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BridgeBio Pharma said on Monday its experimental drug for a rare muscle disorder, which currently has no approved treatments, showed improvements in motor and lung function in a late-stage trial. The ...

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The goal of gene therapy is to permanently cure hereditary diseases. One of the most promising technologies for this is the ...

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In the midst of all the controversy surrounding the science of healthcare, certain technologies continue to progress in the background, with the promise of transforming the practice of medicine. One ...