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Medicine
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Scotland becomes first in UK to test newborns for rare genetic condition

Scotland is the first UK region to test newborns for Spinal Muscular Atrophy, enabling early treatment to improve life expectancy.
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 weeks ago

FDA declines to approve drug touted by Trump as a treatment for autism

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved leucovorin, a synthetic form of vitamin B9, as a treatment for a rare genetic condition that causes folate deficiencies in the brain. The decision comes just months after U.S. president Donald Trump, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and FDA chief Marty Makary lauded the drug as a treatment for autism.
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Parenting
fromwww.bbc.com
9 months ago

'I'm going to outlive our child, there are no words'

Parents of a child with a rare, unnamed genetic condition face profound emotional challenges and seek connection with others in similar situations.
Parenting
fromwww.bbc.com
11 months ago

Why I want an IVF baby to screen out gene that made me go blind

Lucy Edwards is undergoing IVF with gene editing to avoid passing on her genetic blindness, sparking emotional and ethical dilemmas.
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