Shanghai: Recently, in China, gene therapy was performed on hearing impaired children, as a result of which the children miraculously recovered their hearing. According to media reports, specific gene therapy was tested in Shanghai on 5 children who were completely deaf. Hearing recovery was observed in both ears of all children after gene therapy. Additionally,…
Nottingham: A mutated gene that helps control body weight may help fight obesity, scientists say. The ZFHX3 gene variant (which is thought to affect only four percent of people who drink) has been found in research to control parts of the brain that are responsible for hunger. Scientists from Nottingham Trent University and MRC Harwell…
London: A new gene therapy for Alzheimer’s successfully reduces the amount of the harmful protein tau that causes the disease, a new study has revealed. The researchers say the findings are a major breakthrough in targeting the protein to slow or potentially reverse the disease. University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and UCL have…
Bristol: Scientists have discovered a gene that can shorten the life of the heart by 10 years. Scientists are hopeful that this new discovery could prevent heart disease years before symptoms appear, and even reverse heart failure in old age. Experts have long believed that people who live to be 100 years old have a…
