A researcher in Germany is hoping to cure millions of people affected by hearing loss with a new gene therapy. University professor and researcher Dr Axel Schambach poses in undated photo. His pioneering research at Hannover Medical School, Germany, aimed to cure hearing loss was rewarded with a grant. (Karin…
A model who founded a charity for kids with cancer has taken a six-year-old girl to the Caribbean so that she can take part in a 10-day dolphin therapy. Image shows model Katharina Stahn, 38, and Pia, 11, undated photo. The two travelled on the island of Curacao, in the…
COVID-19 detection dogs can also detect Long Covid in people, according to new research by vets in Germany. Scientists at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Hanover found that canines specialised on finding the SARS-CoV-2 virus were also able to determine samples of patients suffering from Long COVID effects. These…
The disfigured model whose face was torn apart by a leopard during a photoshoot has paid the big cat a visit as "part of her therapy". Model Jessica Leidolph, 36, who also worked as an animal rights activist and a physiotherapist, was critically injured after 16-year-old leopard Troja attacked her…
A baby suffering from spinal muscular atrophy has died after receiving a gene therapy treatment costing GBP 1.6 million, making it one of the most expensive treatments in the world. Ahmed Al-Azab, two-year-old Layal Ahmed's father, announced his daughter's death following her treatment that cost EGP 35 million (GBP 1.63…
