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What is mitochondrial donation? And how might it help people have a healthy baby one day?

Jonathan Borba/Pexels       By Karin Hammarberg, Monash University; Catherine Mills, Monash University; Mary Herbert, Monash University, and Molly Johnston, Monash University     Mitochondria are tiny structures in cells that convert the food we eat into the energy our cells need to function. Mitochondrial disease (or mito for short) is a group of conditions that affect this ability to generate the energy organs require to work properly. There are […]

todayJuly 10, 2024 16

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HIV breakthrough: drug trial shows injection twice a year is 100% effective against infection

    By Linda-Gail Bekker, University of Cape Town     A large clinical trial in South Africa and Uganda has shown that a twice-yearly injection of a new pre-exposure prophylaxis drug gives young women total protection from HIV infection. The trial tested whether the six-month injection of lenacapavir would provide better protection against HIV infection than two other drugs, both daily pills. All three medications are pre-exposure prophylaxis (or […]

todayJuly 3, 2024 34

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