Four patients with infantile-onset Pompe’s disease received a single intravenous injection of an adeno-associated virus serotype 9 vector carrying codon-optimized complementary DNA encoding ...

A tiny insect called a midge spreads the disease, and the earliest known case dates back to 1955 in a forest worker near a ...

Pompe's disease is a lysosomal storage disorder caused by a genetic deficiency of GAA. The disease is associated with severe and progressive physical disability and premature death, and patients ...

TWO distinct genetic populations of anopheles mosquitoes with different DNA and resistance levels are scattered across the country, a collaborative study has uncovered. Dr Joel Odero, a senior ...

VECTOR control strategies in fighting malaria and dengue fever must be adapted to mosquito species’ outdoor feeding behaviour ...

A study in Pune found DENV-2 in 65-70% of samples, raising health concerns. Experts urge intensified mosquito control and ...

Washington State University researchers have discovered how the bacteria that cause anaplasmosis and Lyme disease hijack ...

Plastics play a fundamental role in modern life, but their resistance to biodegradation makes them very difficult to dispose ...

Scientists have discovered that the bacteria behind Lyme disease and anaplasmosis have a sneaky way of surviving inside ticks—they hijack the tick’s own cell functions to steal cholesterol they need ...

Of these, 34 will receive a one-time subretinal injection of OCU410ST (200 μL at a concentration of 1.5 × 10¹¹ vector genomes/mL) in the eye with poorer visual acuity, while 17 will be ...

The world produces over 100 million tons of plastic a year, which could take hundreds of years to fully degrade, but ...

Washington State University researchers have discovered how the bacteria that cause anaplasmosis and Lyme disease hijack ...