Tag Archives: Therapy

Two cancer patients treated with an innovative gene therapy were confirmed to be in remission after more than 10 years, according to a new study, prompting its lead researcher to declare that a “cure” for some forms of the disease could be on the horizon. A study published in Nature …

Lawmakers in France’s National Assembly have given their unanimous backing to a new law which prohibits so-called ‘gay conversion therapy’, voting 142-0. The new law, passed on Tuesday, prohibits attempts to “convert” LGBTQ people to heterosexuality or traditional gender roles. It also grants authorities the right to seek criminal charges …

In an advisory published by the BMJ on Monday night, WHO experts warned that “a transfusion of blood plasma from someone who has recovered from covid-19” – known as convalescent plasma therapy – “is not recommended for patients with covid-19.” The organization issued a particularly “strong recommendation” against the therapy …

In terms of achieving its aims, conversion therapy is right up there with the burning of witches. Instill enough fear into someone, and they’ll pretty much agree to anything so long as you make the pain stop, or at least extinguish the flames tickling their feet. So to see the …

Roslyn Talusan – a Filipina Canadian who has written for Vice, Refinery29, and the A.V. Club, among other publications – sparked social media controversy after she publicly called out white author Pippa Middlehurst for writing a book about dumplings and noodles. “Why did a white woman write a cookbook about …

SCIs can often cause permanent loss of movement and physical sensation from resultant nerve damage. While physical rehabilitation programs can partially improve outcomes, actual treatment and recovery of lost mobility and function is nigh on impossible. Until now, perhaps. According to new results from a phase 2 clinical trial conducted …

Ocasio-Cortez and a number of prominent Democratic lawmakers, including Reps. Ayanna Pressley (Massachusetts) and Rashida Tlaib (Michigan), will speak in the House of Representatives on Thursday evening in a session “with the goal of creating space for members to talk about their lived experience” of the Capitol Hill riot last …

Scientists from Germany have proposed a method of performing gene therapy directly inside the body, without the preliminary work with the defective cells in the laboratory. This approach can cure not only genetic diseases, but also cancer. Scientists from Halle-Wittenberg University have developed a new means of DNA delivery for …

A new therapy has helped to reduce the frequency of hallucinations and stress levels in patients.British experts have simulated digital visual model, “avatar”, the conversation which helps patients with schizophrenia to cope with the “voices in the head”. The study describes the development of published in the medical journal The …

Amazing story about a boy Connor and the monster of his dreams. When Connor especially hard, something incredible occurs — the old yew tree outside his window comes to life and turns into a huge monster. At night, the monster tells Conor stories to help him understand that even when …