5 results for "gene therapy"
🧘 Health & WellnessHuntington's Disease Treatment Shows Promise After 30 Years
A new gene therapy has slowed cognitive decline in Huntington's disease patients for the first time, offering hope to families who've waited decades for a breakthrough. Scientists also discovered why the disease progresses differently in people with identical genes.
🚀 InnovationCreative Minds Find Unexpected Joy and Brilliance in AI-Generated Art
What started as skepticism about AI-generated content has blossomed into a surprising discovery of creativity and humor. Tech observers are finding that generative AI tools are fostering a new wave of compellingly weird and genuinely funny creative expression that's bringing people together.
🚀 InnovationNobel Winner Jennifer Doudna Launches Startup to Save Kids with Rare Diseases
A revolutionary new company co-founded by gene-editing pioneer Jennifer Doudna is bringing hope to thousands of families facing rare genetic diseases. After a groundbreaking treatment saved baby KJ's life in just six months, Aurora Therapeutics is scaling this life-saving technology to help many more children who previously had no options.
🚀 InnovationBerkeley Scientist Launches CRISPR Startup to Bring Personalized Gene Therapy to Rare Disease Patients
A key scientist from the groundbreaking Baby KJ gene editing success story is turning hope into action by launching a new company dedicated to making personalized CRISPR treatments accessible to patients with ultra-rare genetic conditions. The innovative startup aims to scale life-saving gene therapies that were once thought impossible to deliver broadly.
🚀 InnovationMississippi Mom Victoria Gray: First Person Cured by Nobel-Winning CRISPR Gene Therapy
Victoria Gray from Mississippi became the first person in the world to receive life-changing CRISPR gene therapy for sickle cell disease in 2019, transforming her from a mother who spent her children's birthdays in the hospital to a woman freed from decades of unbearable pain. The revolutionary treatment, discovered at UC Berkeley, earned its creators a Nobel Prize and is now bringing hope to 8 million people worldwide living with the genetic disorder.