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Study First To Show Potential Of Light-Activated Gene Therapy For Knee Injuries
April 25, 2006 An early study has demonstrated for the first time that laser light can target gene therapy right up to the edge of damaged cartilage, while leaving nearby healthy tissue untouched, according to an ... > full story -
Protein's Role In Hemoglobin Gene Silencing Identified
April 11, 2006 Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center researchers have identified the role of a protein in hemoglobin gene silencing that may one day be a potential target for the treatment of ... > full story -
New Lipid Molecule Holds Promise For Gene Therapy
March 22, 2006 Scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara have created a new molecule that holds promise in fighting disease via gene therapy. Inherited diseases, as well as many cancers and ... > full story -
Ancient DNA Helps Researchers Unearth Potential Hemophilia Therapy
February 27, 2006 Using a dormant strand of DNA that has quietly existed in fish for millions of years, the researchers replaced the faulty gene responsible for hemophilia in neonatal ... > full story -
BRCA1 Gene Found To Inhibit Two Sex Hormones, Not Just One
January 26, 2006 It's been known that the breast cancer susceptibility gene BRCA1 regulates use of estrogen in breast and other cells, but now researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have discovered that ... > full story -
Gene Therapy 'Turns Off' Mutation Linked To Parkinson's Disease
January 18, 2006 A group of Northwestern University researchers is developing a novel gene therapy aimed at selectively turning off one of the genes involved in the development of Parkinson's ... > full story -
Gene Therapy For Muscular Dystrophy Fixes Frail Muscle Cells In Animal Model, Stanford Study Finds
December 27, 2005 A new gene therapy technique that has shown promise in skin disease and hemophilia might one day be useful for treating muscular dystrophy, according to a new study by researchers at Stanford ... > full story -
Cedars-Sinai Researchers Demonstrate A New Way To Switch Therapeutic Genes 'On' And 'Off'
December 23, 2005 A gene therapy research team at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has developed a new method of signaling therapeutic genes to turn "off" or "on," a mechanism that could enable scientists to fine-tune ... > full story -
Standing Up To Paraplegia With Gene Therapy
December 18, 2005 Elena Rugarli and colleagues from the National Neurological Institute in Milan have used gene therapy to save sensory and skeletal muscle nerve fibers from degeneration in mice with hereditary ... > full story -
HIV Inserts Into Human Genome Using A DNA-Associated Protein
November 28, 2005 A human DNA-associated protein called LEDGF is the first such molecule found to control the location of HIV integration in human cells, according to a new study from researchers at the University of ... > full story
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