The healing power of gene therapy

The healing power of gene therapy

Gene therapy has been used to treat many previously incurable conditions, like correcting deadly genetic disorders or giving children born with hearing loss the ability to hear. The field has massive potential, but there are still many economic, regulatory, and scientific hurdles to overcome to adequately address a variety of both rare and more common conditions. In this episode, host Samantha Laine Perfas talks with gene editing researcher David Liu and ear, nose, and throat surgeon Eliot Shearer about how gene therapy can help treat diseases that were previously considered too rare to research.

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Breaking the regret cycle

Breaking the regret cycle

We all make mistakes. Sometimes we’re able to brush off these experiences, but other times we’re left with regrets. We regret that thing we said, how we handled that situation, or the choice we made. ...

13 Mai 29min

Why we love dogs— and they love us back

Why we love dogs— and they love us back

Just under half of households in the U.S. own dogs and say they view their dogs as members of their family. The love goes both ways. Dogs depend on us for their survival, just as humans benefit from t...

29 Apr 28min

Secrets of super-agers

Secrets of super-agers

It’s common for our brains and bodies to atrophy with age. But some adults, those known as super-agers, have shown that we may be able to keep the sharpness of someone decades younger, even matching t...

15 Apr 30min

Priced out of the American dream

Priced out of the American dream

Owning a home feels increasingly unattainable for many middle-class Americans. Last year, home prices surged to nearly five times the median income. Yet the pace of building new housing, which could c...

1 Apr 34min

The things we carry

The things we carry

Different forms of adversity – like abuse, violence, and neglect – not only damage our physical and mental health but also change our cells. Scientific advances in the biology of adversity are showing...

18 Mar 33min

Is marriage worth saving?

Is marriage worth saving?

Marriage has evolved a lot through the years – and so have the problems and rewards that come with it. Research suggests it benefits our physical and mental health, but it might not seem like it when ...

4 Mar 30min

Preserving learning in the age of AI shortcuts

Preserving learning in the age of AI shortcuts

Generative AI tools are here to stay. There’s a debate around whether or not they should be embraced in spaces of learning. Recent reports suggest that the risks of using these tools might outweigh th...

18 Feb 28min

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