Clinical Trial
Single-dose gene therapy restores hearing in children born deaf
Eleven children with a rare inherited deafness regained significant hearing after a one-time inner-ear gene therapy, sustained at one year.
Articles by Sofia Álvarez
Clinical Trial
Meta-analysis
Mediterranean diet linked to 23% lower dementia risk in 25-year study
A quarter-century cohort of 60,000 adults found the strongest protective association yet between diet and long-term brain health.
Peer-reviewed
Universal flu vaccine candidate protects against every known strain in animal trials
An mRNA vaccine encoding all 20 influenza subtypes produced broad immunity, raising hopes for a one-shot seasonal jab.
Peer-reviewed
Complete human genome finally sequenced — including the missing 8%
The gapless T2T reference fills in centromeres and repeats long thought unreadable, opening new frontiers in genetics.
Clinical Trial
CRISPR edit reverses high cholesterol in first-in-human trial
A one-time base edit lowered LDL cholesterol by 55% in patients, a proof of concept for in-vivo gene editing of…
Peer-reviewed
Gut microbes shown to directly influence host social behaviour in mice
Transplanting specific bacteria altered oxytocin signalling and sociability, tightening the gut-brain link.