Medscape22h
Climate Change Is Fueling New Threats — and We’re Not Ready
Rising temperatures are driving the expansion of the tiger mosquito into Europe and increasing the prevalence of toxic plants ...
New York is testing milk for bird flu, particularly in raw milk
New York is testing its milk for bird flu. While pasteurization kills the virus, there is a growing concern raw milk could be ...
GEN - Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News14d
AAV Gene Therapy for Maple Syrup Urine Disease Shows Promise
A gene therapy to correct a mutation that causes maple syrup urine disease prevented newborn death and normalized growth in a calf as well as in mice.
STAT26d
Could housecats act as a vector to spread the H5N1 virus?
I’m back after a two-week India trip ... Could housecats act as a vector to spread the virus from cows to people? A newly published study seems to suggest this may be possible but it does ...
The Hindu15d
Gene therapy for maple syrup urine disease shows promise
The treatment can prevent recurrence of deadly symptoms in a cow calf born ... replacement therapy for two types of classic MSUD that uses an adeno-associated viral vector to deliver functional ...
Lancaster Farming1d
Pennsylvania Belgian Horses Featured in 'A Great Awakening' Film
Sight & Sound’s ‘A Great Awakening,’ a period piece set in the in the late 18th century, had a Pennsylvania couple's big ...
New test distinguishes between prion disease and other causes of rapidly progressive dementia
Mayo Clinic launched a new prion test, RT-QuIC Prion, CSF, which can distinguish prion disease from other causes of rapidly ...
Medical Xpress on MSN17d
Study demonstrates successful gene therapy for maple syrup urine disease
A study led by UMass Chan researchers demonstrated that a gene therapy to correct a mutation that causes maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) prevented newborn death, normalized growth, restored ...