News tagged with virus vector


Viral Vectors delivery new calcium pumps for ailing hearts

(Medical Xpress)—A fresh round of trials to evaluate gene therapy for the heart is set to begin in a couple of weeks. The British Heart Foundation will be sponsoring the study, which seeks to replace defective ...

Medical research created May 01, 2013 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Researchers develop new gene therapy for heart failure

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found in a Phase II trial that a gene therapy developed at Mount Sinai stabilized or improved cardiac function in people with severe heart failure. Patients receiving a high ...

Cardiology created Jun 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Promising target in treating and preventing the progression of heart failure identified

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine 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" ...

Cardiology created Sep 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

West Nile virus: Be smart, don't panic

The current outbreak of West Nile virus may prove to be the worst since the disease was first recorded in New York 13 years ago, and it shows no indication of slowing down. As of the beginning of this month, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Innovative method to treat Alzheimer's in mice

Researchers from the RIKEN Brain Science Institute report that they successfully used a virus vector to restore the expression of a brain protein and improve cognitive functions, in a mouse model of Alzheimer's ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Apr 01, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0