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Gene therapy may slow progression of a life-threatening cardiac ailment: Study

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WASHINGTON DC: A new study in mice suggests that replacing a dysfunctional gene may improve survival in some people with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC), a rare inherited disorder in which the heart’s muscular walls gradually weaken, putting patients at risk of dangerous irregular heartbeats.The investigational treatment targets the loss of function of a gene … Read more

Laura Lynch, founding member of country band The Chicks, dies in car crash

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Laura Lynch, a founding member of the U.S. country band The Chicks, died in a head-on car crash on a Texas highway, law enforcement officials said on Saturday. “We are shocked and saddened to learn of the passing of Laura Lynch,” the band, known as the Dixie Chicks until 2020, wrote in a statement on social media.  … Read more