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GPs to pilot genomic testing to predict likelihood of breast and prostate cancer
7+ hour, 20+ min ago (15+ words) Pulse Today...
FDA Approves Casgevy Gene Therapy for Young Children
4+ hour, 45+ min ago (440+ words) All Sci The US FDA has supplementally approved Casgevy (exagamglogene autotemcel) for patients aged 2 years and older with sickle cell disease (SCD) with recurrent vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs) or transfusion-dependent "-thalassemia (TDT) " marking the first gene therapy approved for young children…...
FDA Expands Gene Therapy for Younger Patients
3+ hour, 33+ min ago (331+ words) Conexiant The US Food and Drug Administration has approved an expanded indication for exagamglogene autotemcel (CASGEVY) to include patients aged 2 years and older with sickle cell disease and recurrent vaso-occlusive crises or transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia, according to a press release…...
Major new study links childhood income inequality to a magnified genetic risk for depression
14+ hour, 25+ min ago (1185+ words) Growing up in a society with a wide gap between the rich and the poor is linked to higher rates of depressive symptoms later in adulthood. This effect tends to be stronger for individuals with a genetic predisposition to depression,…...
Circular Genomics Unveils Its Circ PATH" Platform Following Landmark Nature Medicine Study Demonstrating Breakthrough Performance in Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease
7+ hour, 5+ min ago (767+ words) PR Newswire Blood-Based Circular RNA Biomarkers Outperform Gold-Standard Tests, Enable Preclinical Risk Stratification Years Before Symptom Onset, and Open New Era in Precision Neurology - validated across nearly 2, 400 individuals in three independent cohorts - Achieved AUC 0. 945 for detecting AD in patients with…...
The Rare MEN4 Genetic Mutation Behind a Mid-Air Medical Emergency
10+ hour, 4+ min ago (281+ words) After suffering a violent seizure and blacking out on a flight to Barcelona, a 42-year-old woman was diagnosed with MEN4, a genetic disorder affecting fewer than 100 people globally. What began as a routine departure for a weekend city break in Spain…...
No biological law says we must age: Sinclair debuts Evolve Lecture Series at UNIC Athens
10+ hour, 5+ min ago (293+ words) UNIC Athens has launched its new Evolve Lecture Series with an inaugural lecture by David Sinclair, Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School and one of the world's foremost researchers on ageing. The talk, titled "David Sinclair on Age Reversal:…...
UT Arlington rethinks Ph. D. training in rare disease
20+ hour, 20+ min ago (440+ words) Ph. D. training to focus on a single rare disease, integrating research, care and patient experience image: UT Arlington professor Dennis Lal speaks at Rare Disease Family Foundations Symposium in March 2026. view more Credit: Herschel Heath / UT Arlington The University of…...
How One Woman with Cold Agglutinin Disease Advocated for Herself. ..
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (845+ words) This is a sponsored post written by Nancy F. in collaboration with Recordati Rare Diseases. Written by Recordati Rare Diseases | July 1, 2026 Sponsored by Recordati Rare Diseases. My name is Nancy, and I was diagnosed with Cold Agglutinin Disease (CAD) over a…...