Posts Tagged ‘gene therapy’
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. Continue…
Friday, February 10, 2012 12:15 - 4 Comments
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…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 28, 2010 16:45 - 1 Comment
Virus trained to seek and destroy cancer
U. LEEDS (UK)—Researchers have found a way to modify viruses so they are able to hunt down and wipe out cancer cells. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 19, 2010 11:51 - 0 Comments
Worms, plants, people: We are family
U. TEXAS (US)—New genes responsible for causing human diseases, like cancer and deafness, have been found deep within the genomes of organisms as diverse as plants, worms, and yeast. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 10, 2010 10:42 - 0 Comments
Fighting viruses with physics
CARNEGIE MELLON (US)—The energy associated with the expulsion of viral DNA has been measured for the first time in what is believed to be a pivotal discovery toward understanding the mechanisms that control viral infection. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 11, 2010 12:23 - 0 Comments
Sleeping Beauty hooks up with herpes
U. ROCHESTER—An unlikely molecular union—the herpes virus and a molecule known as Sleeping Beauty—could improve gene therapy technology and help fight diseases of the brain and nervous system. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 28, 2009 11:50 - 1 Comment
Therapy breaks barrier to repair brain damage
U. IOWA (US)—Researchers have discovered a nonsurgical way to treat a specific type of brain damage by turning the very blood vessels surrounding brain cells into a production and delivery system. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 21, 2009 15:03 - 1 Comment
Gene therapy has monkeys seeing red (and green)
The natural habitat of the squirrel monkey is the rainforest canopy. This is a young male in the Brazilian Amazon. All male squirrel monkeys are red-green color blind but the majority of females have trichromatic color vision.
Science & Technology - Sep 14, 2009 14:18 - 1 Comment
Diamonds deliver best nanomedicine
NORTHWESTERN (US)—Gene therapy holds promise in treating a myriad of diseases, including cancer, heart disease, and diabetes. Developing a scalable system for delivering genes to cells both efficiently and safely, however, has been a challenge. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 29, 2009 16:41 - 1 Comment
Gene swap may halt deadly childhood disorder
“We know that Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, cystic fibrosis, multiple sclerosis, and cancer all come from genes that are aberrantly spliced,” says lead researcher Ravindra Singh. “If this is a model disease, meaning we succeed in treating spinal muscular atrophy, we will know how to correct splicing of other genes in other diseases.” (Photo: Prominent green dots represent well-organized SMN bodies, or gems, in the nucleus of the treated cells.)
Health & Medicine - Jun 11, 2009 11:56 - 1 Comment
Gene therapy to rein in stem cells gone wild
Human embryonic stem cells
