Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

'Mini lungs' research leads to multiple COVID-19 discoveries

Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys, University of California San Diego and their international collaborators have reported that more types of lung cells can be infected by SARS-CoV-2 than previously thought, including those ...

Genetics

New gene therapy for muscular dystrophy offers hope

A new gene therapy treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy shows promise of not only arresting the decline of the muscles of those affected by this inherited genetic disease, but perhaps, in the future, repairing those ...