CRISPR treatment prevents hearing loss in mice A single treatment of a genome editing agent partially preserved hearing in mice with genetic deafness. The work could one day help scientists treat certain forms of genetic hearing loss in humans. Using molecular scissors wrapped in a greasy delivery package, researchers have disrupted a gene variant that…
A simple blood test is allowing researchers to determine which patients should be prescribed varenicline (Chantix) to stop smoking and which patients could do just as well, and avoid side effects, by using a nicotine patch. A simple blood test is allowing Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) researchers to determine which patients should be prescribed…
Honeycomb-like arrays of tiny, lab-grown cancers could one day help doctors zero in on individualized treatments for ovarian cancer, an unpredictable disease that kills more than 14,000 women each year in the United States alone. A team of researchers has devised a process that can grow hundreds of cultured cell masses, called spheroids, from just…
Researchers are developing a new tool for liquid biopsy that can detect RNA biomarkers from cancer cells in a patient’s blood much more accurately and completely than other existing methods. This could soon provide doctors with a more complete picture of an individual’s disease, improving their chances of finding the best treatment, while also sparing…
A new weakness found in medulloblastoma, the most common form of childhood brain tumor, could lead to more personalized medicine and improved treatment for some patients, according to an early study. A new weakness found in medulloblastoma, the most common form of childhood brain tumour, could lead to more personalised medicine and improved treatment for…