Chinese researchers have made a major advance in the science of gene editing by developing a new way to treat diseases that cannot be cured through existing methods. Their new gene editing tools ...

Whether you’re a latte lover, a mocha monster or an espresso elitist — people have strong preferences when it comes to coffee ...

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A veterinarian in Japan died after contracting the thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) virus, reportedly from a cat. This is the first case of a vet dying from the suspected animal-to-human ...

Screening for disease, including cancer, can cause harm —during screening, diagnosis and treatment. With lung cancer ...

The new lung cancer screening program needs to be independently evaluated to keep it on track, and to minimise the harms.

IASO Biotherapeutics ("IASO Bio"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, manufacturing, and commercialization of innovative cell therapies and biologics, today announced ...

A controversial medical project has finally taken off, thanks to a hefty donation from the world's largest medical charity, the Wellcome Trust. Work has begun on creating artificial human DNA from ...

Let us hope that at the upcoming UN intergovernmental High Level Political Forum where UN Sustainable Development Goals for health (SDG3) and gender equality (SDG5) are under review, governments ...

Chemotherapy drugs in over 100 countries fail quality tests, putting cancer patients at risk of ineffective treatments.