LIFE

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• Gene Therapy Rebuilds Immunity of People with Rare Genetic Condition

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• Dec 05, 2015 09:51 PM EST

• Gene therapy continues to be a promising method of treating complex and sometimes rare disorders such as those that affect the immune system.

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• Very Old Embalmed Hearts Show Signs of Clogged Arteries

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• Dec 04, 2015 06:13 PM EST

• Embalmed hearts from the 1600s show signs of clogged arteries

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• Moratorium called for on editing of inheritable human genes

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• Dec 04, 2015 05:58 PM EST

• Researchers can now edit inheritable genes, but is that a good thing?

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• Dog is staying healthy despite having a gene mutation for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

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• Dec 01, 2015 01:48 AM EST

• A golden retriever named Ringo has a gene mutation for a type of muscular dystrophy, but showed no signs of the disease.

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• Female and Male Brain Are Not Too Different

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• Nov 30, 2015 10:54 PM EST

• There's no such thing as female or male brain, says a new study.

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• Are We Getting Close to Treating Alzheimer's Disease?

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• Nov 29, 2015 11:20 PM EST

• A major discovery may lead to possible effective treatments against Alzheimer's disease.

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• PMS Linked to High Blood Pressure

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• Nov 26, 2015 11:36 PM EST

• As if premenstrual syndrome (PMS) isn’t such a hassle and sometimes a physical pain for many women, a new study links it to high blood pressure.

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• Man Falls into a Coma after Eating Raw Fish

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• Nov 26, 2015 11:29 AM EST

• A Singaporean man has been in a coma a few days after he ate a porridge with raw fish.

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• 8-year-old Diagnosed with Rare Form of Breast Cancer

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• Nov 25, 2015 11:53 PM EST

• A young girl from Utah is facing a tough challenge today: she’s fighting a rare form of breast cancer.

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• Drinking Gap Between Men And Women Has Diminished

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• Nov 25, 2015 11:32 AM EST

• The drinking habits of men and women have started to overlap in the course of a decade.

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• Genetically engineered mosquitoes may help prevent spread of malaria

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• Nov 24, 2015 05:35 PM EST

• Scientists have created a strain of mosquitoes with genes that block the transmission of malaria. The newly created strain produces antibodies that block malaria and these genes are passed on to 99.5% of its children.

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• Boy Dies of Ebola in Liberia; first Ebola death since July

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• Nov 24, 2015 05:27 PM EST

• Teen boy dies of Ebola in Liberia, as the virus crops back up there. More than 175 people are being monitored.