“This is the first step towards the use of gene editing therapies to treat a wide variety of rare genetic disorders for which there are currently no definitive medical treatments,” said Dr. Kiran ...

Fifteen-year-old Jayden Wilsey of Falmouth is the first person at Boston Children's Hospital to receive human gene therapy for sickle cell disease, following approval of the therapy in 2024 by the ...

To the already very long list of problems caused by global warming, add toxic waste in old landfills exposed by coastal erosion and polluting beaches and seas. “There is not lots of toxic waste ...

Corn Next Straws are a non-toxic alternative to paper and plastic straws. For $9, you’ll get 50 straws — that’s just 18 cents apiece. Studies have found that paper straws contain toxic ...

A vast bloom of toxic algae is killing more than 200 species of marine life off the southern coast of Australia, scientists and conservation groups say. The algae—Karenia mikimotoi—appeared in ...

A new report says rice sold in U.S. stores contains toxic heavy metals, including arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury. What's more, 1 in 4 samples exceeded the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's ...

Fearing she wouldn't land another job if she left the toxic workplace, she stayed. "It was this implied, 'You're stuck,'" Grouette, 48, recalled. Grouette, however, eventually found a way out of ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A highly toxic plant, that can be deadly if ingested, is spreading fast around the U.S. Poison hemlock (or Conium maculatum) is about to flower in Tennessee ...

Recent Trump administration cuts at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control has thrown the future of Michigan’s sickle cell disease registry into doubt. The Michigan Sickle Cell Data Collection ...

A vast bloom of toxic algae is killing more than 200 species of marine life off the southern coast of Australia, scientists and conservation groups say. The algae — Karenia mikimotoi ...

Best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novels “Maus” I and II, this film gives us a unique look at the man behind ...