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Saturday, 30th August 2008

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Cell reprogramming for diabetes "'Cell alchemy' breakthrough for diabetics could do away with insulin injections", is the headline in the Daily Mail. The article suggests that scientists have found a way to transform ordinary cells in the body into insulin-producing

Gene therapy for deafness "Deaf people could one day have their hearing restored through a groundbreaking gene therapy technique", reports The Daily Telegraph. It says that researchers have shown that gene therapy can trigger the growth of new hair cells that pick up

Epilepsy drug and weight loss An epilepsy drug being touted as a possible tool to fight obesity could also pose a threat to patients' sight, the Daily Mail reports. It says the drug vigabatrin (sold as Sabril in the UK) is being tested by US scientists as a possible t

Artificial blood from stem cells Blood donations may become a thing of the past due to advances in stem cell technology, newspapers report. The Daily Telegraph says that a new way has been discovered...

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