Getty Images Police will no longer be able to hold people who are being detained for mental health reasons in police cells, under government plans for England and Wales. Officers can currently use cells as a “place of safety” for up to 24 hours to allow those needing immediate care to be assessed by a … Read more
6 hours ago By Aurelia Foster, Health reporter, BBC News Cancer Research UK A special light is shone on to the prostate, which makes the cancer cells show up A special type of fluorescent dye might help surgeons better locate and remove prostate cancer cells, UK scientists from University of Oxford believe. Getting rid of all of … Read more
Lab tests show ageing adult nose cells contain 100 times more virus soon after an infection. Source link
The gene-editing method used might ultimately offer a way to remove HIV, experts say. Source link
Chennai: Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) and IIT Mandi researchers have metabolically engineered the plant cells of Nothapodytes nimmoniana to increase the production of Camptothecin, which is used to treat cancer. The researchers from the Plant Cell Technology Lab of IIT Madras have developed a genome-scale metabolic model for N nimmoniana plant cells … Read more
The findings, which had been a mystery for decades, give new ideas for treating the disease. Source link
Researchers hope it could eventually lead to new ways of treating age-related macular degeneration. Source link
As people age, pigment-making cells lose their ability to mature and maintain hair colour, research suggests. Source link
Researchers have created eggs from the cells of male mice, raising the prospect of male couples having their own children. Source link
A 45-year-old woman says she was devastated after learning that three previous checks had been misread. Source link