An experimental gene-editing treatment shows promise for permanently lowering levels of cholesterol and triglycerides, ...
A single infusion of CRISPR Therapeutics' experimental gene therapy was safe and reduced levels of harmful LDL cholesterol and triglycerides by half in four people taking the highest dose, raising ...
People who have tried medication to lower their dangerously high levels of cholesterol and other blood fats – without success ...
A poorly characterized protein, historically thought to be a chaperon or enzyme, may actually be a key player in prostate ...
In a phase 1 trial, a gene-editing therapy that targets ANGPTL3 was associated with few serious adverse events and at higher ...
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A company’s plan to edit the genomes of human embryos worries some researchers — but it might reflect the changing attitudes towards the controversial approach.
A red quarter of a circle with the words 'The Quarter Mark' beside it. A year-long series looking back on the most significant moments of the past 25 years, how they changed our world, and how they ...
The approach is “very exciting,” but one expert says a lot more research is needed, especially around safety, before clinical ...
Understanding how cells turn genes on and off is one of biology's most enduring mysteries. Now, a new technology developed by chemist Brian Liau and his collaborators at Harvard offers an ...
Scientists at Georgia State University have used CRISPR gene editing to restore an ancient enzyme humans lost millions of years ago potentially reversing the buildup of uric acid that causes gout.