Gene Therapy: Revolutionizing Medicine By Tackling Diseases At Their Genetic Roots
Gene therapy represents a paradigm shift in modern medicine, offering unprecedented opportunities to combat diseases at their ...
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Portugal. The Man highlight rare disease month as bandmember’s daughter battles genetic disease
February is Rare Disease Month, an annual effort to highlight the challenges families can face while navigating rare ...
US FDA approves SpringWorks' genetic disorder drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it has approved SpringWorks Therapeutics' drug to treat a type of rare ...
FDA approves new genetic disorder drug
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new drug to treat a disorder causing the growth of noncancerous tumors on ...
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Rett syndrome: the genetic disorder predominantly affecting girls
If you haven't heard of Rett syndrome, it's probably because it's very rare. Affecting an estimated one in 12,000 baby girls ...
Unexpected genetic mutation may double Alzheimer's risk
The root causes of most forms of Alzheimer's disease largely remain a mystery. Now, researchers have revealed a new piece of ...
Activating complex regions of the genome to treat rare diseases: Researchers identify a a master epigenetic switch
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a promising new approach that could be used to treat a rare and ...
Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder that causes lifelong suffering – here’s what you need to know
Accumulation of clots causes some of the most severe symptoms of sickle cell disease, including strokes, kidney failure, ...
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Gene variant could protect against ultra-rare seizure disorder, fruit fly research finds
A combination of human pedigree analysis and fruit fly genetics has identified a gene variant that appears to prevent PIGA-CDG, a rare but serious seizure disorder. The findings could ultimately lead ...
Lack of genetic diversity among red squirrels poses disease threat, study finds
Worryingly low levels of genetic diversity make Scotland’s red squirrels especially vulnerable to disease, a study has shown.
A Massachusetts man isn't letting his genetic disorder hold him back
Jared Corbett was born with down syndrome. He has worked at a grocery store for the last 23-years. But he has another talent, ...