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Doctors often prescribe radiation along with surgery to treat a brain tumor called meningioma that originates in the protective membranes surrounding the brain. But side effects from radiation can be serious, including memory loss and…

Researchers at NYU College of Dentistry's Pain Research Center have developed a gene therapy that treats chronic pain by indirectly regulating a specific sodium ion channel, according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the…

When you interact with the world around you, your experiences are recorded as changes in the connection strengths between neurons in your brain. This process, called synaptic plasticity, alters how information flows through your brain and…

In a step forward in the development of genetic medicines, researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a proof-of-concept model for…

Conventional wisdom holds that storing fat around your belly puts you at increased risk for type 2 diabetes. But surprising new findings from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggest that naturally occurring variations in our…

A gene called Myc (pronounced "mick") that is among the most important drivers of cancer in both mice and humans also plays a newly discovered crucial role in aging, according to a new Cell Reports study by researchers at UPMC Children's…

Participant 1 Achieved Clinically Meaningful Reduction in Plasma Phe of Up to 99% Change from Baseline and Below the U.S. PKU Treatment Guideline Threshold (<360 μmol/L)*; At 31 Weeks Post-Dose, Phe Level 319 μmol/L With a 59% Reduction…

People who contract COVID-19 but never develop symptoms -- the so-called super dodgers -- may have a genetic ace up their sleeve. They're more than twice as likely as those who become symptomatic to carry a specific gene variation that…

- The funding will support NB001 Parkin gene replacement therapy IND-enabling studies- Initial indication in a substantial, genetically defined Parkinson’s population: Parkin-PD- Parkin-PD mutations are the most penetrant, common cause of…

SINGAPUR, July 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Novotech, das führende, auf den asiatisch-pazifischen Raum ausgerichtete Auftragsforschungsinstitut im Bereich der Biotechnologie mit globalen Umsetzungskapazitäten, ist Finalist bei den Asia…