Adults with hemophilia B saw their number of bleeding episodes drop by an average of 71 percent after a single infusion of gene therapy, according to the results of an international Phase III clinical trial by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. Hemophilia is a genetic disorder…
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According to new reports from the FBI and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the United States is seeing hugely positive trend lines continue—falling crime and job growth. CRIME For their final annual report covering over 94% of the country’s population, the FBI announced this week that violent crime declined across the…
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An unusual rock formation deep in the Australian outback could hold key clues to future climate change, now that it has finally been dated correctly. The Pinnacles—part of the world’s largest wind-blown limestone belt, spanning more than 600 miles—are providing new insights into Earth’s ancient climate and changing landscape, after scientists…
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Happy 66th Birthday to popular science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson. Born in the Big Apple without a star in the sky to look up at, Tyson nevertheless became a face for astronomy and astrophysics as Director of the Hayden Planetarium and host of the television special Cosmos: a Spacetime Odyssey. READ more…
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A Scottish mom is thanking her lucky stars after her “miracle” twins avoided the worst of a potentially mortal fetal complication. At one point given a 10% chance to live, Kelsea and Willow were born at 32 weeks, breathing on their own. After a one-month stay in the NICU, they went…
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This is Luca Arpin, better known to his neighbors as “Poopa Scoopa Luca.“ His moniker is well-earned, as the 6-year-old styled himself the neighborhood’s #1 number to call for cleaning up after dogs and cats. “People hate picking up dog poop,” said the first-grader from Warwick, Mass. Speaking with WJAR, Arpin…
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On the night of October 8th, the Earth will pass through a meteor shower radiating from the constellation Draco, an event that stargazers await with great anticipation. That’s because the Draconid Meteor Shower can often display a peak rate of shooting stars of just a few per hour, but, every few…
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