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A baby in Pennsylvania has become the first recipient of an experimental genetic therapy that targets a rare urea cycle disorder. The treatment, which involves customizing the gene editing process specifically for an individual’s “faulty” genes, could prove life-saving for the handful of infants born with the condition each year.The …

By Dr Asha Khatri , Gynaecology Sudden infant death syndrome, also seldom referred to as ‘cot death’, is an unexpected, sudden and unexplained death of a seemingly healthy infant. Under this condition, most of the deaths occur during the initial six months of the baby’s birth. Babies born underweight or prematurely are …