Some inherited diseases, including cystic fibrosis, hemophilia, and Tay Sachs disease, involve multiple genetic mutations within a person’s DNA. Even two individuals with the same condition may have different sets of mutations. Because of this complexity, creating gene therapies that work…
Category: 5. Health
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A Suffocating Truth – Ban Research On Ethnic Bias In Healthcare And People Will Die
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Deprive your body of oxygen and you are minutes away from death. Cut your oxygen level from its normal range, 95 to 100% saturated, to just below 90% and, while you are not necessarily minutes away from death, your body will soon…
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COVID-19 Vaccination Linked to Patient Responsiveness to Immunotherapy
A study presented at the annual European Society of Medical Oncology Congress 2025 and published in the journal Annals of Oncology reveals a promising association between SARS-COV-2 vaccination and outcomes for cancer patients receiving immune checkpoint…
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Snake pee might hold the secret to ending gout pain and kidney stones
If you’ve never kept a reptile, you might be surprised to learn that many of them actually “pee” in crystal form. In a study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, researchers examined the solid urine of more than 20 different reptile species and found that all contained tiny…
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Scientists discover a hidden gene mutation that causes deafness—and a way to fix it
Mutations in a gene called CPD have been found to play a key role in a rare inherited form of hearing loss, according to an international research collaboration. Scientists from the University of Chicago, the University of Miami, and several institutions in Turkiye published the discovery in the…
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Scientists just found the lung’s hidden self-healing switch
Researchers at Mayo Clinic have uncovered a molecular “switch” inside lung cells that determines when the cells focus on repairing tissue and when they shift to fighting infection. This important finding could pave the way for regenerative treatments for chronic lung conditions.
“We were…
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Cuban Backs Synaptrix Labs Non-Invasive BCI Platform
Synaptrix Labs, a startup building a wearable brain-computer interface platform recently secured seed funding from Mark Cuban to accelerate commercial traction.
Neuralis is the company’s wearable BCI headset targeting the motor cortex, with dry sensors and on-device signal processing that…
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CVS To Close 16 Oak Street Health Centers Amid Industry Cost Issues
CVS Health is shuttering 16 Oak Street Health Centers, or 7% of the total number of the senior-focused primary care locations the company operates across the U.S., the company disclosed Friday October 24, 2025
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CVS Health is shuttering 16 Oak Street Health Centers,…
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Google And IonQ Claimed Quantum Computing Milestones This Week
In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at two big quantum computing milestones, the man trying to build the next Tesla, a retinal implant that restores eyesight and more. To get The Prototype in your inbox, sign up here.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai with the company’s quantum computer
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Your gut microbes might be turning fiber into extra calories
Deep within your gut lives a bustling world of microbes, each playing a role in digesting your food. Among them is one unusual microbe that produces methane — a gas more often associated with cows and landfills than humans. According to new research from Arizona State University (ASU), this…
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