By Dr. Chaudhry Qasim Mahmood Buttar, Oncologist, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad Kidney cancer, of which the most common type is Renal Cell Carcinoma, is a type of cancer that starts in the kidneys. It is among the ten most common cancers in the world, although the risk is higher in men than in [...]
Omega Diagnostics Group PLC has announced the imminent launch of VISITECT® CD4, a ground-breaking point-of-care (POC) disposable test for the detection of CD4 T-cell levels, aimed at reaching HIV-positive patients across the globe. VISITECT® CD4, developed by the Burnet Institute in Melbourne, Australia, is an affordable POC test that enables CD4 T-cell levels to be determined, quickly [...]
U.S.researchers are preparing to begin human clinical trials of a novel therapy that uses genetically modified stem cells to fight HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The therapy would populate a patient’s diseased immune system with healthy new cells resistant to HIV infection. Scientists believe the new therapy could mean a functional cure for patients [...]
