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Improving Gene Therapy for Heart Disease, Cancer
October 12, 2011 — A new study could lead to improved gene therapies for conditions such as heart disease and cancer as well as more effective vaccines for tuberculosis, malaria and other ... > full story -
Cell-Specific Mechanism-Based Gene Therapy Approach to Treat Retinitis Pigmentosa
September 30, 2011 — Scientists have achieved temporary functional preservation of photoreceptors in a mouse model for retinitis pigmentosa using novel bipartite gene ... > full story -
Gene Variant Connected to Response to Asthma Drugs
September 26, 2011 — A genetic variant may explain why some people with asthma do not respond well to inhaled corticosteroids, the most widely prescribed medicine for long-term asthma control. Researchers found that ... > full story -
New Complex Offers Potentially Safer Alternative for Gene Therapy Delivery
September 8, 2011 — Spontaneous ordering of DNA fragments in a special matrix holds the key to creating non-toxic gene therapy delivery vectors, according to a new ... > full story -
Promising Target in Treating and Preventing the Progression of Heart Failure Identified
September 7, 2011 — Researchers have identified a new drug target that may treat and/or prevent heart failure. The team evaluated failing human and pig hearts and discovered that SUMO1, a so-called "chaperone" protein ... > full story -
Biomaterials May Prove Key to Healing Chronic Wounds in Diabetic Patients
September 6, 2011 — Biomaterials may prove key to healing chronic wounds in diabetic patients, new research ... > full story -
Gene Mutation Shown to Cause Leukemia and Lymphedema
September 5, 2011 — Researchers have discovered a gene that when mutated can cause lymphedema (swollen limbs due to a failure of the lymph system), immune abnormalities, deafness and leukemia. The identification of the ... > full story -
Breast Cancer Tumor Suppressor Gene Silenced by Low Oxygen
August 15, 2011 — Low oxygen can silence the BRCA1 tumor suppressor gene and contribute to the progression of cancer, according to a new study. Silencing this particular gene is one of the steps on the malignant ... > full story -
Immunogene Therapy Combined With Standard Treatment Is Safe for Patients With Brain Tumors, Study Suggests
August 15, 2011 — An early phase clinical trial has shown that a form of gene therapy is safe even when combined with radiation therapy for treating brain tumors such as glioblastoma multiforme, the most common and ... > full story -
Molecular Delivery Truck Serves Gene Therapy Cocktail
August 15, 2011 — In a kind of molecular gymnastics, scientists have devised a gene therapy cocktail that has the potential to treat some inherited diseases associated with "misfolded" ... > full story
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