Gene therapy might offer a one-time, sustained treatment for patients with serious alcohol addiction, also called alcohol use disorder, according to a new study led by a researcher at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical ...
Aug 14, 2023
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Researchers at the University of Bristol have made a remarkable step forward in finding a potential cure for a type of childhood kidney disease.
Aug 10, 2023
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New research from The Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London has successfully reversed hearing loss in mice.
Aug 9, 2023
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ETH Zurich molecular biologist Mandy Boontanrart is researching gene therapies that could be used to cure two of the most common types of inherited anemia. She has now developed a promising approach for so-called beta-hemoglobinopathies. ...
Aug 2, 2023
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Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapies used to treat cancer come with the risk of adverse autoimmune responses, including arthritis that can persist for years and require joint replacement surgery. Little is known about ...
Aug 1, 2023
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Researchers at NYU College of Dentistry's Pain Research Center have developed a gene therapy that treats chronic pain by indirectly regulating a specific sodium ion channel, according to a new study published in the Proceedings ...
Jul 27, 2023
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A gene encoding a protein linked to tau production—tripartite motif protein 11 (TRIM11)—was found to suppress deterioration in small animal models of neurodegenerative diseases similar to Alzheimer's disease (AD), while ...
Jul 27, 2023
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Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are rare cells found in the bone marrow that produce red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Their correct functioning is indispensable for the growth and health of an organism. ...
Jul 10, 2023
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Gene therapy that alters hemoglobin genes may be an answer to curing sickle cell disease (SCD) and beta thalassemia. These two common life-threatening anemias afflict millions of individuals across the globe.
Jun 29, 2023
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An international team of researchers has developed a new method to deliver drugs into the inner ear. The discovery was made possible by harnessing the natural flow of fluids in the brain and employing a little understood ...
Jun 28, 2023
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