Summary: A new study shows that gene therapy can significantly improve hearing in both children and adults with congenital deafness caused by mutations in the OTOF gene. The therapy uses…
Category: Genetics
Viewpoint: Anti-pesticide activism in Kenya could lead to a repeat of Sri Lanka’s disastrous rejection of pesticides five years ago
In 2025, Kenya demonstrates why scientists plead for evidence-based pest control policies, as the country succumbs to misinformation with devastating consequences. Kenya’s politically motivated ban on eight pesticides is ravaging…
Viewpoint: Convoluted SCOTUS decision upholds Texas law requiring pornography websites to verify users’ ages, but confusions abound
The Supreme Court upheld a Texas anti-pornography law…that is nearly identical to a federal law it struck down more than two decades ago. Rather than overruling the previous case — Ashcroft v. ACLU (2004)…
Tiny RNA Mark Helps Explain Brain Wiring and Mental Disorders
Summary: New research reveals how a tiny chemical mark on RNA helps wire the brain during development. Scientists discovered that m6A methylation regulates the production of proteins essential for axon…
One Gene Rewires Fear Circuits and Fuels Anxiety
Summary: Researchers have uncovered how losing the autism-linked gene PTEN in a specific set of inhibitory neurons reshapes brain circuits tied to fear and anxiety. Using advanced circuit-mapping techniques, they…
How should we regulate human-created stem-cell embryos
The stem cell-based embryo model (SCBEM) takes advantage of the flexibility of pluripotent stem cells (non-reproductive cells that can give rise to many different types of cells) to resemble that…
Medicine vs. MAGA: Doctors and Insurers Scramble as RFK Jr. Dismantles U.S. Vaccine System
Professional medical societies, pharmacists, state health officials and vaccine manufacturers, as well as a new advocacy group, are mobilizing behind the scenes to preserve access for vaccines as Health Secretary…
Kraft, Pepsico and Tyson move to remove synthetic food dyes
Major food company Kraft Heinz said it will remove all chemical, artificial dyes from its food products following Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s push. … Kraft Heinz said the removal for…
GLP podcast: Science of reproduction—what does evolution tell us about the ‘sex spectrum’?
Over the last decade, a growing chorus of scientists has declared that biological sex is not binary. Properly assessing human diversity requires us to apply a broader definition of this…
Viewpoint: Controversy heats up over ‘informed consent’ for trans-identifying teenagers seeking a sex change operation
In the U.S., the mainstream medical (and legal) community strongly supports gender-affirming care for young people. Most American doctors “maintain… that “gender-affirming care is essential, life-saving medical treatment that supports individuals…
