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US man recovering after 'breakthrough' pig-heart transplant
A man in the US, suffering from heart disease became the first person ever to receive a transplant from a genetically modified pig heart this year.
COVID-19
7 steps to ensure your COVID-19 rapid antigen test is as accurate as possible
Rapid antigen tests are now more accessible than ever in supermarkets and pharmacies, so it is important that everyone knows how to use them correctly.
Biotechnology
How can technological advancements in synthetic biology benefit everyone? An expert explains
An ideal bioeconomy policy agenda needs to be established so that everyone can benefit from the latest advancements made in synthetic biology, expert says.
Precision Medicine
Precision medicine needs financing to fight diseases like cancer - especially in poorer countries
Precision medicine needs financing to fight diseases like cancer. Non-communicable diseases such as cancer and heart disease are an increasing problem in poor countries, but development f...
Precision Medicine
How we can make gene therapies available to all
Gene therapies can cure incurable diseases, such as sickle cell disease, but treatment costs and lack of in-country manufacturing are slowing progress.
Precision Medicine
How engineering animals and plants could help fight climate change
There is potential for genetic engineering to bolster the response to climate change, but there are also risks and unknowns.
Precision Medicine
Gene therapies could change millions of lives - so how will we pay for them?
Gene therapies can cost million of dollars. Kevin Doxzen explains why creative new payment systems are needed to help fund treatment.
COVID-19
What are COVID-19 vaccine booster shots and why are they being offered?
The World Health Organization has called for a moratorium on COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, to enable low-income countries to get more people vaccinated.
Mental Health
These Yale researchers are helping develop more effective treatments for severe mental health
Researchers at Yale have developed ways to effectively map variations in individual symptoms to mental illnesses, such as major depression, schizophrenia, or anxiety.
United States
COVID-19 tests rely on bacteria discovered in a natural pool in the 1960s - and it’s not the only slice of nature essential to medicine
The natural world is an important source of medicines. PCR tests for COVID-19 are only effective due to a bacteria discovered in the Yellowstone National Park.
COVID-19
What are variants of concern, and are COVID-19 vaccines effective against them?
The virus that causes COVID-19 is mutating constantly, and often these changes have little impact. The WHO is currently tracking variants of concern.
COVID-19
Should my child get the COVID-19 vaccine? 7 questions answered by a pediatric infectious disease expert
Dr. Debbie-Ann Shirley, associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Virginia, addresses parents' concerns about COVID-19 vaccines for children.
Biotechnology
Microfluidics: The next medical breakthrough you haven't heard of
Microfluids travel through channels thinner than a hair which can be made of glass, polymers, paper or gels and tiny valves can turn the flow on or off.
Global Health
The cells in our body have 'a license to die', protecting us from infectious diseases
When we contract infectious diseases such as the flu, our cells can die to stop pathogens in their tracks before they spread further through our body.
3D Printing
This ceramic ink can 3D-print bones directly into a patient’s body. Here’s how
Previously, bones that needed replacing would firstly need to be built in a laboratory. New technology means that, soon, it will be possible to ‘print’ bone tissue inside the body.
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