December 27, 2024

Pig kidney transplants, new schizophrenia drug: Here are 5 of the biggest medical breakthroughs in 2024

(ABC) – From a pig kidney transplant to restoring genetic deafness, 2024 was a year full of medical breakthroughs. The breakthroughs include the discovery of a cause of an autoimmune disease, the development of a “game-changing” drug and potential hope … Read More



 
 

December 23, 2024

Goldman Sachs asks in biotech research report: ‘Is curing patients a sustainable business model?’

(CNBC) – “Is curing patients a sustainable business model?” analysts ask in an April 10 report entitled “The Genome Revolution.” “The potential to deliver ‘one shot cures’ is one of the most attractive aspects of gene therapy, genetically-engineered cell therapy … Read More



 
 

December 11, 2024

Designer Babies Are Teenagers Now—and Some of Them Need Therapy Because of It

(Wired) – “People don’t always realize they are creating a human being and not a piece of furniture.” For years now, aspiring parents have been designing their children. Screening embryos for disease-causing genes during IVF, selecting their future baby’s sex, … Read More