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Guided by CRISPR, prenatal gene editing used in treating congenital disease before birth
Philadelphia, Oct. 8, 2018--For the first time, scientists have performed prenatal gene editing to prevent a lethal metabolic disorder in...
Scientists pinpoint pathway that impacts features of autism
Credit: Florida Atlantic University A team of scientists at Florida Atlantic University has uncovered a brain-signaling pathway that can be...
Supercharged natural killer cells may hold promise for cancer
A type of 'supercharged' immune cell could be mass-produced to help fight cancer. The researchers behind the early-stage finding, from...
Engineer to use world-class 3D printers to create dissolvable medical implants
Credit: Craig Chandler | University of Nebraska-Lincoln As a kid, Michael Sealy was tall. A little clumsy, he says. And...
Time-traveling illusion tricks the brain
Credit: Caltech / Shimojo laboratory We experience the world through our senses, a constant torrent of sights, sounds, smells, and...
Guided by CRISPR, prenatal gene editing shows proof-of-concept in treating disease before birth
For the first time, scientists have performed prenatal gene editing to prevent a lethal metabolic disorder in laboratory animals, offering...
First genetic risk factor for erectile dysfunction identified
For the first time, a team of researchers has found a specific place in the human genome that raises a...
MIT, SMART and NTU scientists have discovered a potential treatment for severe malaria
Credit: SMART and NTU Singapore Scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) and...
Boyce receives Gates Foundation grant for groundbreaking research in global health
Credit: Morag MacLachlan Chapel Hill, NC - The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Institute for Global Health and...
Recovering from a heart attack? Hold the antibiotics
MADISON - The community of microorganisms that live in the human gut has been shown to confer all kinds of...
Pregnant women recognize baby expressions differently depending on mental health history
Credit: Anne Bjertrup A pilot study has found that pregnant women who have suffered from depression or bipolar disorder (i.e....
Annual price tag for nonfatal injuries in the US tops $1.8 trillion
Credit: Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A new analysis by researchers from Brown University and the Pacific Institute for Research...
Gene which decreases risk of social network-related stress, increases finance-related stress risk
Researchers have discovered that the same gene which increases your risk of depression following financial stress as you grow older...
Study shows diet and weight may affect response to bipolar disorder treatment
Data from a clinical trial has shown that how people respond to treatment for Bipolar Disorder may be influenced by...
ASU research graces cover of ACS journal
Credit: Jason Drees Publishing a high-impact scientific article is a significant achievement for researchers. Being featured on the journal cover...
Consumers willing to pay more for sustainably brewed beer, study finds
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- More and more breweries are investing in practices to save energy and reduce greenhouse gases. Will it...
Bag a job, bag your prey
Credit: Charlotte Chang KNOXVILLE--How many jobs should an applicant consider before accepting the next job offer? Turns out the same...
Alaskan carbon assessment has implications for national climate policy
Credit: Miriam Jones and USGS Alaska's land mass is equal to the size of one-fifth of the continental United States,...
DOD grant to fund potential treatment for metastatic breast cancer
Credit: Medical University of South Carolina Hollings Cancer Center A team of Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Hollings Cancer...
Living organisms find a critical balance
Credit: ASU Biologists know a lot about how life works, but they are still figuring out the big questions of...
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