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Tall people prone to varicose veins

Standing above the crowd puts people at greater risk of developing varicose…

November 5, 2018

FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2017, file photo, Dr. Albert Maguire, right, checks the eyes of Misa Kaabali, 8, at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Misa was 4-years-old when he received his gene therapy treatment. On Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017, the Food and Drug Administration approved the therapy which improves the vision of patients with a rare form of inherited blindness, another major advance for the burgeoning field of genetic medicine. (AP Photo/Bill West, File)

Scientists edit DNA to cure diseases

After decades of hope and high promise, this was the year scientists…

January 1, 2018