Customized gene therapy | Parents with substance use disorders | Ultra-processed food consumption

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June 3, 2025 Edition

Two doctors, wearing masks, interact with a smiling infant patient.

Infant with rare disease receives customized gene therapy

Researchers used a personalized gene-editing approach to mend a faulty gene in a baby born with a rare, often deadly disorder.

Sad little girl looks straight ahead while her parents are arguing in the background.

Millions of U.S. kids live with parents with substance use disorders

Almost 19 million U.S. children—1 in 4—lived with at least one parent or primary caregiver who had a substance use disorder in 2023.

A variety of unhealthy ultra-processed foods, including donuts, potato chips, fries, waffles, and processed fish sandwich.

Measuring ultra-processed foods in diet

Researchers developed scores based on metabolite levels in blood and urine that can identify diets high in ultra-processed foods.

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