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The world's most powerful gene-editing tool, CRISPR-Cas9, gives humans the ability to swap out sections of the genome with less money and time than ever before. That's a lot of power, and with great power comes great res...

New England Journal of Medicine, Ahead of Print.

New England Journal of Medicine, Ahead of Print.

Atlantic Philanthropies, a group Charles Feeney established, gave away $177 billion to universities for the establishment of a brain health institute. This grant, the largest one the group donated to a single program, ai...

Diagnosed six months ago with aggressive stage 3 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, the Maryland governor announced Monday that his illness is now in remission. Gov. Larry Hogan, a leading cancer patient advocate, will continue jug...

Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to cardiac events. A new study sheds light on the minimum amount of vitamin D levels in the body that will keep people safe from heart diseases.

Scientists showed for the first time that muscle stem cells are directly affected by Duchenne muscular dystrophy. This could lead to better treatment of the degenerative condition, which is currently managed through ster...

Infantile spasm drug Synacthen Depot cost-per-vial jumped by 2,000 percent. The sudden price hike caused Alberta Health to delist the drug in the government-subsidized healthcare and many health officials and families af...

Drinking three to five cups of coffee per day has been linked to reduced odds for early death due to a range of diseases. Decaf coffee also showed to have beneficial effects.

WHO has identified antibiotic resistance as a global health crisis, releasing the results of a survey that reflects people's poor understanding of the problem. Superbugs that had developed from drug resistance have been ...

A new study found that sticking to the Mediterranean diet could help prevent age-related macular degeneration (AMD). AMD is a leading cause of blindness worldwide but by consuming Mediterranean diet staples, the risk of ...

The Kidney Project's implantable bioartificial kidney mimics the functions of a normal, healthy kidney. Once developed and approved, the coffee cup-sized device could offer kidney failure patients with less expensive alt...

Cybersickness affects 50 to 80 percent of people, causing people to feel sick after staring at their phones or watching 3D flicks for a long period of time. Symptoms are so subtle people often shrug it off as stress or e...

Scientists in the United Kingdom designed a medical dressing that changes color when infection is detected within a wound. Experts hail it as a lifesaver, especially for patients with burn wounds.

Cardiff University public health experts confirmed the link between breakfast and students' educational attainment. Interventions in young people's health can lead to overall boost in the educational attainment of young ...

Experts in the United Kingdom have bred a colony of beagles with muscular dystrophy in order to find a cure against the disease. New methods in treating the disease may soon be developed, researchers said.

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