TEHRAN (ANA)- Scientists have identified mutations in the CPD gene as a key cause of a rare congenital hearing loss, revealing how disruptions in arginine and nitric oxide signaling damage sensory cells in the ear. Using mouse and fruit fly models, the team showed that restoring arginine levels or using sildenafil improved cell survival and hearing function.
TEHRAN (ANA)- In a big leap for medical science, Chinese surgeons have successfully performed the world's first transplant of a gene-edited pig liver into a living human patient, who survived for 171 days after the operation.
TEHRAN (ANA)- The managing director of an Iranian knowledge-based company active in the pharmaceutical field announced the start of production of the first molecule of the drug ‘Sirolimus’ in the country which decreases the rate of kidney transplant rejection.
TEHRAN (ANA)- The world's first magnetic resonance platform customized for brain-computer interface (BCI) technology was recently launched in North China's Tianjin Municipality.
TEHRAN (ANA)- A sweeping review of over 200 studies finds that aerobic exercises like walking and cycling offer the best pain relief and mobility gains for knee osteoarthritis.
TEHRAN (ANA)- MIT researchers found that a diet rich in the amino acid cysteine may rejuvenate the small intestine by activating immune pathways that boost stem cell regeneration.
TEHRAN (ANA)- Iranian researchers at the University of Tehran in the Industrial Design Department of the Faculty of Fine Arts presented an indigenous model for designing technological physical products suitable for improving the quality of life of healthy Iranian elderly people.