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Study Shows Combining Gene Therapy And Radiation Holds Promise
November 24, 2003 A novel approach that combines gene therapy and radiation therapy for treating prostate cancer has shown promising results for its safety and effectiveness, according to Henry Ford Hospital ... > full story -
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Gene Therapy Delays Death In Mouse With Symptoms Of Lou Gehrig's Disease
August 8, 2003 It's not a cure, but a novel form of gene therapy has delayed symptoms and almost doubled life expectancy in mice with the equivalent of Lou Gehrig's disease, a team from the Salk Institute ... > full story -
Study Points To New Gene Therapy Tool In Preventing Epileptic Seizures
July 25, 2003 A new study by gene therapy scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill may lead to an effective long-term treatment for preventing seizures associated with a common form of ... > full story -
New Colon Cancer Gene Discovered
July 9, 2003 Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals of Cleveland report finding a new gene that is switched off early in the development of colon ... > full story -
NHGRI Study May Help Scientists Develop Safer Methods For Gene Therapy
June 13, 2003 Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) may have taken a major step towards safer gene therapy for patients. In a report in this week's issue of Science, a research ... > full story -
Researchers Selectively Silence Disease-Causing Gene
May 28, 2003 University of Iowa researchers have shown that it is possible to silence a mutant gene without affecting expression of the normal ... > full story -
Putting Genes In A Pill
May 15, 2003 Finding new ways to deliver gene therapy without using viruses as carriers is the aim of research by chemist Michael Nantz at UC ... > full story -
MDA Scientists Destroy Flaws In Cells; Muscular Dystrophy Advance May Apply To Other Disorders
April 24, 2003 Scientists funded by the Muscular Dystrophy Association have successfully destroyed genetic material that carries disease-causing flaws (mutations), with minimal damage to normal cellular ... > full story -
Firefly Light Helps Destroy Cancer Cells; Researchers Find That The Bioluminescence Effects Of Fireflies May Kill Cancer Cells From Within
April 21, 2003 Could the gentle firefly turn out to be a potent weapon against cancer? In a new study, researchers from London inserted the firefly gene that activates bioluminescent light into modified cancer ... > full story -
Baylor Researchers Show Way To Diabetes Cure With Gene Therapy
April 21, 2003 A gene therapy developed by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine has apparently cured diabetes in mice by inducing cells in the liver to become beta cells that produce insulin and three other ... > full story
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