Gene Therapy News

Posted April 25, 2013:

• Discovery of a Gene That Controls Three Different Diseases

Posted April 23, 2013:

• Repairing Articular Cartilage Defects With an Injectable Gel Engineered With Gene Modified BMSCs

Posted April 21, 2013:

• A Noninvasive Avenue for Parkinson's Disease Gene Therapy

Posted April 17, 2013:

• Discovery of Genetic Defect Which Triggers Epilepsy

Posted April 9, 2013:

• One-Two Punch Could Be Key in Treating Blindness

Posted February 28, 2013:

• Lipid Nanoparticles Are Ideal for Delivering Genes and Drugs, Researchers Show

Posted February 14, 2013:

• Discovery in HIV May Solve Efficiency Problems for Gene Therapy

Posted February 8, 2013:

• Scientists Prevent Development of Deafness in Animals Engineered to Have Usher Syndrome

Posted February 7, 2013:

• Protein Paves the Way for Correct Stem Cell Differentiation
• Type 1 Diabetes Cured in Dogs, Study Suggests

Posted February 5, 2013:

• Gene May Help Predict Best Chemotherapy Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer Patients

Posted January 29, 2013:

• Early-Onset Puberty in Females Explained

Posted January 25, 2013:

• Gene Mutation Immortalizes Malignant Melanoma

Posted January 21, 2013:

• Light Shed on Complexity of Gene Therapy for Congenital Blindness

Posted January 15, 2013:

• Quantum Leap in Gene Therapy of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Posted January 10, 2013:

• Researchers Identify a New Gene With a Key Role in Obesity and Diabetes

Posted January 3, 2013:

• In Epigenomics, Location Is Everything: Researchers Exploit Gene Position to Test 'Histone Code'
• Gene Variation May Shape Bladder Cancer Treatment, Study Suggests

Posted December 21, 2012:

• Rebuilding Blood Vessels Through Gene Therapy

Posted December 20, 2012:

• Serendipity Points to New Potential Target and Therapy for Melanoma

Posted December 19, 2012:

• First Use of a Gene Therapy Shows Promise Against Fatal Childhood Disease

Posted November 5, 2012:

• First Gene Therapy Study in Human Salivary Gland Shows Promise

Posted October 26, 2012:

• Genetic Predictors of Fatigue for Prostate Cancer Patients Receiving Androgen Deprivation Therapy

Posted October 25, 2012:

• New Anti-Tumor Cell Therapy Strategies Are More Effective

Posted October 23, 2012:

• Gene Polymorphisms Identified That Are Responsible for Breast Density and Cancer Risk

Posted October 15, 2012:

• New Treatment Method for Children With Brain Tumours

Posted October 12, 2012:

• Shape Matters in DNA Nanoparticle Therapy: Particles Could Become a Safer, More Effective Delivery Vehicle for Gene Therapy

Posted October 10, 2012:

• Zinc Fingers: A New Tool in the Fight Against Huntington's Disease

Posted September 5, 2012:

• Can Gene Therapy Cure Fatal Diseases in Children?

Posted August 25, 2012:

• Promising New Drug Target Discovered for Treatment and Prevention of Heart Failure

Posted July 29, 2012:

• Elusive Gene That Causes a Form of Blindness from Birth Dlscovered

Posted July 25, 2012:

• New Gene Mutation Associated With Congenital Myopathy
• Gene Therapy Holds Promise for Reversing Congenital Hearing Loss
• New Gene Therapy Strategy Boosts Levels of Deficient Protein in Friedreich’s Ataxia

Posted July 16, 2012:

• Gene Therapy Treatment Extends Lives of Mice With Fatal Disease

Posted July 11, 2012:

• Transforming Cancer Into a Manageable Illness With Multi-Drug Approach

Posted July 10, 2012:

• Melanoma-Promoting Gene Discovered

Posted July 9, 2012:

• New Gene Transfer Strategy Shows Promise for Limb Girdle and Other Muscular Dystrophies

Posted July 6, 2012:

• An Economical, Effective and Biocompatible Gene Therapy Strategy Promotes Cardiac Repair

Posted July 5, 2012:

• Gene Linked to Facial, Skull and Cognitive Impairment Identified

Posted July 1, 2012:

• Scientists Develop Alternative to Gene Therapy

Posted June 28, 2012:

• How Flu Can Cause Severe Infections

Posted June 20, 2012:

• Gold Nanoparticles Capable of 'Unzipping' DNA

Posted June 7, 2012:

• New Role for P53 Genetic Mutation -- Initiation of Prostate Cancer

Posted May 24, 2012:

• Gene Therapy Can Correct Forms of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, Study Suggests

Posted May 16, 2012:

• Children With Rare, Incurable Brain Disease Improve After Gene Therapy

Posted May 10, 2012:

• Light Used to Switch on Gene Expression

Posted May 9, 2012:

• Gene-Modified Stem Cell Transplant Protects Patients from Toxic Side Effects of Chemotherapy, Study Suggests

Posted April 4, 2012:

• New Gene Thought to Be Cause in Early-Onset Forms of Alzheimer's Disease

Posted March 29, 2012:

• Plant Research Reveals New Role for Gene Silencing Protein

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