Genetics
Newer methods may boost gene therapy's use for more diseases
Jordan Janz knew his gamble on an experimental gene therapy for his rare disease might be paying off when he returned to work and a friend sniffed him.
Jun 2, 2021
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Genetics
Investigational steroid mirrors prednisone's benefits while taming its side effects
A head-to-head trial comparing the decades-old steroid, prednisone, and a promising new steroid, vamorolone, finds both act on the same key set of genetic pathways involved in controlling inflammation, indicates a new study ...
Sep 20, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Experimental vaccine for deadly Marburg virus guards against infection with just a single dose
An experimental vaccine for Marburg virus—a deadly cousin of the infectious agent that causes Ebola—can protect large animals from severe infections for up to a year with a single shot, scientists have found in a new ...
Neuroscience
Improved memory thanks to irregular sleep-wake patterns
If you've had a good night's sleep, you are mentally more alert and your memory works more reliably. During sleep, a part of our forebrain called the prefrontal cortex remains active. It ensures that memories and learned ...
Jul 31, 2015
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Addiction
Moderate to heavy drinking during pregnancy alters genes in newborns, mothers
Mothers who drink moderate to high levels of alcohol during pregnancy may be changing their babies' DNA, according to a Rutgers-led study.
Aug 15, 2019
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Medical research
The up- and downside of caloric restriction for aging and health
It's already well known that a diet may have a life-extending effect. Researchers from Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) in Jena, Germany, now showed that besides improving the functionality of ...
Mar 14, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Vaccine trial participants who received placebo now hop the line for the real thing from Pfizer, Moderna
Good news for tens of thousands of volunteers in the COVID-19 vaccine trials: Many of those who received a placebo are now being offered a vaccine—in some cases, earlier than they would otherwise have been eligible.
Jan 21, 2021
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Medical research
After gene therapy, hemophilia B patients maintain near-normal levels of clotting factor
Researchers are reporting the highest and most sustained levels to date of the essential blood-clotting factor IX in patients with the inherited bleeding disorder hemophilia B. After receiving a single dose of an experimental ...
Dec 3, 2016
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Medical research
Experimental treatment appears to subdue type 1 diabetes in laboratory mice
An experimental treatment can essentially reverse type 1 diabetes in certain types of laboratory mice, according to a series of studies led by University of Utah Health scientists. An injection of the therapeutic agent converts ...
Feb 22, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Adding new vaccine type to leading immunotherapy dramatically reduced melanoma recurrence
The combination of an experimental mRNA vaccine with an immunotherapy reduced the likelihood of melanoma recurring or causing death by 44% when compared to immunotherapy alone, a new clinical trial shows.
Apr 16, 2023
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