Cure

Scientists have discovered a gene variant that causes a common type of high blood pressure – and found a cure. A simple surgical procedure saw patients with previously severe hypertension needing no drugs or further treatment for years afterwards.

Colloidal silver, herbal supplements and essential oils are among a number of products currently being fraudulently promoted as cures for COVID-19, as the US Food and Drug Administration targets seven companies peddling unproven treatments.

The FDA is again warning the public to avoid consuming a product called Miracle Mineral Solution (MMS). Despite over a decade of health warnings and cases of death, the sham product, which is essentially bleach, is still being consumed as a miracle cure for everything from autism to cancer and HIV.

​Last year, a proof-of-concept study described how the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool could be used to eliminate HIV from infected cells. In a potential step towards a permanent cure, the team has shown that the technique keeps the virus from spreading, and in latent cases, rips it from its hideout.

An Italian doctor has been getting dramatic results with a new type of treatment for Multiple Sclerosis, or MS, which affects up to 2.5 million people worldwide.

Peanut allergies are very common - roughly one in every 200 children will suffer from a reaction, and peanuts are the leading cause of food-related deaths. So it's good to hear that researchers may have discovered a cure for peanut allergies.

According to reports, Israeli researchers have developed an anti-radiation sickness drug that could provide effective protection in the event of a nuclear attack, and enable cancer patients to be treated with more powerful doses of radiation.