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8 Babies Born Using New IVF Technique to Prevent Rare Genetic Diseases
FRIDAY, July 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new IVF technique helped eight babies in the U.K. avoid serious inherited diseases ...
UConn, Connecticut Children’s conducting world’s first gene-editing trial for rare disease: ‘fixing it at its source’
It is trying to treat a devastating lifelong disease by fixing it at its source. We are able to fix the actual genetic ...
Scientists use DNA from three people to protect babies from rare disease
A cohort of eight babies at risk of inheriting mitochondrial disease were born without complications after British scientists ...
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How a third parent's DNA can prevent an inherited disease
An experimental technique that patches defective DNA with donated genetic material helped families at risk of passing rare ...
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Three-person DNA IVF stops inherited disease—eight healthy babies born in UK first
In a groundbreaking UK first, eight healthy babies have been born using an IVF technique that includes DNA from three ...
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UK scientists successfully create ‘three-parent’ babies to prevent devastating genetic disorders
UK scientists have helped eight babies be born free of deadly genetic diseases using a “three-parent” DNA technique, offering new hope for families but raising ethical concerns worldwide.
Healthy babies born in Britain after scientists used DNA from three people to avoid genetic disease
Researchers report that eight healthy babies were born with the help of an experimental technique that uses DNA from three people to help mothers avoid passing rare diseases to their ...
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Mitochondrial Disease Milestone: Eight Babies Born Free of Disease via Pronuclear Transfer
Eight babies, born following Mitochondrial Donation treatment to reduce transmission of mitochondrial DNA disease, show no ...
Eight babies born after mitochondrial donation treatment to reduce transmission of mitochondrial DNA disease
The UK's pioneering licensed IVF technique to reduce the risk of mitochondrial diseases carried out in Newcastle has seen ...
High-risk transplant saves 7-yr-old with rare disorder
A seven-year-old boy, diagnosed with X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) that is a rare and often fatal genetic disorder, has made a rema.
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Using science to save lives is great. Using it just for fun? Maybe not so much. In the UK, there are now eight babies who have something unusual – three parents! They have a ...