Posts Tagged ‘gene therapy’
Dual therapies treat blindness in dogs
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Two kinds of therapy may be a knockout combo against inherited blindness. The study focused on impaired dogs, but the remedy may help people, too. Continue…
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Health & Medicine - Jan 28, 2013 12:30 - 0 Comments
With anti-viral genes, T cells ward off HIV
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN / STANFORD (US) — To help key immune cells resist infection from HIV, scientists have used a kind of “molecular scissors” to cut and paste a series of HIV-resistant genes into their DNA. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 15, 2013 16:08 - 1 Comment
Microgene treats muscular dystrophy in dogs
U. MISSOURI (US) — A microgene packed into a virus may lead to a new treatment for muscular dystrophy. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 21, 2012 11:21 - 1 Comment
Gene-swap therapy eases rare brain disease
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — A new therapy that uses a virus to switch genes in the brain may help extend the lives of children with a rare and fatal neurodegenerative disorder. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 10, 2012 16:17 - 1 Comment
Zapped by laser, nanobubbles kill cancer
RICE (US) — Activated by a pulse of laser light, nanobubbles can kill diseased cells while leaving healthy cells untouched. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 9, 2012 12:36 - 0 Comments
Team ‘cuts’ chromosome from Down syndrome cells
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Scientists have successfully removed the extra copy of chromosome 21 in cell cultures derived from a person with Down syndrome. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 17, 2012 12:17 - 1 Comment
Mice regain sense of smell with gene therapy
U. MICHIGAN (US) — For the first time, scientists have used gene therapy to restore the sense of smell in mice, offering hope to people with a similar condition. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 14, 2012 10:36 - 0 Comments
Smokers with lung cancer have 10x more mutations
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — Lung cancer patients with a history of smoking have 10 times more genetic mutations in their tumors than those with the disease who have never smoked, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 14, 2012 9:42 - 0 Comments
Blind mice gain vision with retina ‘encoder’
CORNELL (US) — Scientists have cracked the neural code of a mouse’s retina and used a prosthetic device to restore sight to blind mice. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 15, 2012 13:26 - 1 Comment
Drug-free therapy limits epilepsy seizures
FLORIDA (US) — Sparking production of a hormone that the brains of people with epilepsy often lack could prevent debilitating seizures. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 10, 2012 12:15 - 7 Comments
Therapy for MS prods brain to re-cloak neurons
CALTECH (US) — A new gene therapy, applied directly to the brain, may help protect neurons from damage by diseases like multiple sclerosis. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 26, 2012 13:02 - 1 Comment
Stem cells deliver therapy for Huntington’s
UC DAVIS (US) — A new therapy uses stem cells to deliver therapy that specifically targets the genetic abnormality found in Huntington’s disease. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 6, 2011 10:30 - 0 Comments
‘Frankenstein’ virus safe for gene therapy
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — A new study shows that it is safe to cut and paste together different viruses in an effort to create the ultimate vehicle for gene therapy. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 2, 2011 13:33 - 1 Comment
Repair sickle cell gene with stem cells
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Researchers have used a patient’s stem cells to correct the genetic alteration that causes sickle cell disease. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 6, 2011 14:57 - 0 Comments
To treat brain cancer, just add water
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Freeze-dried nanoparticles can deliver gene therapy into human brain cancer cells—and may one day offer an alternative to brain surgery. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 14, 2011 15:03 - 1 Comment
Gene could predict cancer’s return
MICHIGAN STATE (US) (US) — A genetic pathway that affects the development of breast cancer could help predict which patients are at risk of relapse and could lead to individualized treatment. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 7, 2011 16:17 - 0 Comments
Drug hitches ride on Salmonella
UC BERKELEY (US) — The foodborne pathogen Salmonella is known for bringing diarrhea and fever, but researchers are hoping a benign version of the bug could deliver anti-viral treatments. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 15, 2010 15:32 - 2 Comments
When speedier E. coli is a good thing
U. ILLINOIS (US) — Engineers have improved a strain of E. coli that can grow faster, making it suitable for mass production of high-quality DNA for use in vaccines or gene therapy. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 10, 2010 16:48 - 0 Comments
Gene discovery clarifies misunderstood disease
U. PITTSBURGH (US)—A genetic mutation for inherited lymphedema associated with lymphatic function has been discovered that could help create new treatments for the condition. (more…)
