Archives: 2020-03-02

PIER MARIA FORNASARI
2020-03-02

In the last 24 hours there were almost 9 times more cases reported outside China than inside China. WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 – 2 March 2020

The number of cases in China continues to decline. Yesterday, China reported 206 cases of COVID-19 to WHO, the lowest since the 22nd of January. Only 8 cases were reported outside Hubei province yesterday. Outside China, a total of 8739 cases of COVID-19 have been reported to WHO from 61 countries, with 127 deaths. In the

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PIER MARIA FORNASARI
2020-03-02

Canada is investing $6.9 million in stem cell research

The Canadian government is investing almost $7 million in stem cell research and regenerative medicine. William Amos, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of innovation, Science and Industry, was at Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Monday to announce that $6.9 million would go to the Stem Cell Network’s competitive research funding program. “Stem cell and regenerative medicine are a

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PIER MARIA FORNASARI
2020-02-29

In Situ Printing of Adhesive Hydrogel Scaffolds for the Treatment of Skeletal Muscle Injuries

Biomedical engineers at the UConn School of Dental Medicine recently developed a handheld 3D bioprinter that could revolutionize the way musculoskeletal surgical procedures are performed. The bioprinter, developed by Dr. Ali Tamayol, associate professor in the School of Dental Medicine biomedical engineering department, enables surgeons to deposit scaffolds–or materials to help support cellular and tissue

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PIER MARIA FORNASARI
2020-02-29

COVID-19 a Reminder of the Challenge of Emerging Infectious Diseases. A new paper of NIH scientists published on NEJM

The emergence and rapid increase in cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus, pose complex challenges to the global public health, research and medical communities, write federal scientists from NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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PIER MARIA FORNASARI
2020-02-28

WHO has increased assessment of the COVID-19 risk of spread and impact from high to very high at a global level.

WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 – 28 February 2020 In the past 24 hours, China reported 329 cases – the lowest in more than a month. As of 6am Geneva time this morning, China has reported a total of 78,959 cases of COVID-19 to WHO, including 2791 deaths. Outside China,

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PIER MARIA FORNASARI
2020-02-28

Scientists of Case Western Reserve University successfully test new way to deliver gene therapy

Researchers use lipids to safely deliver gene therapy to the eye, successfully holding off advance of rare, inherited eye disorder Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have used a unique method to safely deliver gene therapy to fight a rare, but irreversible, genetic eye disorder known as Stargardt disease.  By using chemically modified lipids—instead of the

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PIER MARIA FORNASARI
2020-02-28

Gene therapy generates new neurons to treat Huntington’s disease

Gene therapy to treat Huntington’s disease Huntington’s disease (HD) is a rare disease characterized by abnormal chorea movement and caused by Huntingtin (Htt) gene mutation and neurodegeneration in a brain area called striatum. A research group led by Dr. Gong Chen, a former professor at Penn State University and now leading a brain repair center

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