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TUESDAY, Oct. 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Gene therapy could help obese kids avoid health problems associated with excess weight, including arthritis, a new, preliminary study in mice suggests. The gene therapy prompts cells to convert inflammation-causing omega-6 fatty acids into beneficial omega-3 fatty acids, researchers reported Oct. 14 inContinue Reading

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FRIDAY, Oct. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Hucksters offering bogus stem cell treatments can be deterred through government action, a new study says. About 60% of direct-to-consumer advertising from fly-by-night stem cell clinics ceased after regulators in Canada and Australia intervened, researchers noted in the journal Cell Stem Cell. “TheContinue Reading

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THURSDAY, Oct.10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Most boys treated with breakthrough gene therapy for a rare but deadly brain illness are faring well six years later, two new reports find. The 77 boys were treated for cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD), a formerly incurable and progressive genetic brain disease that typically ledContinue Reading

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THURSDAY, Sept. 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new gene therapy approved earlier this year can serve as a sustainable single-dose treatment for people with hemophilia B, newly published clinical trial data shows. People with hemophilia B saw their bleeding episodes drop by an average 71% following a single infusionContinue Reading

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FRIDAY, August 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Teaching schoolkids to practice mindfulness can boost their mental health — and, maybe, even their grades. That’s the takeaway from a new review of more than three dozen research studies on school-based mindfulness interventions, such as seated or slow-walking meditation.  In a nutshell,Continue Reading

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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A meditation technique called mindful breathing can help cancer patients manage their pain and anxiety, a new study finds. Cancer patients who engaged in 20 minutes of mindful breathing experienced a greater reduction in pain than those who weren’t taught the technique. “Twenty-minuteContinue Reading