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The Kuopio Center for Gene and Cell Therapy is home to the research and development of new innovative medicines.
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Undetected Zika A infections could be triggering miscarriages and stillbirths
Symptomless Zika A infections may be a contributing factor to miscarriages and stillbirths, new research on nonhuman primates (NHPs) suggests.
In a collaborative study between...
Coeliac disease in children – a call to arms
Cases of coeliac disease in children continue to rise – and continue to go undetected across Europe. AOECS and ESPGHAN are campaigning to change...
Cells working together fuel aggressive childhood brain tumour
Cancerous cells in an aggressive type of childhood brain tumour have been discovered working together to infiltrate the brain, which could lead to much-needed...
Having a penicillin allergy increases risk of superbug infections
Patients with a recorded penicillin allergy on their medical records are at risk of develop drug-resistant superbug infections such as MRSA, a new study...
Council of Europe protocol on genetic testing enters into force
The Council of Europe’s protocol on genetic testing, part of its Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine, has entered into force.
The protocol on genetic...
Artificial ovary fertility treatment developed by scientists
Scientists from Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen, Denmark, have taken steps towards developing an artificial ovary fertility treatment that could lead to improved fertility preservation treatments.
This...
The incidence, causes, and impact of viral meningitis in the UK
The prevalence of bacterial meningitis in the UK has been successfully reduced as a result of the introduction of vaccines, with most cases today...
What do we know about women’s health?
In a new report, Professor Johanne Sundby from Kilden genderresearch.no has argued that more knowledge is required to better understand women’s health.
The report entitled...
Gene-edited pigs resistant to porcine reproductive & respiratory syndrome
By changing the genetic code of pigs, scientists at the University of Edinburgh's Roslin Institute, UK, have produced animals that can resist one of...
Innovative tissue analysis: Munich spin-off project receives Helmholtz funding
Tissue analysis is an essential tool for investigating diseases and is a mainstay in the field of diagnostics. Conventionally, tissue is fixed, sliced into...
Epigenetics: advancing diagnostics and accelerating precision medicine
Dr Jason Mellad, chief executive officer at Cambridge Epigenetix, discusses the emerging field of epigenetics-led diagnostics and personalised approaches to medicine.
The exciting and rapidly...
Improving the efficiency of chemotherapy with a new molecule
Researchers from the CNRS and Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, France, have demonstrated that methiothepin, a small molecule, can improve the efficiency of chemotherapy by...
Mapping immune signalling
Anders Linden on the mapping of immune signalling via the cytokine interleukin-26 to identify novel diagnostic and therapeutic targets in COPD.
In the research group...
How does the government work with the healthcare sector?
The quality of the healthcare sector is important, with health professionals and organisations urging government officials to help aid those in need. So, how...
Too much blood pressure medication negatively affects older patients
Old and frail patients are at an increased risk of mortality and memory issues if their blood pressure medication lowers their blood pressure too...
New therapy developed to treat lysosomal storage disease
Scientists at the University of Manchester, UK, have developed a new gene therapy that will hopefully be used to treat children with Sanfilippo, a...
AI could be set to improve prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment
Data-driven artificial intelligence (AI) could help improve prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment, according to researchers at Sweden’s Science for Life Laboratory.
Cancer tumours are all...
High percentage of women experience severe reproductive health issues
A new Public Health England (PHE) survey has revealed over 30% of women experience severe reproductive health problems; however, under half seek the necessary...
An effective new treatment for cerebral malaria in mice found
Scientists from the universities of Manchester and Glasgow in the UK have found a potentially new way of treating cerebral malaria in a study...