For the first time, a bilateral kidney xenotransplantation (pig-to-human kidney transplant) performed in a brain-dead person is detailed in a scientific journal. The surgical team responsible for this intervention, from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, performed the transplant on [...]
Good news for people affected by this chronic disease. A new avenue to find autism therapeutic treatment Not long ago, a treatment for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) was unthinkable, but recently great advances have been made in this regard. Perhaps [...]
Same-sex couples will have the same rights of married people in Switzerland. The Swiss parliament and the federal council of government approved the measure “Marriage for all”, equating same-sex couples (homosexual unions) with established families. Switzerland had already authorized civil [...]
Brain organoids finding, a step to treat hereditary diseases The neuroscience project to study the human brain has a unique status in biomedical research. Two great projects are encouraging these initiatives, the “BRAIN Initiative” in the United States, and the Human Brain Project in [...]
On 25 February, a report published in the BMJ confirmed the results ofa study already published in the NEJM. The study determined that people vaccinated against COVID-19 with the Pfizer vaccine reduced their ability to infect others from day 7 [...]
Boys born with low birth weight (ELBW) age faster than their peers Babies born with extremely low weight (ELBW) are in the increase. The current trend is that older mothers have their first child and the great advances in the [...]
Spinal cord injury treatments improved Spinal cord injuries (SCI) are the leading cause of disability in the developed world. Trying to find therapeutic solutions is therefore a primary medical objective. Promising experimental studies have been carried out, and several clinical [...]
A group of researchers in La Jolla, California, have produced three-dimensional cerebral organoids (“mini-brains”) from human embryonic stem cells, later comparing the functionality of the tissue produced with samples of brain tissue from human fetuses with the same degree of [...]
Surrogacy is prohibited in almost all Western countries, but the industry of surrogacy continues to grow. Recently, for example, New York State (US) legislation announced its support for commercial contracts between the surrogate mother and the intended parents, who may [...]
On April 15, 2021, Juan Carlos Izpisua’s research group published an article in Cell (read HERE) describing the generation of human-monkey chimeras. Chimeras alive in the laboratory Regardless of the technical aspects and the purpose that — according to the [...]
Free from Ebola infection and Covid-19 vaccination campaign The Democratic Republic of the Congo has officially announced that Ebola outbreaks in the country are over, as it has now been free from Ebola infection for more than two years. Indeed, [...]
The possible risk of ovarian tumors after assisted reproduction is analyzed by a large study for 24 years. It is not known whether it increases the risk of ovarian tumors. Now, a large study has been published that includes 30,625 women who received [...]
