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fromenglish.elpais.com
6 days ago

Genetic patch curbs Dravet syndrome, a disorder with seizures triggered by geometric patterns

The child, treated in 2023, went from experiencing around 20 seizures a month to having only about one a year, according to the neurologist. Gil-Nagel's young patient received the therapy at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London. The improvement was immediate, from the first injection.
Medicine
Science
fromWIRED
5 months ago

The Next Era of Gene Editing Will Be Disease Agnostic

A single disease-agnostic gene-editing strategy could treat many unrelated rare genetic diseases, addressing the impracticality of developing bespoke therapies for thousands of conditions.
Parenting
fromTODAY.com
9 months ago

The Story I Never Got To Report: A Medical Breakthrough That Could Have Saved My Son

The potential of personalized gene-editing treatments offers hope for rare genetic conditions, a breakthrough felt acutely by families affected.
Personal loss shapes the desire for innovation in genetic medicine.
Growth hacking
fromFuturism
9 months ago

In a World First, CRISPR Drug Tailored for One Baby Shows Life-Saving Promise

CRISPR technology successfully healed a newborn with a rare genetic disorder, indicating a breakthrough in personalized gene therapy for genetic diseases.
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