Shanghai: Recently, in China, gene therapy was performed on hearing impaired children, as a result of which the children miraculously recovered their hearing. According to media reports, specific gene therapy was tested in Shanghai on 5 children who were completely deaf. Hearing recovery was observed in both ears of all children after gene therapy. Additionally,…
The development is in line with several western European countries that have reportedly reduced access to similar gender identity treatments whose benefits were found to be “remarkably weak”, according to a National Health Service (NHS) England-commissioned review, published on 10 April by consultant paediatrician Dr. Hilary Cass. UN Special Rapporteur Reem Alsalem also welcomed the…
London: A new study has found that talk therapy can improve mood in people with intestinal infections such as Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis. Researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London found that improved mood was associated with an 18 percent reduction in inflammation in patients with inflammatory bowel…
Berlin: According to a new study, using exposure therapy to overcome one phobia of a sufferer can also overcome other phobias. According to research recently published in the journal Translational Psychiatry, people who have phobias of certain objects or specific situations can overcome their phobias if they are confronted with that fear. Iris Kodzaga, a…
Beijing: A study found that light-assisted sleep can improve sleep and reduce depression and aggressive behavior in dementia patients. A study conducted at Weifeng Medical University in China found that exposure to bright light can help reset the body clock. The study, published in the journal PLoS One, studied 15 trials conducted in seven different…
London: Cervical cancer patients who receive early treatment before standard treatment are less likely to die from the disease by a third, a study has found. Chemoradiation (giving chemotherapy at the same time as radiotherapy) has been the standard treatment since 1999, but despite improved techniques, the cancer has a 30 percent chance of recurrence….
New York: Scientists have used human stomach cells as tissue that secretes insulin to control blood sugar levels. These important advances have the potential to effectively treat type 1 diabetes. In an experiment led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, scientists observed that gastric insulin-secreting cells (GINS) transplanted into mice reversed diabetes. gave Beta cells…
Scientists have successfully demonstrated a combination of nanoparticles and antibodies to eradicate gastric cancer in mice. Photo: File New York: Although cancer is not incurable, it is definitely a global headache in the list of diseases. Now, experts have tested a new method of treatment on mice and demonstrated the effectiveness of eradicating gastric cancer…
