hereditary hearing loss
A mitochondrial defect is responsible for a type of human hereditary deafness that worsens over time and can lead to profound hearing loss. Using a genetically-modified mice model with a mitochondrial dysfunction that results ...
Nov 6, 2015
Iron supplementation: When less is really more
Anaemia is often the result of an iron deficiency. In such cases the patients, who are typically female, will be prescribed iron supplements to be taken daily. In cases of severe deficiency, the dosage is increased to several ...
Nov 6, 2015
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Doctors warn of accidental overdosing on herbal medicines
Nov 6, 2015
