AIDS virus used in gene therapy to fix ‘bubble baby’ disease
A gene therapy that makes use of an unlikely helper, the AIDS virus, gave a working immune system to 48 babies and toddlers who were born without one, doctors reported …
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Reawakened immune cells show promise in mice against zombie cells tied to diseases of aging
Scientists have started to test whether natural killer, or NK, cells can be trained to go after hard-to-cure blood cancers in human patients. But making these sentinels of the innate …
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HHS to prioritize newborn screening programs’ pipette tip orders
Programs that screen newborns for potentially deadly genetic conditions will now have higher priority when ordering pipette tips — a critical laboratory supply that is in shortage. STAT highlighted the …
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How blackouts, fires, and a pandemic are driving shortages of pipette tips — and hobbling science
The humble pipette tip is tiny, cheap, and utterly essential to science. It powers research into new medicines, Covid-19 diagnostics, and every blood test ever run. It is also, ordinarily, …
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Covid-19 gave scientists an opening to better understand how brain disorders arise
While the Covid-19 pandemic put many human research studies on hold, neuroscientist Grainne McAlonan of Kings College London saw it as a fortuitous opportunity — a chance to accelerate her …
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In mouse experiments, scientists unlock the key to scar-free skin healing
Scars. Like memories, we all have them. When you look at a scar you might see a tumble, a fight, an operation, a reminder of that time you succumbed to …
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International team creates first chimeric human-monkey embryos
A team of scientists from the U.S., China, and Spain reported Thursday they have created the first embryos that were part human and part monkey and kept them alive for …
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An HIV lab’s pivot to develop a single-dose Covid-19 vaccine wins STAT Madness ‘Editors’ Pick’
On Jan. 10 last year, Dan Barouch and members of his vaccine research lab were gathered at Boston’s Museum of Science for their annual retreat. The scientists’ ears had pricked …
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Researchers pursuing novel treatments for herpes infections and diabetes win STAT Madness
From curing herpes to treating diabetes in a new way, their innovations might one day treat some of the world’s most prevalent health problems. This year’s two finalists in STAT …
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