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STAT+: In a scientific first, researchers use CRISPR base editing to treat liver disease in fetal monkeys

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The research, by a team at the University of Pennsylvania and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), will be presented next month at the annual meeting of the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy, potentially paving the way for human trials.

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Life-extending epilepsy surgery performed less often in Black children, study finds

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The study of 18,000 children who were treated at 49 pediatric hospitals in the U.S. Children who received vagus nerve stimulation, or VNS, which involves implanting a device under the skin of the chest or neck to send electrical impulses to the brain, were 35% more likely to be alive.

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STAT+: Historic approval of sickle cell gene therapies met with cautious optimism by experts at ASH

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SAN DIEGO — News of the Food and Drug Administration’s historic approval of the first gene therapies for sickle cell disease sparked discussion, debate, and, above all, measured optimism at this year’s meeting of the American Society of Hematology. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. I remain skeptical.

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Cross-border ‘twinning programs’ may reduce survival disparities for childhood leukemia

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CHICAGO – A few miles can mean a life or death difference to children with cancer, if those miles cross a national border. Read the rest…

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Dobbs decision leaving broad imprint on reproductive medicine

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NEW ORLEANS — The annual meeting of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine is usually a buoyant, shiny parade of new science, fresh technology products, and promises that together they will provide more people with more options than ever before for taking control of how and when, and if, they have children.

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Brazil grants authorisation for Sinovac’s Covid-19 vaccine in children

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The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa) has granted emergency use authorization for Sinovac Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine, CoronaVac, in children aged three to five years. Furthermore, there exists no restriction on vaccine usage in immunosuppressed children aged three to five years.

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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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Join the OctariusRx team in supporting the American Cancer Society in this worthy cause. Find out how much you know about breast cancer by taking the quiz provided by the American Cancer Society. You can start by testing your knowledge.

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