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An AI Tool Just Revealed Almost 200 New Systems For CRISPR Gene Editing

Posted in Medicine, Science on 29th Nov, 2023
by Alex Muller

This month, a team at MIT and Harvard led by CRISPR pioneer Dr. Feng Zhang took inspiration from an existing big-data approach and used AI to narrow the sea of genetic sequences to a handful that are similar to known CRISPR systems.

'Breakthrough' CRISPR Treatment Slashes Cholesterol In First Human Clinical Trial

Posted in Medicine, Science on 24th Nov, 2023
by Alex Muller

For these treatments, scientists extract immune cells or blood cells from the body, edit the cells using CRISPR to correct the genetic mistake, and reinfuse the treated cells into the patient.

Google DeepMind's AI Revolutionizes Weather Forecasting With GraphCast

Posted in Science, Software on 24th Nov, 2023
by Alex Muller

GraphCast's introduction into the field of meteorology signifies a turning point in weather forecasting.

How Patient Data Is Helping Beat Cancer

Posted in Medicine, Science on 24th Nov, 2023
by Alex Muller

"The more tumours we study, the more we understand how they differ from each other and how we can use this information to improve outcomes for people with cancer."

Stand Up To Cancer Unveils New Gastroesophageal Cancer Research Teams And Awards

Posted in Medicine on 20th Nov, 2023
by Alex Muller

Stand Up To Cancer® (SU2C) today announced three Research Teams focused on bringing new therapies to clinical trials for the treatment of gastroesophageal cancer.

New Research Advances Understanding Of Cancer Risk In Gene Therapies

Posted in Medicine on 20th Nov, 2023
by Alex Muller

The gene therapy treatment itself is not the likely cause of new DNA mutations in blood stem cells.

Cancer Research's Latest Breakthrough Is Seriously Good News For Survival Rates

Posted in Medicine, Science on 19th Nov, 2023
by Alex Muller

Thanks to research funded by Cancer Research, there has been a cervical cancer treatment breakthrough that means deaths could be cut by 35%.

Hundreds Of Children Could Benefit From New Approach To Brain Cancer Treatment

Posted in Medicine, Science on 19th Nov, 2023
by Alex Muller

As well as an improved side-effect profile to chemotherapy, the new treatment also improved overall response rate by more than 400% and increased median progression-free survival from 7.4 months with chemotherapy to 20.1 months with the new treatment.

Scientists Discover Promising New Approach For Treating Pancreatic Cancer

Posted in Medicine on 13th Nov, 2023
by Alex Muller

Like all cancers, early diagnosis is key to improving survival rates. For pancreatic cancer, around half of all patients are diagnosed when the disease has already spread, which is one of the reasons for poor survival rates.

Soaring Skin Cancer Cases Hit A Record High

Posted in Medicine, Science on 13th Nov, 2023
by Alex Muller

Analysis shows there are 17,500 cases being diagnosed per year and projections reveal that these high numbers could continue to increase by around 50% over the next 20 years.

Thousands Of Women Offered Anastrozole To Help Prevent Breast Cancer

Posted in Medicine, Science on 12th Nov, 2023
by Alex Muller

Repurposing therapeutic drugs that have already been shown to be safe for prevention is an area with a lot of potential.

Research Centre Launched To Tackle Life-threatening Side-effects Of Childhood Cancer Treatments

Posted in Medicine, Science on 12th Nov, 2023
by Alex Muller

Although treatments are much more effective now, for children and young people, they are harsh and have terrible side effects on their smaller bodies.