Gene discovery sheds light on cause and prevention of Alzheimer's
A gene mutation linked to the accumulation of the peptide beta-amyloid in the brain - thought to cause Alzheimer's - has been shown to trigger the disease when individuals carry two copies and help protect against the disease when they carry only one, according to a study published in...
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What matters to women considering stem cell research using aborted fetuses?
by Professor Naomi Pfeffer
This January, ReNeuron Group Plc announced that the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) had granted permission for a Phase I clinical trial of its ReN001 stem cell therapy in the treatment of patients left disabled by an ischaemic stroke, the most common form of the condition. The...