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- Gene therapy shows promise for treating Niemann-Pick disease type C1
- Pollution exposure is higher in city kids who are active, finds study
- School-Based Dental Sealant Programs for Children Reduce Cavities and Costs
| Gene therapy shows promise for treating Niemann-Pick disease type C1 Posted: 26 Oct 2016 02:00 PM PDT For the first time, researchers have demonstrated in mice that gene therapy may be the best method for correcting the single faulty gene that causes Niemann-Pick disease, type C1 (NPC1). The gene therapy involved inserting a functional copy of the NPC1 gene into mice with the disease; the treated animals were then found to have less severe NPC1 symptoms. |
| Pollution exposure is higher in city kids who are active, finds study Posted: 26 Oct 2016 01:59 PM PDT Children from urban areas of New York City who engaged in vigorous daily exercise had greater exposure to black carbon, a traffic-related pollutant, than children who were less active, according researchers. |
| School-Based Dental Sealant Programs for Children Reduce Cavities and Costs Posted: 26 Oct 2016 01:59 PM PDT School-based dental sealant programs, in which students receive preventative oral care while at school, are cost-effective in protecting at-risk children's permanent teeth from decay, new research findings demonstrate. |
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