Gene-editing therapy for cancer moves one step closer as scientists engineer patients’ blood cells to recognise and destroy tumours

Gene-editing is the next great hope in the ongoing race to find a cure for cancer Scientists have shown gene-edited white blood 'T-cells' are safe in patientsThey can stay in the…

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A new high? Cannabis compound that may be 30 TIMES more potent than THC is discovered by scientists

Italian scientists discover new cannabis compound, THCP,  that could be 30 times more potent than THCResearchers say the official affect has yet to be formally determinedTHCP bonds strongly with receptors…

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Fish that can repair their OWN HEART offer clues for millions of heart attack patients after scientists discover an immune cell is involved in its recovery

Scientists transplanted macrophages into hearts of mice and zebrafishMacrophages known to remove dead and dying cells from the bodyBut macrophages also helped to create collagen and boost scar tissueFindings could…

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Scientists develop a vaccine for the Chinese coronavirus but warn it will take a YEAR before it could be dished out – as world health chiefs warn human-to-human spread outside of China is of ‘great concern’

Several countries have joined the global race for a jab against the killer virus Experts in Hong Kong now claim to have made a vaccine that can be testedBut the team…

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Lungs have a ‘magical ability’ to get rid of cancerous cells caused by smoking once you give up, scientists say

Some cells 'magically replenish the lining of the airways', says Sanger InstituteLungs have the 'magical' ability to replace cancerous mutations, research saysThe study included people smoking more than 15,000 packs…

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Heavy-duty masks, wearing gloves and carrying sanitary wipes can help reduce risks – but hand-washing really IS the best way to prevent Coronavirus infection, expert says

The new coronavirus has spread to more than 1,000 people and killed 171 in ChinaPeople who flew from Wuhan have carried the deadly infection back to at least 15 other…

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Parkinson’s may start before BIRTH: People who develop the disease before age 50 may be born with damaged brain cells, study finds

Between 6,000 and 12,000 people in the US have Parkinson's disease that started before they were 50 years old  Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in California 'rewound' cells of people early-onset…

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‘Soft’ robotic heart that uses synthetic material combined with layers of lab-grown human cells could put an end to human transplants by 2028

Experts in Netherlands, Cambridge and London developing 'soft robot' heartAim to implant first working prototype in animals within three yearsDevice is 1 of 4 projects put up for £30million prize…

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Scientists stumble across killer immune cell that can destroy most types of cancer in major step for a ‘one size fits all’ treatment

T-cell recognised and destroyed most types of cancers, ignoring healthy cellsIt killed off 10 types of cancer including lung, skin, blood, colon, breast and boneOpens door to a 'one size fits…

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Breathing in fine particles from air pollution on a smoggy day for just six hours could trigger a heart attack, study finds

Researchers looked at air pollution exposure in Germany and the number of nonfatal heart attacksUltrafine particles mostly come from vehicle emission and can penetrate deep into the bloodstream  Spending six hours outside increased…

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The end of daily finger-prick tests for diabetics? AI heart monitor ‘can detect dangerously low blood sugar levels’

Scientists used artificial intelligence to detect low blood sugar levelsPatients wore electrocardiogram (ECG) monitors 24 hours a day for two weeksResearchers trained a computer system to spot normal and low…

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Laughing gas can ease symptoms of depression in just two hours by acting on a brain chemical with no side-effects, new research suggests

Laughing gas can ease symptoms of depression in two hours, research suggestsKetamine and nitrous oxide act on different brain chemical known as glutamateUp to one in four with depression show no…

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