A drug prescribed for scabies has been shown to stops the coronavirus in its tracks and may help fight the infection, according to a study. Ivermectin is used on the NHS and in the US for parasitic infections – but researchers in Australia believe it could be useful against COVID-19. Tests showed the drug reduced … Read more
Scientists who cloned Dolly the Sheep say new coronavirus treatment using immune cells from young healthy volunteers could beat disease TC Biopharm are based in Glasgow, and have used the therapy to treat cancer They are hopeful that the therapy will be available to the NHS by July Doctor says the challenge is in developing … Read more
Scientists in Japan develop a new technique to reverse balding by transplanting a special kind of hair follicle cell into a patient’s scalp Scientists in Tokyo conducted a study on a new technique to reverse balding It involved taking cell samples from hair follicles in the back of the head The cells were processed and … Read more
Life-saving prostate scan can pinpoint cancer cells and identify men who need more powerful treatment, research suggests Scientists have found radioactive molecule which sticks to prostate cancer cells Lights them up in a scan and is 27 per cent more accurate then routine methods Technique detects when prostate cancer has spread further into a man’s … Read more
The enemy in plain sight: Chilling microscope images reveal the horrific reality of coronavirus as it emerges from the surface of cells The virus is seen emerging from the surface of cells cultured in a lab and isolated from a patient in the US Taken by scanning electron microscope, images were colourised to better delineate … Read more
Deadly cancer cells have ‘chemically assisted mechanical drills’ that use brute force to penetrate healthy flesh and spread disease around the body Experts have been able to measure the force cancer cells apply for this first time They created their own ‘cancer cells’ in the lab and used a new imaging method The drills — … Read more
British boy, nine, beats ultra-rare cancer after surgeons remove his liver to cut out killer cells then reinsert it – making him one of only a six to survive aggressive form of disease in world Saul Hayden, aged nine, has beaten one of the most aggressive forms of cancer The tumour had spread to his … Read more
Broken bones could be regrown using a combination of readily available drugs, scientists say. Two existing medicines have been tested to stimulate the body’s own repair system in the hope of better treatment for injuries. Stem cells, which build new bone, are switched on to ‘red alert’ and speed up the healing process. In early … Read more
A massive breakthrough in the search for a cure for diabetes has been made by researchers who have successfully cured diabetes in mice for the first time using converted human cells to keep the disease at bay. The human stem cell strategy functionally cured the disease in mice for at least nine months and in … Read more