Crystals of ketamine, which is growing in popularity as a treatment for depression and anxiety.Credit: M. I. Walker/Science Photo Library The drug ketamine is enjoying a second life. First developed as an anaesthetic that was used widely by US battlefield surgeons during the Vietnam war, it is growing in popularity for treating depression and other … Read more
T cells (blue; artificially coloured) attack a cancer cell (red).Credit: BSIP Lecaque/Science Photo Library More than 35 years after it was invented, a therapy that uses immune cells extracted from a person’s own tumour is finally hitting the clinic. At least 20 people with advanced melanoma have embarked on treatment with what are called tumour-infiltrating … Read more
Four children have remained free of detectable HIV for more than one year after their antiretroviral therapy (ART) was paused to see if they could achieve HIV remission, according to a presentation today at the 2024 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Denver. The children, who acquired HIV before birth, were enrolled in … Read more
Airway Physiotherapy (or “AirPhysio” for short) is a company that was formed in 2016 to treat people who have respiratory problems. We were aware that many people have comparable complaints and that natural therapeutic devices, while available, were generally unknown and needed to be updated. We set out to develop a cutting-edge substitute for existing … Read more