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Q&A on scientist's bombshell claim of gene-edited babies

Monday, 17 December 2018, 09:45 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Designer babies might be here sooner than anyone reckoned. A Chinese researcher who says he created gene-edited babies crossed what most scientists consider a forbidden line. It's not clear if...

Insulin pumps have most reported problems in FDA database

Friday, 14 December 2018, 11:40 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

When Polly Varnado's 9-year-old daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, it didn't take long for the family to hear about insulin pumps. In September 2012, the girl picked out a purple one...

Gene-editing Chinese scientist kept much of his work secret

Thursday, 13 December 2018, 11:38 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The Chinese scientist who says he helped make the world's first gene-edited babies veered off a traditional career path, keeping much of his research secret in pursuit of a larger goal — making...

Gene-editing scientist under scrutiny by Chinese officials

Tuesday, 11 December 2018, 11:34 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The rebuke from China was fast and furious. A Chinese scientist who claimed he helped make the world's first gene-edited babies is now under investigation by government bodies and by his own...

Meditation helps vets with post-traumatic stress disorder

Monday, 10 December 2018, 11:28 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Meditation worked as well as traditional therapy for military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder in a small experiment sponsored by the Department of Defense. One method preferred by...

Limiting screen time for your kid? It's harder than it looks

Friday, 7 December 2018, 15:11 Last update: about 7 years ago

It is Saturday morning, and 10-year-old Henry Hailey is up at the crack of dawn. Still in PJs, his microphone-equipped headphones glowing blue in the dim basement, he fixates on the popular online...

New exercise guidelines: Move more, sit less, start younger

Wednesday, 5 December 2018, 15:07 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Move more, sit less and get kids active as young as age 3, say new federal guidelines that stress that any amount and any type of exercise helps health. The advice is the first update since the...

Heart meeting features fish oil, vitamin D, cholesterol news

Tuesday, 4 December 2018, 12:22 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Fish oil, vitamin D, novel drugs, new cholesterol guidelines: News from an American Heart Association conference over the weekend reveals a lot about what works and what does not for preventing heart...

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