Gene Therapy News

Posted July 13, 2010:

• Gene Therapy Breakthrough Heralds Treatment for Beta-Thalassemia

Posted July 6, 2010:

• Scientists Design New Delivery Device for Gene Therapy

Posted June 21, 2010:

• Gene Therapy Reverses Type 1 Diabetes in Mice, Experimental Technique Shows

Posted June 17, 2010:

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Serotonin System Influences Vulnerability and Treatment

Posted June 13, 2010:

• Small Genetic Variant Can Predict Response to Hepatitis C Treatment

Posted June 9, 2010:

• New Therapy Offers Hope to Spinal Muscular Atrophy Patients

Posted June 8, 2010:

• In India, One in 25 People Have Gene That Causes Heart Failure

Posted May 24, 2010:

• Gene Therapy Plus Chemotherapy Ups Odds for Success in Treating 'Bubble Boy' Disease
• Cancer-Targeting Virus Delivered by IV Is Successful in Treating Advanced Cancers, Research Finds

Posted May 19, 2010:

• Gene Therapy May Be Effective in Treating Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Posted May 7, 2010:

• Potential Therapeutic Target for Colon Cancer

Posted May 4, 2010:

• Mechanism Elucidated for a Rare Disease: Friedreich's Ataxia

Posted April 29, 2010:

• Gene Therapy Sets Stage for New Treatments for Inherited Blindness

Posted April 21, 2010:

• Gene Therapy Cures Canines of Inherited Form of Day Blindness
• New Breast and Ovarian Cancer Susceptibility Gene Identified

Posted April 6, 2010:

• Leber Congenital Amaurosis: Gene Therapy for Blindness Works Only When Specific Mutation Present

Posted March 31, 2010:

• Toward Making the Blind See: Gene Therapy Restores Vision in Mice

Posted March 30, 2010:

• Will Genetics Ever Have the Promised Impact on Medical Practice?

Posted March 29, 2010:

• Tomato Genes Produce Promising Results Against Brain Tumours

Posted March 22, 2010:

• Sea Creatures' Sex Protein Provides New Insight Into Diabetes

Posted March 11, 2010:

• Effects of Lifestyle and Exposures Are Mirrored in Blood Gene Expression

Posted March 3, 2010:

• Second Dose of Gene Therapy for Inherited Blindness Proves Safe in Animal Studies

Posted January 27, 2010:

• Researchers Develop New Tool for Gene Delivery

Posted January 26, 2010:

• Researchers Continue 'Extraordinary Measures' to Tackle Pompe Disease

Posted January 14, 2010:

• Mice and Humans With Same Anxiety-Related Gene Abnormality Behave Similarly

Posted January 12, 2010:

• EGFR Gene Signature Predicts Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Prognosis

Posted January 11, 2010:

• I-1c Gene Therapy: Not Such a Good Idea in Heart Failure?

Posted January 8, 2010:

• Sleeping Beauty Hooks Up With Herpes to Fight Brain Disease

Posted December 28, 2009:

• Genetic Causes Identified for Disturbances in Lipid Metabolism; Implications for Diabetes

Posted December 21, 2009:

• Gene Therapy Makes Mice Breath Easier: Preventing Progression of Emphysema

Posted December 9, 2009:

• New Mouse Could Help Understand How Some Lung Cancer Cells Evade Drug Treatment

Posted November 24, 2009:

• Gene Increases Effectiveness of Drugs Used to Fight Cancer and Allows Reduction in Dosage
• Discovery Leads to Effective Treatment of Painful Skin Condition

Posted November 18, 2009:

• Researchers Discover Antibody Receptor Identity, Propose Renaming Immune-System Gene

Posted November 13, 2009:

• Gene Therapy Can Improve Muscle Mass and Strength in Monkeys, Research Suggests

Posted November 12, 2009:

• No-Entry Zones for AIDS Virus

Posted November 5, 2009:

• Gene Therapy Technique Slows Brain Disease ALD Featured In Movie 'Lorenzo's Oil'

Posted November 2, 2009:

• 'Slimming Gene' Discovered That Regulates Body Fat

Posted October 13, 2009:

• New Old Drug Fights Colon Cancer
• New Cancer Gene Discovered

Posted October 12, 2009:

• Gene Mingling Increases Sudden Death Risk

Posted October 6, 2009:

• Hospital Launches Gene Therapy Study For Parkinson's Disease
• Genetic Mutation A Strong Indicator Of Age-Related Hearing Loss Risk

Posted October 5, 2009:

• 'Closed Heart Surgery': Scientists Jump-Start The Heart By Gene Transfer

Posted September 22, 2009:

• Historic Gene Therapy Trial To Treat Alzheimer's Disease

Posted September 1, 2009:

• Promise Of Nanodiamonds For Safer Gene Therapy

Posted August 31, 2009:

• Finding The ZIP-Code For Gene Therapy: Scientists Imitate Viruses To Deliver Therapeutic Genes

Posted August 28, 2009:

• Scientists Construct 'Off Switch' For Parkinson Therapy

Posted August 25, 2009:

• Short Stature: Both A Specific Gene, And Its Abnormal Regulation, Can Trigger The Condition

Posted August 19, 2009:

• Anti-Aging Gene Linked To High Blood Pressure

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