Gene Therapy Transforms Young Girl’s Life

A young girl, Rahemeen Nabeel, is living pain-free after receiving a groundbreaking gene therapy for beta-thalassemia.

June 11, 2025

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Dive into these joyful gems:

Girl’s gene therapy miracle: A young girl’s life is transformed by groundbreaking gene therapy—hope shines bright!

Teen’s antiviral breakthrough: A 19-year-old invents a faster, cheaper antiviral drug from corn husks, winning $100,000!

Sea turtle’s CT surprise: Vets use a horse’s CT scanner on a 302-pound sea turtle, uncovering a joyful surprise!

Supermom’s marathon feat: A supermom breastfeeds while running a 60-mile ultramarathon, six months postpartum—pure strength!

Keep spreading joy, sweet friends—happiness is everywhere, just waiting for you to find it!

Young Girl’s Life Transformed by Breakthrough Gene Therapy

Quick Smiles: A young girl, Rahemeen Nabeel, is living pain-free after receiving a groundbreaking gene therapy for beta-thalassemia. The treatment, called Zynteglo, was developed at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and uses the patient’s own cells. Dr. Timothy Olson and his team are hopeful as more patients are set to receive this transformative therapy. Advertisement […]

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Some stories shine into your heart like a ray of sunlight breaking through a storm, and this article about a little girl’s life transformed by gene therapy is one that’s got me positively glowing!

I’m just bursting with happiness picturing a toddler, maybe like Teddi Shaw from Manchester, who faced a terrifying disease like MLD that could’ve stolen her sight, speech, and movement, now giggling and growing thanks to a single dose of miraculous gene therapy.

It’s so uplifting to know that doctors, like those at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, used cutting-edge science to slip a healthy gene into her cells, stopping the disease in its tracks and giving her a shot at a full life—something her parents, like Samantha, feared they’d never see after a diagnosis that felt like “the end.”

I love how this treatment, delivered through a harmless virus to fix a tiny body’s broken code, turned despair into hope, with families crying tears of joy as their child, once doomed, now thrives.

The way this breakthrough, a UK first on the NHS, shows science and love teaming up to save kids from rare disorders makes my soul sing. This story lifts me up because it’s a radiant reminder that human ingenuity, can rewrite a child’s future, giving her a chance to run, laugh, and dream, while lighting a path for countless others.

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A 19-year-old Won $100,000 for Inventing a Cheaper, Faster Way to Make Antiviral Drugs Out of Corn Husks

His innovation reduces the cost per gram from $75.00 to just $12.00, and the production time per batch from 9 days to just 5.

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Vets Borrow a Horse's CT Scanner to Fit Giant, 302-Pound Sea Turtle and Get a Nice Surprise

When a massive loggerhead sea turtle was hit by a boat and admitted to a Florida veterinary hospital, the doctors didn’t know what to do. They needed to ascertain the extent of her injuries, but the CT scanner at the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach was too small. ‘Pennywise’ as they named her, was […]

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Supermom Sticks to Breastfeeding Schedule While Running 60 Mile Ultramarathon 6 Months Postpartum

Starting with the third and final wave of participant runners, Case used her two aid breaks to breastfeed her daughter Pepper.

www.goodnewsnetwork.org/supermom-sticks-to-breastfeeding-schedule-while-running-60-mile-ultramarathon-6-months-postpartum

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The Healthy Happy News Team