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UCLA advances CRISPR gene-editing therapy for sickle cell disease5:22 A UCLA-led team has described how they advanced an experimental CRISPR approach for sickle cell disease into a blood stem cell therapy that can be manufactured at the scale and quality required for a clinical trial. Workplace exposure to petroleum-based lubricants linked to higher MS risk4:13 Exposure to petroleum-derived lubricants at work, including engine oil, hydraulic oil and cutting fluids used to cool or lubricate metal during metalworking, is associated with higher odds of multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study published November 4, 2026, in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Longer reproductive lifespan and hormonal history may influence brain vascular health4:13 A longer reproductive lifespan and a history of using birth control pills or menopausal hormone therapy were associated with certain signs of blood vessel health in the brain, according to a study published November 4, 2026, in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Psychedelics linked to lingering visual disturbances resembling early psychosis4:13 Every night, as he fell asleep, a 25-year-old man saw an eye in his ceiling. It was huge and unblinking, and it felt as if the whole world was being sucked into it. Women with DCIS may not need routine imaging after double mastectomy3:42 Women who have undergone a double mastectomy to treat ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a noninvasive form of breast cancer also known as stage 0 breast cancer, may not benefit from routine mammograms or other breast imaging after surgery, according to a new study led by investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. Rutgers specialist launches awareness initiative for often-misdiagnosed tailbone pain3:42 Thousands of people suffer with tailbone pain, often struggling to find an accurate diagnosis and effective treatment. Inherited high cholesterol linked to slightly higher pre-eclampsia risk3:42 Women with the inherited cholesterol condition familial hypercholesterolemia may be at a slightly higher risk of developing pre-eclampsia, a pregnancy condition that can cause serious complications, according to a new study in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. Dialysis may not be the default treatment for older kidney patients3:42 Dialysis should not necessarily be regarded as the default option for older people with kidney failure, the first randomized study of its kind in the world, led by the University of Bristol, has found. Children exposed to cannabis and tobacco before birth scored lower on thinking tests2:38 In an exploratory analysis of 8,706 U.S. children aged 9 to 11, prenatal exposure to both cannabis and tobacco was associated with modestly lower fluid cognition scores compared with cannabis-only exposure or neither substance. Differences from tobacco-only exposure were not statistically significant, nor were differences in crystallized cognition, and the observational findings could not establi… |
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