December 20, 2024

Stem cells head to the clinic: treatments for cancer, diabetes and Parkinson’s disease could soon be here

(Nature) – More than 100 clinical trials put stem cells for regenerative medicine to the test. It’s a turning point for a field beset with ethical and political controversy. The study is one of more than 100 clinical trials exploring … Read More



 
 

December 18, 2024

Controversial COVID study that promoted unproven treatment retracted after four-year saga

(Nature) – Paper on hydroxychloroquine led by French researcher Didier Raoult is second-most-cited study ever to be withdrawn. A study that stoked enthusiasm for the now-disproven idea that a cheap malaria drug can treat COVID-19 has been retracted — more … Read More



 
 

December 17, 2024

Infamous paper that popularized unproven COVID-19 treatment finally retracted

(Science) – Study on hydroxychloroquine by Didier Raoult and colleagues gets pulled on ethical and scientific grounds A 2020 paper that sparked widespread enthusiasm for hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment was retracted today, following years of campaigning by scientists who … Read More