‘Blood filtering’ therapy could treat preeclampsia, early study hints
A blood-filtering technique could be a promising treatment for preeclampsia, a potentially deadly disorder of pregnancy that involves high blood pressure. The new therapy is...
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‘A landmark moment for the field’: FDA approves first-ever gene therapy for inherited deafness
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first-ever gene therapy for inherited deafness. The therapy, called Otarmeni, is approved to treat a...
‘A turning point in history’: Gene therapy improves hearing in 90% of patients with congenital deafness in largest trial of its kind
In the largest and longest trial of its kind, 90% of people who received an experimental gene therapy for congenital deafness showed marked improvements in...
$3 million prize goes to duo whose research led to first sickle cell CRISPR therapy
Two scientists whose work ushered in the first approved therapy using the gene-editing tool CRISPR have won the $3 million Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences....
Could a gene therapy treat the vast majority of Alzheimer’s?
Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, has beaten back potential treatments for decades. Past research suggested it was a complicated, multifactorial disease in...
‘It could revolutionize, completely, the way we treat depression’: Researchers are exploring promising immune therapy for treating psychiatric symptoms
“I was completely surprised.” When psychiatrist Dr. James Murrough teamed up with dermatologist Dr. Emma Guttman-Yassky to investigate how the immune system might contribute to...