Breakthrough Treatment Helps 8-Year-Old Defy Rare Mitochondrial Disease
By Cicero’s Science Correspondent An eight-year-old boy once confined to a wheelchair by a devastating genetic illness has stunned doctors by walking – and even running – again after receiving an experimental therapy that rewired his body’s failing energy system. The child was diagnosed with HPDL deficiency, an ultra-rare disorder Continue Reading
Public Consultation on Mitochondrial disease
The public will be asked if they think the law should be changed to allow science to move a step forward so a cure could be found for potentially fatal inherited diseases, the Government has announced today. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has been asked to lead a Continue Reading
