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Researchers Hope Experimental Gene Therapy Is An Answer To A Fatal Genetic Disorder
Researchers believe gene therapy is poised to change the lives of thousands with the fatal genetic disorder Duchenne muscular dystrophy — thanks to over 40 years of scientist Jude Samulski's work.
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This Coronavirus Doesn't Change Quickly, And That's Good News For Vaccine Makers
A coronavirus vaccine could become ineffective if the virus were to undergo certain genetic changes. But so far, so good: Scientists see no evidence that's happening.
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How Mutations In The Coronavirus May Affect Development Of The Vaccine
Researchers around the world are tracking the mutations in the coronavirus as it reproduces and spreads to ensure changes in the virus do not affect the development of the vaccine.
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A Scientist's Pink Cast Leads To Discovery About How The Brain Responds To Disability
A neurologist who wanted to know how the brain changes in response to a physical disability put his arm in a pink cast for two weeks to find out.
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What Happened Today: Ex-Police Officer In Minneapolis Arrested, Pandemic Questions
NPR's Ari Shapiro and Michel Martin are joined by NPR's science correspondent Jon Hamilton to talk about the information about the coronavirus learned since the beginning of the pandemic.
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Antibody Tests Point To Lower Death Rate For The Coronavirus Than First Thought
Tests for the immune response to the coronavirus are revealing thousands of people who were infected but never got severely ill. The findings suggest the virus is less deadly than it first appeared.
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New Evidence Suggests COVID-19 Patients On Ventilators Usually Survive
Early reports suggested death rates as high as 90% for COVID-19 patients on ventilators. But some hospitals are now reporting mortality lower than 30%.
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Hospital ICUs Are Adapting To COVID-19 At 'Light Speed'
With COVID-19 becoming a critical focus in hospital intensive care units, nurses, doctors and other caregivers have had to shift gears to protect staff and save patients.
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After The ICU, Many COVID-19 Survivors Face A Long Recovery
David Williams, 54, spent eight days on a ventilator after he got COVID-19. Weeks after being discharged from the hospital, he still needs an oxygen tube and a walker.
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What Happened Today: New Drug Study, Questions About COVID-19 Impact
An NPR science correspondent takes listener questions about the specific impacts of the coronavirus — and the race to stop it.