In a first for adults in Singapore, scientists are conducting gene editing trials on heart patients to correct defects at ...

The U.S. government is divesting from mRNA vaccines, but will other uses of the technology be spared? In a time of ...

Liz Wood, who lives in Beacon, is the founder of The MYT1L Project ( myraregene.org ), a foundation that supports families whose children are affected by a rare genetic disorder.

Cathy Tie, who launched her first biotech in SF's IndieBio, now leads Manhattan Genomics in controversial push to edit human ...

A top US regulator plans to unveil a faster approach to approving custom gene-editing treatments, a move designed to unleash a wave of industry investment that will yield cures for patients with rare ...

In honor of World Blindness Awareness Month, "GMA" is spotlighting a breakthrough gene therapy that's helping some blind ...

Medication has long been the cornerstone of treatment for people with epilepsy, but it doesn’t stop seizures for everyone and ...

Nonfactor therapies may reduce costs associated with bleeding-related hospitalizations and use of bypassing agents. One study ...

Duke Eye Center has become the first academic medical center in the country to implant a new cell-based gene therapy for a ...

The Boston biotech founded by Harvard professor David Sinclair is testing whether cellular reprogramming can turn back the ...

Specialty drugs, especially biologics, will constitute a significant portion of global drug spending by 2029, driven by cancer care costs. Autoimmune diseases and multiple sclerosis are key short-term ...

Seven years after the first gene-edited babies were revealed, biotech startup Manhattan Genomics is reviving the idea of ...