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Bone marrow transplantation from a select group of donors with HIV resistant cells is provided to a Toronto man with HIV to treat his leukemia now shows sustained remission of his HIV infection.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 27, 2026 Source:In a Canadian first, a Toronto man’s HIV is in sustained remission. Here’s how scientists achieved it
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New way to lower high cholesterol by stopping its production demonstrated in mice. It is also designed for a subset of people with a genetically inherited condition that causes significant elevated levels.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 17, 2026 Source:Scientists Discover Game-Changing New Way To Treat High Cholesterol Reference: A human iPSC-derived hepatocyte screen identifies compounds that inhibit production of Apolipoprotein B
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B.C. man cured of rare disease in world-first for new gene-editing technology
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 27, 2026 Source:B.C. man cured of rare disease in world-first for new gene-editing technology Reference:Prime Editing for p47phox-Deficient Chronic Granulomatous Disease
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Scientists test a tiny stem cell mesh eye implant the thickness of a hair that could restore sight for people with dry age-related macular degeneration.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 15, 2026 Source:Scientists test a tiny eye implant that could restore sight
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Scientists Unveil New Method to Mass-Produce Cancer-Fighting Natural Killer Cells
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 7, 2026 Source:Scientists Unveil Breakthrough Method to Mass-Produce Cancer-Fighting Natural Killer Cells Reference:Large-scale generation of iNK and CAR-iNK cells from CD34+ haematopoietic stem and progenitor cells for adoptive immunotherapy
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World’s first spinal cord transplant to take place in Israel, could allow patients to walk again
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 21, 2025 Source:World’s first spinal cord transplant to take place in Israel, could allow patients to walk again
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New StemCell-Derived ‘Heart Patch’ Could Help Solve the Transplant Shortage
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 11, 2025 Source:New ‘Heart Patch’ Could Help Solve the Transplant Shortage Reference:Engineered heart muscle allografts for heart repair in primates and humans
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Newly identified cartilage cells will hopefully see clinical use for facial reconstruction when the tech is developed to grow them into resilient parts.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 14, 2025 Source:These Newly Identified Cells Could Change the Face of Plastic Surgery Reference:A long-ignored skeletal tissue filled with oil
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Faces made of living skin make robots smile. Wider implications to treat people with skin damage from disease and trauma if the technique is perfected.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 2, 2024 Source:Faces made of living skin make robots smile