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Genetic Editing Shows Promise in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Using a novel genetic
"editing" technique,
biomedical engineers have
been able to repair a defect
responsible for one of the
most common inherited
... > full story
One-Two Punch Could Be Key in Treating Blindness
Researchers have discovered
that using two kinds of
therapy in tandem may be a
knockout combo against
inherited disorders that
cause blindness. While their
... > full story
Protein Paves the Way for Correct Stem Cell Differentiation
A single embryonic stem cell
can develop into more than
200 specialized cell types
that make up our body. This
maturation process is called
differentiation and is tight ... > full story
Type 1 Diabetes Cured in Dogs, Study Suggests
Researchers have shown for
the first time that it is
possible to cure diabetes in
large animals with a single
session of gene therapy.
After a single gene therapy
... > full story
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New Treatment Strategy for Breast Cancer Spread to Brain
August 1, 2013 — Researchers have successfully combined cellular therapy and gene therapy in a mouse model system to develop a viable treatment strategy for breast cancer that has metastasized to the patient’s ... > full story -
Inhalable Gene Therapy May Help Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Patients
July 30, 2013 — The deadly condition known as pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), which afflicts up to 150,000 Americans each year, may be reversible by using an inhalable gene therapy, report medical ... > full story -
Empty Decoys Divert Antibodies from Neutralizing Gene Therapy in Cell, Animal Studies
July 17, 2013 — Gene therapy researchers have produced a bioengineered decoy that fools the immune system and prevents it from mistakenly defeating the benefits delivered by a corrective gene. The decoy was ... > full story -
Gene Therapy Using Lentivirus to Treat Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Promising
July 11, 2013 — Researchers have developed a new gene therapy approach to treatment of Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome, a fatal inherited form of ... > full story -
Gene Therapy Cures a Severe Pediatric Neurodegenerative Disease in Animal Models
July 2, 2013 — A single session of gene therapy cures Sanfilippo Syndrome A in animal models. This syndrome is a neurodegenerative disease that affects between 1 and 9 out of every 100,000 children, and causes the ... > full story -
Targeted Viral Therapy Destroys Breast Cancer Stem Cells in Preclinical Experiments
June 24, 2013 — A promising new treatment for breast cancer has been shown in cell culture and in animal models to selectively kill cancer stem cells at the original tumor site and in distant metastases with no ... > full story -
No Danger of Cancer Through Gene Therapy Virus, Study Suggests
June 19, 2013 — The first modified adeno-associated virus was recently approved for clinical gene therapy in the Western world. Scientists say it appears that no cancer risk emanates from the virus used for gene ... > full story -
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Treatment: Genetic Predictor of Response to Exposure Therapy
June 11, 2013 — There is growing evidence that a gene variant that reduces the plasticity of the nervous system also modulates responses to treatments for mood and anxiety disorders. In this case, patients with ... > full story -
Gene Variant May Provide Novel Therapy for Several Cancer Types
June 6, 2013 — A novel gene variant found in human and animal tissue may be a promising treatment for cancer, including breast and brain ... > full story -
Zebrafish Help Identify Mutant Gene in Rare Muscle Disease
June 4, 2013 — Zebrafish with very weak muscles helped scientists decode the elusive genetic mutation responsible for Native American myopathy, a rare, hereditary muscle disease that afflicts Native Americans in ... > full story
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