Alice Park
Viewpoint: The U.S. has entered a dark period in public health, thank you Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
We expect [medical] breakthroughs to occur on a regular basis, and 2025 delivered; successful trials of gene therapies for diseases ...
Grim reality of global far-right/MAHA/RFK, Jr. vaccine rejectionism: Child mortality reverses course and is now on the rise
For the first time in 25 years, child mortality rates for preventable diseases are projected to increase, after having declined ...
What is leucovorin, the drug RFK, Jr. and Dr. Oz claim could arrest autism?
In a Sept. 22 press conference, the Trump Administration introduced what it says is an “exciting treatment” for autism: leucovorin, ...
CRISPR takes on the challenge of rare genetic diseases
Rare genetic diseases are challenging for patients and their families—made all the more overwhelming because symptoms tend to appear soon ...
‘Biological rewind button’: Eye treatment on the horizon that some scientists believe literally turns back the clock on age-related health conditions
Later this year, a handful of people with a rare eye condition will receive a novel injection that is designed ...
In rare cases, coming down with COVID-19 could save your life
Viruses don’t often come with silver linings, and infections don’t generally lead to positive health effects. But during the pandemic, ...
Genetically modified pigs livers could save human lives. Here’s how
Organ transplants save lives, but specimens from the right donors are in short supply, and scientists are searching for more ...
‘We’ve been seeing viral evolution happen in front of our eyes’: How studying COVID genetics is revolutionizing medicine
“We have basically been seeing viral evolution happen in front of our eyes for the past year and a half,” ...
CRISPR moves from the lab to human trials, targeting blindness, beta thalassemia and sickle cell anemia
It’s only been seven years since scientists first learned how to precisely and reliably splice the human genome using a ...
Antidepressant matchmaker? Genetic test could help identify correct drugs faster
Depression is a complicated condition, and so are the people it affects. It’s often difficult — and can take months ...
5 things you should know before buying a consumer DNA test kit
Genetic testing kits you can do at home seem to be on many holiday wish lists this year; one even landed ...
What causes autism? It’s mostly genetic, study says
For a condition as complex as autism, it’s almost certain that both genes and environment play an important role. But teasing apart ...
Genetic tests help in diagnosing babies with unknown ailments
Within hours of entering the world, little Sebastiana Manuel's entire body froze in a rigid spasm. Her neck twisted, her ...
Healthy and elderly? Genes for cognitive function matter more than those for longevity
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Most studies about disease ...
Genes predisposing childhood cancer identified, point to future treatments
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. As a doctor who ...
Some epigenetic changes in DNA are heritable, and research is beginning to explain how
In recent decades scientists have learned that DNA alone is not destiny, and they’ve been focusing on another layer of ...
First baby born through promising new IVF technique using stem cells
Doctors in Canada have begun a new chapter in medical history, delivering the first in a wave of babies through ...
Another study confirms vaccines still don’t cause autism
In the latest study on the vaccines, researchers find even more evidence that childhood immunizations aren’t linked to autism. In ...
Stem cell cure for ‘bubble boy’ disease breakthrough in treating genetic disorders
Alysia Padilla-Vaccaro and Christian Vaccaro owe their daughter’s life to stem cells. Evangelina, now two, is alive today because she ...
Children of older fathers have higher risk of mental illness
For so long, mothers – particularly older moms — bore the brunt of responsibility for genetic disorders in their children ...
Study shows diet and exercise changes increase cell telomere length
It’s not quite the Fountain of Youth, but it may be the river that leads to it. In a paper ...
Researchers sequence all genes in a cancer-cell database
The latest map of all the genes involved in a set of tumor cells exposes which mutations drive cancer and ...
Scientists identify rare gene mutation that protects against Alzheimer’s
After years of studying genes that increase risk for Alzheimer’s disease, scientists report the promising discovery of DNA that does ...