Base editing corrected a mutation that causes macular degeneration, highlighting the potential of gene therapy to treat ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a treatment for an advanced form of the disease ... but the eye must be washed with irritating antiseptic beforehand to prevent infection.

Diseases live and spread in humans, animals, and non-living objects. Contagious diseases can infect people from skin-to-skin contact, breathing, eating, and other pathways. Most contagious ...