Caveat: Stem cells touted for coronavirus treatments
This unprecedented challenging time has seen the emergence of unproven stem cell-based therapies for the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2...
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This unprecedented challenging time has seen the emergence of unproven stem cell-based therapies for the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2...
A COVID-19 diagnostic kit is in development that uses CRISPR and can be performed in a single test tube in one hour...
by Emma Lamb
A novel stem cell therapy may play a part in improving the survival rate of ventilator-dependent COVID-19 patients....
The US Food and Drug Administration has released seven new guidelines that will help scientists safely develop novel gene therapy products...
This BBC Radio 4 programme 'The Stem Cell Hard Sell', hosted by Lesley Curwen, aired on 7 January...
A health watchdog group have petitioned US regulators to take action against the manufacturers of 39 dietary supplements that claim to aid fertility...
Do-it-yourself science at home: despite my research training, this is something I have never given serious consideration...
A gene therapy trial for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) has been halted after a patient experienced serious side effects...
The US National Council on Disability (NCD) has published a new report calling for greater oversight of genetic testing, particularly prenatal testing...
by Jen Willows
Direct-to-consumer genetic tests should not be used as a basis for medical decision making, according to two separate studies released last week...
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