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Clinical trial
A research study in which new ways to prevent, detect, diagnose, or treat disease are tested on human participants.
First gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy approved
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy...
How fast is too fast? Innovation in IVF and the burden of proof
The speed of how technological innovations are deployed in infertility care is discussed here by Dr Rita Vassena...
Children in remission in base-editing gene therapy trial for aggressive leukaemia
Remission has been seen in patients with treatment-resistant leukaemia in the world's first phase 1 clinical trial for 'base-editing' therapy...
Improving the diagnosis of inherited eye diseases with AI
Artificial Intelligence technology could use retinal scans to aid clinicians in diagnosing rare inherited eye conditions...
MicroRNA promotes hair growth in mice
Hair growth has been stimulated in young and old mice using microRNA, with the potential for future trials in humans to treat baldness...
CRISPR-based antibiotic safe in humans
A novel CRISPR-based gene therapy has been shown to reduce the level of antibiotic resistant E. coli within the gastrointestinal tract...
NHS cancer blood test trial results announced
Results from an NHS-based clinical trial show the potential of a blood test to detect over 50 types of cancer...
Insulin-producing pancreatic cells created from stomach stem cells
Insulin-secreting organoids created from human stomach stem cells have been developed, illuminating a potential novel approach for diabetes treatment...