Researchers have developed a high-tech support system that can keep a large mammalian brain from…
Brain Stimulation Shows Promise for Understanding Memory Decline in Older Adults
In a small, pilot study, a non-invasive device that uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve…
Gene Therapy Restores Immunity in Infants with Rare Immunodeficiency Disease
A small clinical trial has shown that gene therapy can safely correct the immune systems…
Novel Antibody May Suppress HIV for Up to Four Months
Regular infusions of an antibody that blocks the HIV binding site on human immune cells…
St. Jude Gene Therapy Cures Babies with ‘Bubble Boy’ Disease
Gene therapy developed at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has cured infants born with X-linked…
Fundamentally New MRI Method Developed to Measure Brain Function in Milliseconds
The speed of the human brain is remarkable — in a fraction of a second,…
Researchers Use Gene Editing with CRISPR to Treat Lethal Lung Diseases Before Birth
Using CRISPR gene editing, a team from Penn Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)…
Screen Time Associated with Behavioral Problems in Preschoolers
A new Canadian study of more than 2,400 families suggests that among preschoolers, spending two…
Additional Routine Ultrasounds Benefit Mothers and Babies and Could Be Cost-Saving
Offering universal late pregnancy ultrasounds at 36 weeks would benefit mothers and babies and could…
Researchers Pinpoint Tumor-Related Protein, Slow Progression of Cancers
Locking a biochemical gate that admits fuel into immune-suppressing cells could slow tumor progression and…
