For the first time, reprogrammed cells have been implanted into the brain of a patient with Parkinson’s disease. Prof Jun Takahashi and his team at Kyoto University reprogrammed skin cells
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In an interesting twist, scientists show that obesity may actually have a positive influence on cutting-edge cancer therapies. A new study published on 12 November in Nature medicine (1) has
Computational models and artificial intelligence (AI) have the potential to become extremely useful in the early intervention and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Timely diagnosis of the disease remains a challenge
A new report published on 2 November in the journal Science demonstrates how machine learning models based on large genomic and ecological datasets can be used to extract evolutionary signals
From 1 November, doctors in the UK have been given the go-ahead by the government to prescribe cannabis to patients who demonstrate “an unmet clinical need.” The legalisation will allow medical
A new paper presented on 22 October at the United European Gastroenterology Conference in Vienna has reported the initial findings of a pilot study with a small sample size, which
A new study published on 22 October in the journal Nature Medicine presents a computational model called Artificial Intelligence (AI) Clinician to assist with the individualized real-time treatment of sepsis
The first two papers using the complete set of data from the huge UK biobank project — currently the largest human genome study — were published on 10 October, both
A new study published on 10 October in the journal Nature has found that sustainably feeding the world population, estimated to reach 10 billion by 2050, is achievable but only
Two separate studies published on 8 October in Nature Medicine have successfully used modified CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technologies to correct gene mutations associated two genetically inherited metabolic disorders, phenylketonuria and