Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have found a pattern of so-called epigenetic "marks" in a transition state between ...

Knocking out a single gene reprograms part of the large intestine to function like the nutrient-absorbing small intestine. In ...

Mrs. Terri A. (O’Brien) Rett, 79, of Milford MA died Thursday (March 20, 2025) at the Milford Regional Medical Center after an illness. She was the beloved wife of the late Gardner L.

And when her daughter 'managed to pull all her hair out,' Katherine rushed her to the doctor and 'a few months later' was told Lucy has Rett syndrome. Rett syndrome is 'a rare genetic neurological and ...

Doctors at Queen Alexandra Hospital diagnosed Lucy with Rett syndrome, a rare genetic condition impacting brain development and leading to severe physical and mental disability. What began as ...

Scientists from the Allen Institute and Seattle Children’s Research Institute have announced a breakthrough in the development of gene replacement therapies for Dravet syndrome, a rare form of ...

Dravet syndrome affects around 1 in 15,700 children, and most cases are caused by mutations in the SCN1A gene. This gene plays a crucial role in the brain’s ability to regulate activity through ...

Actor Gene Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, died after contracting Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a New Mexico medical examiner announced on Friday. Hackman and Arakawa, 65, were found dead in ...

Preliminary data presented at the 2024 Rett Syndrome Scientific meeting demonstrated safety and consistent improvements across clinical domains for Rett syndrome symptoms. This early success has ...

The New York Times: Mutated DNA Restored To Normal In Gene Therapy Advance Researchers have corrected a disease-causing gene mutation with a single infusion carrying a treatment that precisely ...

died from a rare disease known as hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS). “This tragic death reminds us that hantavirus remains a serious public health concern in our state,” said Erin Phipps ...