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Huntington's Disease Treatment Shows Significant Progress
British researchers announced a new gene therapy that slowed Huntington's disease progression by 75% in a clinical trial of 29 patients over 36 months, offering a potential breakthrough for the 6,000 individuals in France affected by this neurodegenerative disorder.
Huntington's Disease Treatment Shows Significant Progress
British researchers announced a new gene therapy that slowed Huntington's disease progression by 75% in a clinical trial of 29 patients over 36 months, offering a potential breakthrough for the 6,000 individuals in France affected by this neurodegenerative disorder.
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36% Bias Score
Nasal Spray Mimics Rare Mutation's Antiviral Effect
Researchers have developed a nasal spray treatment that mimics a rare genetic mutation's antiviral effects, temporarily halting virus replication in animal models; the treatment is based on the observation that people lacking the ISG15 protein are highly resistant to viruses, despite bacterial infec...
Nasal Spray Mimics Rare Mutation's Antiviral Effect
Researchers have developed a nasal spray treatment that mimics a rare genetic mutation's antiviral effects, temporarily halting virus replication in animal models; the treatment is based on the observation that people lacking the ISG15 protein are highly resistant to viruses, despite bacterial infec...
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48% Bias Score
European Sperm Donation Crisis: 70+ Children Affected by Donor's Cancer-Risk Gene
A Danish sperm donor unknowingly passed a gene mutation causing increased cancer risk to over 70 children across Europe, primarily in Belgium, 10 of whom developed cancer, prompting calls for stricter EU-wide sperm donation regulations.
European Sperm Donation Crisis: 70+ Children Affected by Donor's Cancer-Risk Gene
A Danish sperm donor unknowingly passed a gene mutation causing increased cancer risk to over 70 children across Europe, primarily in Belgium, 10 of whom developed cancer, prompting calls for stricter EU-wide sperm donation regulations.
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52% Bias Score
Urgent Call for Genetic Testing: Israeli Sperm Donor Carried Cancer-Predisposing Mutation
The Israeli Health Ministry announced a nationwide genetic testing initiative for offspring of a deceased sperm donor who carried Lynch syndrome, urging those born from donations in central Israel between 1974 and 1985 to undergo testing due to a 50% risk of inheriting the cancer-predisposing mutati...
Urgent Call for Genetic Testing: Israeli Sperm Donor Carried Cancer-Predisposing Mutation
The Israeli Health Ministry announced a nationwide genetic testing initiative for offspring of a deceased sperm donor who carried Lynch syndrome, urging those born from donations in central Israel between 1974 and 1985 to undergo testing due to a 50% risk of inheriting the cancer-predisposing mutati...
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24% Bias Score
Cancer-Causing Mutation in Sperm Donor Affects 67 Children
A rare cancer-causing gene mutation in a sperm donor resulted in at least 67 children being born across eight European countries, 10 of whom developed cancer, prompting calls for stricter international limits on sperm donor usage.
Cancer-Causing Mutation in Sperm Donor Affects 67 Children
A rare cancer-causing gene mutation in a sperm donor resulted in at least 67 children being born across eight European countries, 10 of whom developed cancer, prompting calls for stricter international limits on sperm donor usage.
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48% Bias Score
Three-Fanged Death Adder Discovered: Double Venom, Research Implications
An Australian Reptile Park discovered a death adder with three functional fangs, producing double the usual venom, raising concerns about antivenom efficacy and sparking genetic research.
Three-Fanged Death Adder Discovered: Double Venom, Research Implications
An Australian Reptile Park discovered a death adder with three functional fangs, producing double the usual venom, raising concerns about antivenom efficacy and sparking genetic research.
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28% Bias Score
New Hemoglobin Variant Discovered, Aids in Hereditary Blood Disease Diagnosis
Researchers at Getafe University Hospital in Madrid discovered a new hemoglobin variant, Hb A2-Getafe, during a routine blood test; this asymptomatic variant is significant for diagnosing hereditary blood diseases like beta-thalassemia and may have future clinical implications.
New Hemoglobin Variant Discovered, Aids in Hereditary Blood Disease Diagnosis
Researchers at Getafe University Hospital in Madrid discovered a new hemoglobin variant, Hb A2-Getafe, during a routine blood test; this asymptomatic variant is significant for diagnosing hereditary blood diseases like beta-thalassemia and may have future clinical implications.
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20% Bias Score
European Sperm Donation Laws Scrutinized After Cancer Mutation Case
A Danish sperm donor's TP53 gene mutation, unknowingly passed to at least 23 children across Europe, causing 10 to develop cancers, highlights the need for stronger regulations across European sperm banks due to varying national laws on anonymity and family limits per donor.
European Sperm Donation Laws Scrutinized After Cancer Mutation Case
A Danish sperm donor's TP53 gene mutation, unknowingly passed to at least 23 children across Europe, causing 10 to develop cancers, highlights the need for stronger regulations across European sperm banks due to varying national laws on anonymity and family limits per donor.
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44% Bias Score
Belgian Sperm Donor Scandal: 52 Children Affected, Anonymity to End
A Danish sperm donor with a pathogenic TP53 gene mutation fathered 52 children in Belgium, leading to at least 10 childhood cancer diagnoses and prompting the government to eliminate anonymity in sperm donation to enhance oversight.
Belgian Sperm Donor Scandal: 52 Children Affected, Anonymity to End
A Danish sperm donor with a pathogenic TP53 gene mutation fathered 52 children in Belgium, leading to at least 10 childhood cancer diagnoses and prompting the government to eliminate anonymity in sperm donation to enhance oversight.
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48% Bias Score
Genetic Mutation in Sperm Donor Causes Cancer in Multiple Children
Sperm from a Danish donor with a rare cancer-linked genetic mutation was used to conceive at least 67 children across eight European countries between 2008 and 2015; ten of these children have developed cancer, prompting calls for stricter regulations on the number of births per donor.
Genetic Mutation in Sperm Donor Causes Cancer in Multiple Children
Sperm from a Danish donor with a rare cancer-linked genetic mutation was used to conceive at least 67 children across eight European countries between 2008 and 2015; ten of these children have developed cancer, prompting calls for stricter regulations on the number of births per donor.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Rare Genetic Mutation Protects Woman from Alzheimer's, Offering Hope for New Treatments
A Colombian woman's unique genetic mutation protected her from Alzheimer's, despite carrying the gene responsible for the disease in her family; scientists hope her case will lead to new treatments.
Rare Genetic Mutation Protects Woman from Alzheimer's, Offering Hope for New Treatments
A Colombian woman's unique genetic mutation protected her from Alzheimer's, despite carrying the gene responsible for the disease in her family; scientists hope her case will lead to new treatments.
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20% Bias Score
Rare Genetic Disorder Tango2 Deficiency Identified, Offering Hope for Treatment
Seven-year-old Nora's debilitating symptoms, initially misdiagnosed, were identified as Tango2 Deficiency Disorder (TDD) through genome sequencing, highlighting the importance of genetic research in rare diseases and offering hope for improved treatment.
Rare Genetic Disorder Tango2 Deficiency Identified, Offering Hope for Treatment
Seven-year-old Nora's debilitating symptoms, initially misdiagnosed, were identified as Tango2 Deficiency Disorder (TDD) through genome sequencing, highlighting the importance of genetic research in rare diseases and offering hope for improved treatment.
Progress
28% Bias Score
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