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Deaf little boy can hear for the first time in the world after gene therapy

A hearing-impaired toddler can now hear after becoming the first patient in the world to receive a new gene therapy. Opal Sandy, an 18-month-old girl from Oxfordshire, was born with a genetic form of a condition called auditory neuropathy, which disrupts nerve impulses from the inner ear to the brain and prevents the processing of… Read More »

Would You Share Your DNA in Pursuit of Beautiful Skin?

TK. Emma Jones tried the moisturizer. In fact, Emma Jones has tried multiple moisturizers, lotions, serums, and soaps. However, the freckled, fair-skinned, itchy and flaky 35-year-old real estate agent could not find a skin care product that would relieve her chronic dryness. When Jones came across a blog talking about genetic skin testing, she decided… Read More »