“Groundbreaking” gene therapy was the first treatment for Huntington’s disease.

First groundbreaking, gene therapy in clinical trials slowed the progression of Huntington’s disease, a rare genetic disorder in which toxic bits of proteins malfunction and death. Previously, approved treatments for Huntington’s disease have been aimed at managing the symptoms. This most often appears in a person’s 30s or 40s. Progressive states injure and kill important […]

Scientists discover 85 “active” lakes buried beneath Antarctic ice

Scientists used 10 years of satellite data to identify 85 previously unknown lakes hidden beneath Antarctic ice. The new lake is “active,” draining and refilling regularly, changing size and shape over months and years, researchers said. The ice age activity affects the stability of the glaciers and its crushing movement on the Antarctic bedrock, which […]

Saying Daylight Savings Time Can Prevents Over 300,000 Stroke Cases in the US a year

Abandoning the semi-annual switch to daylight savings time could prevent over 300,000 strokes and reduce over 2 million obesity cases per year, a new model using data from over 300 million Americans suggests. Adopting permanent standard time (ST) results in less circadian rhythms, a rough 24-hour pacemaker in the body than summer savings (DST), or […]