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November 10, 2023
US veteran gets world's first eye transplant
November 07, 2023
Animal-to-human infections could cause 12 times more deaths by 2050, study says
MUMBAI — Affan, seven, and Erhan, five, have Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) — a rare genetic disorder that causes muscle deterioration and affects breathing. Physiotherapy appointments alone cost the family 40,000 rupees ($480; £395) a month, and their sons need constant care as they cannot sit, stand or walk independently."We want to try gene therapy for our sons, but one dose alone costs around 175m rupees ($2.1m; £1.7m). We simply can't afford it," says Zeba Gufran, their mother.Zolgensma gene therapy, which the Gufrans want to try, is one of the most expensive drugs in the world. It is given as a one-time dose, usually to children under two — but the Gufrans are desperate and hope for a miracle.Like them, many parents in India cannot afford to buy Zolgensma and...
November 06, 2023
Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Indians who need $2.1m drug to fight a rare disease
LONDON — The Covid pandemic may have impacted brain health in people in the UK aged 50 and over, according to a new study.More than 3,000 volunteers completed yearly questionnaires and online cognitive tests to measure changes in memory, and other faculties, as the pandemic unfolded.The results revealed a decline, irrespective of Covid infection.Stress, loneliness and alcohol consumption may explain some of the findings, experts say.Coping with Covid fears, worries and uncertainties and disruption to routines may have had a "real, lasting impact" on brain health, they say.The rate of the drop in cognitive function was accelerated during the first year of the pandemic, when lockdowns occurred, the study found.For memory issues, the decline continued into the second year.People...
November 02, 2023
Brain power dropped among over-50s during Covid-19 pandemic, study shows
LONDON — Scientists say they may have made the biggest breakthrough in treating cervical cancer in 20 years, using a course of existing, cheap drugs ahead of usual radiotherapy treatment.Trial findings, revealed at the ESMO medical conference, show the approach cut the risk of women dying from the disease or the cancer returning by 35%.Cancer Research UK, which funded the work, called the results "remarkable".It hopes clinics will soon start doing the same for patients.Cervical cancer affects thousands of women each year in the UK, many in their early 30s. Despite improvements in radiotherapy care, cancer returns in up to a third of cases, meaning new approaches are very much needed.Dr Iain Foulkes, from Cancer Research UK, said: "Timing is everything when you're...
October 23, 2023
Biggest cervical cancer drug advance in 20 years hailed
September 15, 2023
Scientists discover how brain cells die in Alzheimer’s
September 06, 2023
Worry at antibiotics overuse at India's Kumbh Mela
September 01, 2023
Brain fog after Covid linked to blood clots — Study
July 01, 2023
MDMA: Australia begins world-first psychedelic therapy
May 25, 2023
New superbug-killing antibiotic discovered using AI
