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Fitness Level May Offset Genetic Dementia Risk

In middle-age and older adults, high cardiorespiratory fitness was linked with better cognition

Nov 19, 2024
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Gene Therapy Promising for Rare Genetic Cardiomyopathy

Phase I results show "big improvement" for what is usually progressive hypertrophy, expert says

Nov 18, 2024
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Oral Drug Safe, Effective in Kids With Achondroplasia

No adverse events resulted in treatment discontinuation

Nov 18, 2024
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First Brain-Delivered Gene Therapy Approved for AADC Deficiency

Novel treatment is indicated for children and adults with the rare disorder

Nov 14, 2024
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Lowest Paid Medical in 2024

These eight specialties earn the least, with many averaging less than $300k per year

Nov 14, 2024
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Kidney Disease Genetic Risk Common in West Africans

Observational study points to genetic risk allele dose-response

Oct 29, 2024
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Trump and Eugenics; Doctors Poised to Strike; Laced Pizza Sickens Dozens

Health news and commentary gathered by staff

Oct 28, 2024
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Gene-Editing Therapy Reduced Attacks in Hereditary Angioedema

Single infusion also reduced total plasma kallikrein protein levels versus placebo

Oct 24, 2024
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First Cases of New Neurology Syndrome Identified

Long non-coding RNA implicated in human disease

Oct 23, 2024
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Evidence of Durable Vision Improvement With Gene Therapy for Retinitis Pigmentosa

Significant improvement beyond 100 weeks after single injection of mutation-agnostic MCO-010

Oct 22, 2024
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Gene Therapy Details Revealed in Duchenne Trial

Differences between delandistrogene moxeparvovec and placebo emerge in secondary outcomes

Oct 18, 2024
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Allele May Heighten Risk of Severe Ulcerative Colitis

Finding on HLA-DRB1*01:03 supports need for more and earlier genetic studies

Oct 15, 2024
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Elamipretide for Barth Syndrome Survives FDA Advisory Vote

Panelists acknowledge difficulty generating stronger data in ultra-rare disease

Oct 11, 2024
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