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Cornea Gene Discovery Reveals Why Humans See Clearly
December 12, 2011 — A new study has identified a gene that plays a major role in maintaining clarity of the cornea in humans and mice -- and could possibly be used as gene therapy to treat diseases that cause ... > full story -
Safe Way to Repair Sickle Cell Disease Genes, Study Suggests
December 7, 2011 — Researchers have developed a way to use patients' own cells to potentially cure sickle cell disease and many other disorders caused by mutations in a gene that helps produce blood ... > full story -
The Newest of the New in Gene Therapy: 'Tag and Target and Exchange'
November 30, 2011 — New research demonstrates how a combination of two techniques improves the efficiency of experimental gene therapies, while reducing side effects. Scientists combined techniques involving ... > full story -
Clinical Trial for Muscular Dystrophy Demonstrates Safety of Customized Gene Therapy
November 30, 2011 — Researchers have shown that it is safe to cut and paste together different viruses in an effort to create the ultimate vehicle for gene therapy. In a phase I clinical trial, the investigators found ... > full story -
Stabilizing Entangled Spaghetti-Like Materials: Controling Forces Between Oppositely Charged Polymers Opens New Route for Gene Therapy Vectors
November 28, 2011 — Gene therapy can only be effective if delivered by a stable complex molecule. Now, scientists have determined the conditions that would stabilize complex molecular structures that are subject to ... > full story -
Antifolates Show Promise Against NSCLC Subtype
November 14, 2011 — Patients with non-small cell lung cancer who have mutations in the KRAS gene should respond well to the antifolate class of drugs, according to results of a recent study comparing human lung cancer ... > full story -
Tailored Therapy for Anti-Platelet Drugs Using a Novel Point-of-Care Genetic Test Provides Improved Response to Medications Compared to Current Standard of Care
November 9, 2011 — A clinical trial of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and stable angina showed that a strategy of rapid genotyping followed by selective ... > full story -
Gene Therapy Shows Promise as Hemophilia Treatment in Animal Studies
November 3, 2011 — For the first time, researchers have combined gene therapy and stem cell transplantation to successfully reverse the severe, crippling bleeding disorder hemophilia A in large animals, opening the ... > full story -
Viral Vector Designed to Treat a Genetic Form of Blindness
November 2, 2011 — Researchers have developed a viral vector designed to deliver a gene into the eyes of people born with an inherited, progressive form of blindness that affects mainly males. The vector is being ... > full story -
Unraveling Batten Disease
November 2, 2011 — Scientists reveal the actions of a gene implicated in Batten disease, a rare, degenerative childhood ... > full story
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