A Stanford Medicine study observed the apparent curing of diabetes in mice following transplantation of insulin-secreting pancreatic islet cells. Researchers say the animals’ immune systems accepted the donated cells prior to transplantation. This occurs through a three-pronged process they say they could easily replicate in humans. The mice did not need immune-suppressing treatments after the […]
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7 diagnostic devices to boost healthcare in the developing world
The World Health Organization estimates that a quarter of death and disease globally is caused by hazards and environmental burdens in developing countries with little to no access to preventative care and diagnostic devices. Since developing countries are poor agricultural regions that are still becoming economically and socially advanced, it is harder for doctors to […]
Cancer diagnostic detects unique mutations in small amount of blood
Researchers from Stanford University have developed a new diagnostic tool that can detect genetic mutations in small amounts of tumor-derived DNA circulating in a patient’s blood sample. The single color digital PCR assay needs a fraction of a tube of blood and can successfully detect three mutation-bearing molecules in a single reaction, according to the […]
Stanford uses CRISPR to correct sickle cell, human trials planned
Researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine have reportedly used CRISPR, a gene-editing tool, to repair the gene that causes sickle cell disease. The team is planning the 1st human clinical trial using this technique to correct cells with sickle cell disease, according to Reuters. “What we’ve finally shown is that we can do it. It’s […]
