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STAT+: Verve Therapeutics begins human tests of first ‘base editor,’ aiming at heart disease

STAT News

Somewhere in New Zealand, the first patient ever has been dosed with a kind of gene-editing treatment known as a base editor, a newer way of utilizing CRISPR for gene editing. The company studying the treatment, Verve Therapeutics, announced the news Tuesday.

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Advancing gene editing with new CRISPR/Cas9 variant

Scienmag

Using a new variant to repair DNA will improve both safety and effectiveness of the much-touted CRISPR-Cas9 tool in genetic research, Michigan Medicine researchers say. Eugene Chen, M.D., […].

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Vutrisiran Reduces Heart Risks for ATTR-CM Patients in Alnylam’s HELIOS-B Trial

XTalks

The data, presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2024, suggest that vutrisiran could significantly reduce the risk of death and heart-related issues, marking a potential treatment breakthrough.

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