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Game-changer: On approval for gene therapy to treat sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia

Landmark decisions that mark the beginning of gene therapy using the CRISPR-Cas9 tool to treat diseases that could otherwise be cured only through bone marrow transplantation

The Hindu

Risk of dying from cancer in England varies hugely between regions, say scientists

Researchers say ‘astounding’ inequalities are widest where risk can be cut with lifestyle changes

The Guardian - UK

Scientists Unlock Secrets Of Human Limb Development In Unprecedented Study

Insights into intricate processes of limb formation could lead to new treatments for muscle disorders and congenital limb syndromes.

Zenger

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Study reveals new genes can arise from nothing

The human genome contains ca. 20,000 genes that are used for the construction of proteins. Actions of these classical genes are coordinated by thousands of regulatory genes, the smallest of which encode microRNA molecules that are 22 base pairs in length. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Life might have been possible just seconds after the Big Bang

Some physicists have hypothesized that in the earliest moments of the Big Bang, the forces of nature were so extreme and so exotic that they could have supported the growth of complex structures.

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Do you know presence of healthy cells enables cancer to resist treatment? Study finds

Chemotherapy becomes less effective as healthy cells encourage cancer cells to grow more slowly, according to two studies from UCL and Yale. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘He found a lump’: how school tragedy drove UK scientist’s mission to fight blood cancers

Professor tells of his teenage grief and how it drove a new approach to research at York University

The Guardian - UK

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Sickly sweet: how our sugar-coated cells helped humanity turn illness into evolution

The molecules that cover our cells have interacted over the ages with our environment and the diseases that plague us – and in the process shaped our progress

The Guardian - UK

Research reveals why presence of healthy cells enables cancer to resist treatment

According to two studies from UCL and Yale, chemotherapy becomes less effective because healthy cells push cancer cells to grow more slowly. Read further on Dynamite News:

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US approves two gene therapies for sickle cell disease

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a pair of gene therapies for sickle cell disease, including the first treatment based on the breakthrough CRISPR gene editing technology.

The Hindu

Two gene therapies for sickle cell disease approved in US

U.S. regulators have approved two gene therapies for sickle cell disease

The Independent UK

People Above 50 May Have Accelerated Aging In At Least 1 Organ; A Blood Test Could Detect It

Researchers now say around 18% of healthy adults above the age of 50 face accelerated aging in at least one of their organs.

Medical Daily

Call to help UK IVF patients donate unused embryos after shortage hinders research

Scientists complain after ‘sheer waste’ of human embryos discarded despite patients’ wishes

The Guardian - UK

Mike Brown obituary

Other lives: Academic pharmacist and pharmaceutical microbiologist who specialised in understanding how bacteria respond to antibiotics

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Here's why sleep gets worse as you age

Insomnia and fatigue can worsen with time, but it doesn't have to be complicated to find decent rest

Inverse

Bottlenose Dolphins Possess a Shocking Sense, New Study Confirms

A new study demonstrates that bottlenose dolphins possess electroreception capabilities, meaning they can detect electric fields in the surrounding water.

Marie Claire

Would You Pay $5,000 to Get Rid of Cellulite?

The newest treatment, Aveli, is FDA-approved—and the results are impressive.

The Guardian - UK

Genetic data on 500,000 volunteers in UK to be released for scientific study

UK Biobank offers up biggest ever cache of whole-genome sequences for medical research

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The Hindu

Cattle skin or tiger skin? Maneka Gandhi intervenes amidst allegations of testing error

In what is being termed a testing error, CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in Hyderabad has allegedly erroneously certified cow skin as tiger skin, leading to questions about credibility of the tests. The test sample was sent from Chikkamagaluru district by the Karnataka Forest Department (KFD) to verify the genuinity…

The Independent UK

Major study focuses on key lifestyle change that can add whole decade to life expectancy

Findings point to government actions to improve people’s health in UK

Zenger

Overweight Teens Face Higher Cancer Risk, Study Shows

Obesity in adolescence linked to up to 17 different cancers, raising concerns about long-term health consequences.

The Independent UK

Major study focuses on key lifestyle change that can add whole decade to life expectancy

Findings point to government actions to improve people’s health in UK

The Independent UK

Major study focuses on key lifestyle change that can add whole decade to life expectancy

Findings point to government actions to improve people’s health in UK

The Guardian - AU

Bone cows bred in Australia provide base material for dental grafts

Use of cattle from country free of mad cow disease means product is safe, experts say, and patients can still donate blood

The Independent UK

Major study focuses on key lifestyle change that can add whole decade to life expectancy

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