Joseph ShavitMar 9, 2022Implantable ‘Drug factories’ eliminate ovarian, colorectal cancerRice University bioengineers have shown they can eradicate advanced-stage ovarian and colorectal cancer in mice in as little as six days.
Joseph ShavitFeb 19, 2022Patient possibly cured of HIV infection by special stem-cell transplantA patient with HIV who received a blood stem cell transplant for high-risk acute myeloid leukemia has been free of the virus for 14 months.
Joseph ShavitFeb 18, 2022Researchers discover a possible cure for sickle cell anemiaWhile a remedy for this severe disease has remained elusive, a recent study, if proven applicable, may be a possible cure.
Joseph ShavitFeb 5, 2022Researchers discover two treatments that can cure peanut allergies in childrenResearchers have discovered two peanut allergy treatments for children that are both highly effective at inducing remission.
Joseph ShavitFeb 1, 2022Experimental new treatment may have cured a man of HIVA Brazilian man infected with the AIDS virus has shown no sign of it for more than a year since he stopped HIV medicines.
Joseph ShavitJan 27, 2022Scientists regrow frog’s lost leg. Could human limbs be next?For millions of patients who have lost limbs the possibility of regaining function through natural regeneration remains out of reach.
Joseph ShavitJan 23, 2022New discovery can cure peanut allergies in some young childrenGiving peanut oral immunotherapy to highly peanut-allergic children safely desensitized most of them to peanuts and induced remission.
Joseph ShavitDec 10, 2021UBC researchers develop stem cell-based 'functional cure' for Type 1 diabetesResearchers demonstrated that a stem cell-based treatment delivered through an implantable device can produce insulin in the human body.
Joseph ShavitNov 17, 2021Woman, 30, diagnosed with HIV 8 years ago may be naturally cured of the virusAn anonymous woman from Argentina has become only the second person known to ever show no detectable traces of an HIV infection