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A one-time gene therapy treatment has shown remarkable success in slowing the progression of Huntington’s disease in a preliminary trial, according to a press release from University College London (UCL).The experimental treatment, called AMT-130, reduced disease progression by 75% over three years in patients who received a high dose, compared to those on standard care, according to researchers. While these early results are promising, they are preliminary and the treatment could still years away from potential FDA approval, with the earliest application expected in 2026.”This result changes everything,” UCL professor Ed Wild said in the press release. “One of my…
When Dr. Nick Mondek learned his cancer had returned this spring, he didn’t know that his 10-year-old son Stephen would eventually become his lifesaving hero.”Stephen is proof that real-life heroes come in all shapes, sizes and even ages,” Mondek told ABC News. “They may be right in front of us, and we don’t even know it, and in one act of bravery and courage, they can completely alter your life.”Courtesy of the Mondek family – PHOTO: Dr. Nick Mondek with his sons John and Stephen.Mondek, a Los Angeles anesthesiologist and father of two, had previously undergone chemotherapy and a stem…
Instagram is becoming even more Reels-centric with a new home screen navigation, cementing its shift away from being a place to post personal photos for friends.You might not like this. But we’ll get through it.It’s OK to mourn an app that you once loved. People miss MySpace and old Tumblr. I still believe GroupMe was the best group messaging app I’ve ever used. Embarrassing to admit it, but I still miss old Twitter.So it’s OK to feel sad that Instagram isn’t a place for photos anymore. I give you permission to grieve without being accused of being a corny, out-of-touch,…
Teen influencer Zuza Beine died from cancer on Tuesday, her family said in a TikTok post. She was 14.Zuza battled leukemia for over a decade, as she chronicled her life and treatments online for millions of fans on Instagram and TikTok.Her mother Dr. Dagmara Beine, who is an emergency medicine clinician, told ABC News how Zuza never let cancer dull her spirit, even in the throes of intense pain.”Zuza was an extraordinary force of nature who refused to let immense physical pain — especially during her final year — diminish her zest for life. Her empathy ran deep,” she said.Beine…
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge tied a major league record by reaching 50 home runs for the fourth time, hitting a three-run drive for the New York Yankees in the second inning against the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night.The seven-time All-Star added his 51st of the season in the eighth.Judge drove a 96.6 mph sinker from Jonathan Cannon (4-10) into the Yankees bullpen in right-center field for a 3-1 lead in an 8-1 victory. He hit a solo shot six innings later against Cam Booser for his 46th mulithomer game.Judge hit 52 homers as a rookie in 2017,…
As the fall respiratory season approaches and differing recommendations for children’s COVID-19 and flu shots cause confusion, who should be getting vaccinated to protect against illness?Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee, known as the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, voted to change recommendations for the COVID-19 vaccine.The ACIP’s recommendations are not the final say — they must be reviewed and approved by the CDC director to become official guidance. But CDC directors have almost always accepted the recommendations.Here’s where recommendations currently stand.Flu shotsGuidance on the flu shot for kids is consistent…
A new app offering to record your phone calls and pay you for the audio so it can sell the data to AI companies is, unbelievably, the No. 2 app in Apple’s U.S. App Store’s Social Networking section. The app, Neon Mobile, pitches itself as a moneymaking tool offering “hundreds or even thousands of dollars per year” for access to your audio conversations. Neon’s website says the company pays 30¢ per minute when you call other Neon users and up to $30 per day maximum for making calls to anyone else. The app also pays for referrals. The app first…
NEW YORK (AP) — Sexually transmitted disease rates for U.S. adults fell last year, but syphilis in newborns continued to rise, according to new government data posted Wednesday.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provisional data for 2024 showed a third consecutive year of fewer gonorrhea cases, and the second year in a row of fewer adult cases of chlamydia and the most infectious forms of syphilis.But congenital syphilis cases, in which infected moms pass the disease to their babies, aren’t seeing the same improvements. Such infections in infants can lead to deaths or lifelong health problems such as deafness,…
Trump is expected to sign off on the TikTok deal on Thursday, according to a White House official.After months of rumors and political back-and-forths, we finally have some more concrete details about a TikTok sale.On Monday, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt confirmed that the US is endorsing a bid from a consortium of majority US investors who will own and operate TikTok in the US. On Sunday, President Donald Trump said in an interview on Fox News’ “The Sunday Briefing” that a slew of billionaires are expected to be involved in the deal, including Oracle’s Larry Ellison, Michael Dell, and,…
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — The opening tee shot still two days away, the gamesmanship at the Ryder Cup began Wednesday when European captain Luke Donald took a few subtle jabs on pay-for-play during his speech at the opening ceremony.“We’re fueled by something money cannot buy,” Donald said.Europe, 1 up.And then U.S. captain Keegan Bradley made the first bogey of these matches when he spoke of being around the 17th green at Brookline in 1999 for one of the biggest moments in Ryder Cup history, only to mistakenly say Justin Rose — not Justin Leonard — made the 45-foot putt.Europe, 2…