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Henna can reverse liver damage: Japanese scientists reveal how a natural plant dye may help reverse fibrosis and repair the liver |

Henna can reverse liver damage: Japanese scientists reveal how a natural plant dye may help reverse fibrosis and repair the liver |

For centuries, natural henna has been prized as a cosmetic dye used to colour skin, hair, and fabrics. Now, scientists have discovered that this traditional plant may hold remarkable healing potential. Researchers from Osaka Metropolitan University in Japan have found that compounds extracted from henna (Lawsonia inermis) could help treat liver fibrosis, a dangerous condition caused by the build-up of …

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Breakthrough cystic fibrosis drug that extends life by decades earns its developers a $250,000 ‘American Nobel’

Breakthrough cystic fibrosis drug that extends life by decades earns its developers a 0,000 ‘American Nobel’

Three scientists have won a $250,000 award for their contributions to developing a life-saving therapy for the genetic disease cystic fibrosis (CF). The prize, called the Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award, went to Dr. Michael Welsh of the University of Iowa, Paul Negulescu of Vertex Therapeutics and Jesús (Tito) González of Integro Theranostics. It’s one of this year’s Lasker Awards …

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2025 Lasker Awards Given to Cell Biology and Cystic Fibrosis Pioneers – The New York Times

2025 Lasker Awards Given to Cell Biology and Cystic Fibrosis Pioneers  The New York Times University of Iowa doctor wins ‘American Nobel’ for significant cystic fibrosis research  The Des Moines Register Breakthrough cystic fibrosis drug that extends life by decades earns its developers a $250,000 ‘American Nobel’  Live Science Vertex Scientists Awarded the 2025 Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award for Pioneering Discoveries in …

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