Currently, the only cure for alpha thalassemia is a bone marrow transplant, but the success of gene therapies for related conditions points to a potential new cure.
Researchers found that male and female mouse hearts respond differently to stress by monitoring chemical and electrical signaling simultaneously for the first time.
Demis Hassabis and John Jumper received the Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award for developing technology that predicts the 3D structures of proteins.
The Lasker Foundation honored Piet Borst for his outstanding research, leadership, and mentorship across various fields, including cancer drug resistance.
James Fujimoto, Eric Swanson, and David Huang developed optical coherence tomography, which transformed ophthalmological practice and spurred new imaging applications.
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