In a recent study funded and coauthored by the company, the EaseVRx program outperformed a non-interactive headset app across several self-reported pain and pain-interference measures.
Brian Madeux, 44, looks up at nurse practitioner Jacqueline Madde while receiving the first human gene editing therapy at the UCSF Benioff Children s Hospital. Madeux, who has a metabolic disease called Hunter syndrome, will receive billions of copies of a corrective gene. Eric Risberg/AP This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
Gene therapies, in which healthy genes are inserted into a person s system, are a booming biotech investment area.
Audentes, Bluebird bio, Sarepta, and UniQure have all run into potential safety issues in the last year.
That could spur a wave of dealmaking focused on making gene therapies safer and easier to deliver, analysts say.
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UK and South African SARS-CoV-2 variants show higher binding affinity to host cell receptor
Public health officials are concerned over new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants emerging in various parts of the world.
The B.1.1.7 variant was first found in the United Kingdom and found to have the N501Y mutation that allows it to have a faster transmission rate than previous strains.
The B.1.351 variant was detected in South Africa and also has the N501Y genetic mutation observed in B.1.1.7. However, scientists are also concerned over two other genetic mutations K417N and E484K that have shown an ability to evade the immune system. Prior evidence has found the B.1.351 variant resistant to neutralizing antibodies produced from either prior infection or vaccination.
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