KJ Muldoon received a groundbreaking new treatment earlier this year. The baby saved from a rare disease by a first-ever personalized gene fix has reached a big milestone, taking his first steps ahead ...

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In a breakthrough study, scientists have discovered that a variant in one gene, GRIN2A, can directly cause mental illness – something previously believed to be the result of several mutations working ...

Revolutions in gene therapy are rapidly changing the landscape of modern medicine. Revolutions in gene therapy are rapidly changing the landscape of modern medicine, forcing society and science alike ...

Regeneron is adding its name to Tessera Therapeutics’ unique in vivo gene-writing program, inking a deal that lets it in on a prospect for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) through a $150 million ...

Nov 24 (Reuters) - (This Nov 24 story has been corrected to fix the pricing for Zolgensma to $2.5 million from $2.1 million in paragraph 4) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Novartis' ...

Instead of requiring personalized gene edits for each patient, the new approach could create a standardized method to use for many diseases. By Pam Belluck and Carl Zimmer Gene-editing therapies offer ...

Francis A. “Frank” Merlino, 94, of Warwick passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 6, 2025. He was the beloved husband of Elizabeth A. (Conca) Merlino. Visitation will be held Wednesday, November ...

Viewers of the new Netflix documentary, Mob War: Philadelphia vs. The Mafia, will be more than familiar with how the series depicts the extreme violence and gang rivalry that took place in ...

Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a revolutionary gene-editing method using bacterial retrons that can correct multiple disease-causing mutations at once. Unlike ...

Netflix's Mob War: Philadelphia vs. the Mafia outlines the battle for power among rival mafiosos in the 1990s. One of its subjects, Joey Merlino, was convicted on racketeering charges in 2001. He ...