Six genes found to control one’s personality, affect health, well-being – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Six genes have been found to be at the heart of emotional response and meaning perception, in turn making up one’s personality, including their outlook and functioning, according to new research.These genes were also found to be “highly preserved” throughout evolution, from single-celled organisms to modern humans, a finding that researchers said…

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New sickle cell gene therapies are a breakthrough, but solving how to pay their high prices is a struggle

[ad_1] The approval of two gene therapies to treat sickle cell disease has given hope to patients who suffer from the debilitating disease, which overwhelmingly affects Black people and people of color. Health officials now face a challenge in finding a way to provide equitable access to the costly treatments. The crippling episodes of pain…

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Moderna, Merck vaccine with Keytruda cuts risk of deadly skin cancer returning in half, data says

[ad_1] An exterior view of Moderna’s clinical manufacturing facility.  David L. Ryan | Boston Globe | Getty Images Moderna and Merck‘s experimental cancer vaccine, when used in combination with Merck’s blockbuster therapy Keytruda, reduced the risk of death or relapse in patients with the most deadly form of skin cancer by half after roughly three…

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U.S. approves first gene-editing treatment, Casgevy, for sickle cell disease

[ad_1] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the country’s first gene-editing treatment, Casgevy, for use in patients with sickle cell disease. The approval comes about a decade after the discovery of CRISPR technology for editing human DNA, representing a significant scientific advancement. Yet reaching the tens of thousands of people who could…

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Meta’s AI chief doesn’t think AI super intelligence is coming anytime soon, and is skeptical on quantum computing

[ad_1] Yann LeCun, chief AI scientist at Meta, speaks at the Viva Tech conference in Paris, June 13, 2023. Chesnot | Getty Images News | Getty Images Meta’s chief scientist and deep learning pioneer Yann LeCun said he believes that current AI systems are decades away from reaching some semblance of sentience, equipped with common…

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Pfizer’s twice-daily weight loss pill joins a long list of obesity drug flops

[ad_1] Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Pfizer’s twice-daily version of its experimental weight loss pill has now joined a long list of other scrapped drugs that aimed to treat obesity but came with unintended consequences.  The drugmaker on Friday said it will stop developing the twice-daily treatment, danuglipron, after obese patients taking the…

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