A CRISPR trick in blind mice points the way to possible treatments for inherited diseases
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) It might seem that scientists have never met a chunk of DNA they couldn’t edit in mice
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Emerging Health Issues
Flu vaccine provided dismal protection against this winter’s virus, early data suggest
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) As the country battles an especially fierce flu season, experts have struggled to explain why
Read MoreIn a scientific first, cloned monkeys are born. Will they accelerate biomedical research?
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) There have been mice and cows and pigs and camels, bunnies and bantengs and ferrets
Read MoreCancer Patients Get Little Guidance From Doctors On Using Medical Marijuana
(By Karen Weintraub for NPR) Even three queasy pregnancies didn’t prepare Kate Murphy for the nonstop nausea that often comes
Read MoreRepeated Head Hits, Not Just Concussions, May Lead To A Type Of Chronic Brain Damage
(By Tom Goldman for NPR) We live in an age of heightened awareness about concussions. From battlefields around the world
Read MoreScientists Edge Closer To A Blood Test To Detect Cancers
(By Richard Harris for NPR) Researchers say they have taken a step toward developing a blood test that would detect
Read MoreA severe flu season is stretching hospitals thin. That is a very bad omen
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) A tsunami of sick people has swamped hospitals in many parts of the country in
Read MoreFor Now, Sequencing Cancer Tumors Holds More Promise Than Proof
(By Richard Harris for NPR) People diagnosed with cancer understandably reach for the very best that medical science has to
Read MoreEDs are seeing more alcohol-related visits: 8 study findings
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) More Americans are visiting emergency departments for alcohol-related reasons, suggests a study published in Alcoholism:
Read MoreThe High Cost Of Medical Marijuana Causes Pain In Vermont
(By Emily Corwin for NPR) Recent scientific reviews have found substantial evidence that marijuana can be useful in easing at least some
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