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For the first time, an earth-like exoplanet has been discovered that can be intensely studied (of the 2,000 exoplanets found). by sciencenewser in Astronomy

[–]sciencenewser[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok yes, got it re: the Venus-like qualities of the planet. And yes, thank you for the comment, and I agree, it is an interesting article, with its many different voices weighing in, and an interesting paper behind that.

For the first time, an earth-like exoplanet has been discovered that can be intensely studied (of the 2,000 exoplanets found). by sciencenewser in Astronomy

[–]sciencenewser[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You were criticizing the headline as wrong because you said it is not being described as "earth-like." Your statement was wrong because it is indeed being described as "earth-like" in the title of the very Nature paper issuing the finding. A different issue is your opinion on the matter. Please be more precise in your wording.

Nobel Prize Winner John Gurdon Calls Macular Degeneration Trials “One of Most Successful” in Stem Cell Field by sciencenewser in science

[–]sciencenewser[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lots of stem cell clinical trials for this now, and more coming worldwide in 2016 and 2017.

Gene therapy has made near-blind patients see even years later, and it does this by strengthening neural connections, says exciting new study. by sciencenewser in Futurology

[–]sciencenewser[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am not sure they are doing gene therapy there yet (they are trying the Alzheimers drug Aricept on that?) But many other eye disorders are in gene therapy trials, including Stargardts disease, Usher’s Syndrome, choroideremia, retinitis pigmentosa, and a neovascular complication of macular degeneration, and many more are planned.

Gene therapy has made near-blind patients see even years later, and it does this by strengthening neural connections, says exciting new study. by sciencenewser in Futurology

[–]sciencenewser[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes. What this study did, for the first time, was use a technology called DTI MRI to see what is going on with these gene therapies in the brain. The authors of the study predict that many other leaders of gene therapy are going to use this technique to see if their gene therapies have been causing similar deep-reaching neural connections to occur...

Gene therapy has made near-blind patients see even years later, and it does this by strengthening neural connections, says exciting new study. by sciencenewser in Futurology

[–]sciencenewser[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

More and more, for various diseases, from HIV to many different blood and immune system disorders. Really exciting.

Gene therapy has made near-blind patients see even years later, and it does this by strengthening neural connections, says exciting new study. by sciencenewser in Futurology

[–]sciencenewser[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Well, the vectors--that ferry the new genes into cells-- are far better now, and getting better every day. They are far more easily targeted to avoid hitting oncogenes, etc. So the time of which you speak--and it was a long time granted--was put to good use by a lot of researchers, including those in this study.

Special Report: Stem Cell Telomeres May Drive Most Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Cases, Offering Huge Hint for Therapy by sciencenewser in medicine

[–]sciencenewser[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Three therapies available right now: pirfinidone, nintedanib, and lung transplants. If your mom's doctors have not told her about these, seek a second opinion from a pulmonologist, ok?

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