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First Gene Therapy Study in Human Salivary Gland Shows Promise
November 5, 2012 — This finding comes from the first-ever Phase I clinical study of gene therapy in a human salivary gland. Its results show that the transferred gene, Aquaporin-1, has great potential to help head and ... > full story -
Genetic Predictors of Fatigue for Prostate Cancer Patients Receiving Androgen Deprivation Therapy
October 26, 2012 — Researchers have found that men with prostate cancer who receive androgen deprivation therapy may predictably suffer from fatigue if they have single nucleotide polymorphisms in three ... > full story -
New Anti-Tumor Cell Therapy Strategies Are More Effective
October 25, 2012 — Targeted T-cells can seek out and destroy tumor cells that carry specific antigen markers. Two novel anti-tumor therapies that take advantage of this T-cell response are described in two new ... > full story -
Gene Polymorphisms Identified That Are Responsible for Breast Density and Cancer Risk
October 23, 2012 — It has long been known that breast density, or mammographic density, is a strong risk factor for breast cancer, and that estrogen and progestin hormone therapy increases dense breast tissue. Now, a ... > full story -
New Treatment Method for Children With Brain Tumours
October 15, 2012 — Children who undergo brain radiation therapy run a significant risk of suffering from permanent neurocognitive adverse effects. These adverse effects are due to the fact that the radiation often ... > full story -
Shape Matters in DNA Nanoparticle Therapy: Particles Could Become a Safer, More Effective Delivery Vehicle for Gene Therapy
October 12, 2012 — Researchers have discovered how to control the shape of nanoparticles that move DNA through the body and have shown that the shapes of these carriers may make a big difference in how well they work ... > full storyMore: -
Zinc Fingers: A New Tool in the Fight Against Huntington's Disease
October 10, 2012 — Huntington's disease (HD) is an inherited genetic disorder caused by the multiple repetition of a DNA sequence (the nucleotides CAG) in the gene encoding a protein called "Huntingtin". People who do ... > full story -
Can Gene Therapy Cure Fatal Diseases in Children?
September 5, 2012 — That low bone density causes osteoporosis and a risk of fracture is common knowledge. But an excessively high bone density is also harmful. The most serious form of excessively high bone density is a ... > full story -
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Promising New Drug Target Discovered for Treatment and Prevention of Heart Failure
August 25, 2012 — A promising new drug target for the treatment and prevention of heart failure has been ... > full story -
Elusive Gene That Causes a Form of Blindness from Birth Dlscovered
July 29, 2012 — Researchers have isolated an elusive human gene that causes a common form of Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), a relatively rare but devastating form of early-onset blindness. The new LCA gene is ... > full story
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