“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 ...

A Michigan woman living with sickle cell disease says her life may now be at risk after the CDC disbanded the team responsible for researching safe birth control for people with chronic conditions ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...