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Scientists for the first time have used CRISPR gene editing to halt the progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in a large mammal, according to a study by UT Southwestern that provides a strong indication that a lifesaving treatment may be in the pipeline.

In China, people breathe air thick with the lung-damaging pollutant ozone two to six times more often than people in the United States, Europe, Japan, or South Korea, according to a new assessment.

New study finds that a single dose of cannabidiol in rats with symptoms of depression is highly effective, eliminating the symptoms on the same day and maintaining the beneficial effects for a week.

Scientists have come to the surprising conclusion that some macrophages in the intestines of mice can survive for quite some time and are vital for the survival of the nerve cells of the gastrointestinal tract.

A specific insulin signaling pathway revs up the response of T cells to divide rapidly and secrete cytokines that activate the rest of the immune system.

The Amazonian forests are home to a shrub, camu-camu, whose fruit could help in the fight against obesity and metabolic diseases.

A University of Virginia School of Medicine researcher is developing a two-fisted, antibody-based approach to destroy deadly ovarian cancer - an approach he believes could also be modified to kill breast, prostate and other solid tumors.

An MRI-related algorithm identifies suicidal individuals by analyzing how their brains represent certain concepts.

Levels of some persistent organic pollutants regulated by the Stockholm Convention are decreasing in the Arctic.

Bumblebees acquire a taste for pesticide-laced food as they become more exposed to it, a behaviour showing possible signs of addiction.