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New Gene Therapy Approach Developed for Red Blood Cell Disorders
March 27, 2012 — Scientists have designed what appears to be a powerful gene therapy strategy that can treat both beta-thalassemia disease and sickle cell anemia. They have also developed a test to predict patient ... > full story -
How a Single Gene Mutation Leads to Uncontrolled Obesity
March 18, 2012 — Researchers have revealed how a mutation in a single gene is responsible for the inability of neurons to effectively pass along appetite suppressing signals from the body to the right place in the ... > full story -
Gene Therapy for Inherited Blindness Succeeds in Patients' Other Eye
February 8, 2012 — Gene therapy for congenital blindness took another step forward, as researchers further improved vision in three adult patients previously treated in one eye. The patients were better able to see in ... > full story -
New RNA-Based Therapeutic Strategies for Controlling Gene Expression
February 2, 2012 — Small RNA-based nucleic acid drugs represent a promising new class of therapeutic agents for silencing abnormal or overactive disease-causing genes, and researchers have discovered new mechanisms by ... > full story -
Dyslexia-Linked Genetic Variant Decreases Midline Crossing of Auditory Pathways
February 1, 2012 — Scientists have found that a rare dyslexia-linked genetic variant of the ROBO1 gene decreases normal crossing of auditory pathways in the human brain. The results link, for the first time, a ... > full story -
Gene Therapy Is a 'Disruptive Science' Ready for Commercial Development, Experts Say
January 24, 2012 — The time for commercial development of gene therapy has come. Patients with diseases treatable and curable with gene therapy deserve access to the technology, which has demonstrated both its ... > full story -
Researchers Develop Gene Therapy That Could Correct a Common Form of Blindness
January 23, 2012 — A new gene therapy has the potential to treat a common form of blindness that strikes both youngsters and adults. The technique works by replacing a malfunctioning gene in the eye with a normal ... > full storyMore: -
Can Nerve Growth Factor Gene Therapy Prevent Diabetic Heart Disease?
December 20, 2011 — New research has investigated if nerve growth factor gene therapy can prevent diabetic heart failure and small vascular disease in ... > full story -
Breast Cancer and Heart Disease May Have Common Roots
December 20, 2011 — Women who are at risk for breast cancer may also be at greater risk for heart disease, new research has ... > full story -
Gene Therapy for Ears
December 19, 2011 — Gene therapy may someday in the future replace the use of implants in deaf people. The carrier for this gene medicine may be derived from shrimp ... > full story
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