Could the “Alzheimer’s Gene” Finally Become a Drug Target?
Shutting down the top risk gene holds potential for halting the disease process
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California Governor Signs Drug-Pricing Transparency Law
Manufacturers must now give notice about significant price hikes
Gene Therapy for Blindness Appears Initially Effective, Says U.S. FDA
The treatment will be reviewed by an outside panel this week
Can Scientists Convince the Public to Accept CRISPR and Gene Drives?
Scientists are trying new ways to win over a skeptical public
Culture Shock: Precious Microbe Collections Languish in Threatened Bio-Libraries
Vanishing public repositories of microbes, both beneficial and deadly, have been essential for advances such as penicillin and CRISPR
Experimental Drug That Mutes Defective Genes Raises New Hopes
RNA interference systems would target genetic sources and shut down protein production
Nobel in Chemistry for Seeing Biomolecules in Action
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson for developing cryo-electron microscopy for the high-resolution structure determination of biomolecules in solution...
Chinese Scientists Fix Genetic Disorder in Cloned Human Embryos
The intricate work hints at a cure for a blood disease
Chip Reprograms Cells to Regenerate Damaged Tissue
A device that delivers infusions of DNA and other molecules restored injured limbs in mice
A New Push for the Male "Pill"
An international clinical trial will give a contraceptive gel a test drive
To Advance Medicine’s Future, NIH Tries to Win the Trust of Mistreated Communities
The agency hopes to enroll 1 million people in its precision medicine effort
New Wireless Pacemaker Could Prevent Common Complications
Powered by microwaves, the device avoids some of the risks traditional systems pose
France Eyes Legalizing Assisted Reproduction for Gay Women in 2018
French law currently restricts techniques like artificial insemination to heterosexual couples
Dissolve the Dead? Controversy Swirls around Liquid Cremation
California state bill seeks to legalize liquefaction of corpses
What's Next after Creating a Cancer-Prevention Vaccine?
A winner of this year’s Lasker Award talks about his work with HPV
One Test May Spot Cancer, Infections, Diabetes and More
Researchers are starting to diagnose more ailments using DNA fragments found in the blood
Has the Era of Gene Therapy Finally Arrived?
The FDA just approved the first gene therapy for sale, but such therapies remain far from fulfilling their early promise
Doubts Raised about Gene-Editing Study in Human Embryos
Alternative explanations challenge whether CRISPR–Cas9 technique actually fixed a genetic mutation as claimed
Human Stem Cells Fight Parkinson’s Disease in Monkeys
Researchers hope to move to clinical trials in 2018
FDA Green-Lights First CAR-T Cancer Drug
The leukemia treatment approval opens up a new front for gene therapies in the U.S.
