James Wilson, MD, PhD, recalls being struck by the devastating toll of rare diseases as a young physician in the 1980s.
Category: Mutation
H3N2 viruses mutate during vaccine production but new tech could fix it
In late March 2019, the World Health Organization and a vaccine advisory committee of the Food and Drug Administration selected
Symdeko for treating cystic fibrosis
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Symdeko (ivacaftor/tezacaftor tablets and ivacaftor tablets) for treating the underlying cause
Bacteria in milk linked to rheumatoid arthritis
A strain of bacteria found in milk and beef may be a trigger for developing rheumatoid arthritis in people who
How alcohol damages DNA and causes cancer
Scientists have shown how alcohol damages DNA in stem cells, helping to explain why drinking increases the risk of cancer,
Viruses share gene with some organisms
A new study finds that viruses share some genes exclusively with cells that are not their hosts, viruses swap genes
Aspiring improves effectiveness of cancer treatment
Adding aspirin to some existing cancer drugs could increase their effectiveness against a group of tumours resistant to treatment, scientists
Papillomaviruses cause non-melanoma skin cancer
UV radiation has been known for a long time to be a risk factor for the development of skin cancer.
Managing antibiotics can not reverse the resistance
Researchers have discovered that reducing the use of antibiotics will not be enough to reverse the growing prevalence of antibiotic
DNA and RNA editing could heal many diseases
Scientists have discovered two gene editing techniques to fix mutations that cause diseases like cystic fibrosis and Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
