Scientists create a drug that ‘repairs damage to the brain and spinal cord’ in potential breakthrough for paralysed patients and Alzheimer’s sufferers

Scientists created a synthetic version of a protein known as Cerebellin-1  It links together brain messaging neurons, which can be lost to damage or illnessThe compound, called CPTX, repaired movement and…

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Could snake venom treat cancer? Scientists claim the toxic substance can kill breast and colon tumours ‘really quickly’ but admit trials are still early

Team at the University of Northern Colorado are investigating snake venomThey are searching for cancer cures, as snake venom holds 100s of chemicalsPreliminary research shows potential to kill cancer cells…

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Multiple sclerosis could be stopped in the next DECADE, researchers say as they hail scientific breakthroughs that ‘pave the way to wiping out the condition’

Scientists say range of medications will be in late stage trials by as early as 2025This year saw breakthrough with blood sugar and cholesterol-lowering drugs Currently only medications available for sufferers focus on…

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Have scientists discovered a cure for the common cold? Researchers identify vital protein in cells which virus needs in order to spread

Scientists believe they have now found a away to stop the common coldResearchers find a vital protein in cells which the cold virus needs to reproduceThey intend to invent drug…

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Cure for heart failure moves ‘one giant step closer’ as scientists successfully regenerate dead tissue in rats using stem cells

Combining heart cells with stem cells could make heart tissue grow backAround 900,000 people in the UK have heart failure, as well as 5.7m AmericansStem cell therapy has failed in…

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Read more about the article Experimental vaccine cured HPV and cleared up cervical pre-cancer lesions in a third of patients – preventing it from turning into disease

Experimental vaccine cured HPV and cleared up cervical pre-cancer lesions in a third of patients – preventing it from turning into disease

Researchers studied women who moderate or severe precancerous lesions Some received a vaccine, which injects a protein that triggers the immune system to attack the lesions About 36 percent of…

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