Genetics
Gene therapy breakthrough in treating rare form of blindness
Positive results of the world's first gene therapy trial for a genetic cause of blindness known as choroideremia have been reported in Nature Medicine.
Oct 9, 2018
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News tagged with gene therapy treatments
HIV & AIDS
Australian study turns HIV against itself (Update)
An Australian scientist said Wednesday he had discovered a way to turn the HIV virus against itself in human cells in the laboratory, in an important advance in the quest for an AIDS cure.
Jan 16, 2013
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Genetics
Massachusetts Eye and Ear performs first FDA-approved gene therapy procedure for inherited disease
Massachusetts Eye and Ear made medical history on Tuesday by performing the first post-FDA approval gene therapy for patients with a form of inherited blindness. The occasion marks the beginning of a new era in medicine, ...
Mar 20, 2018
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Cardiology
New scanning methods can detect deadly heart condition before symptoms appear
Combining two types of heart scan techniques could help doctors to detect the deadly heart condition hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) before symptoms and signs on conventional tests appear, according to a new study led by ...
Jul 19, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Study shows how interferon-gamma guides response to cancer immunotherapy
A new study by researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center sheds light on how interferon-gamma (IFN-y), an immune response-stimulating signaling molecule that helps activate immune cells, guides the treatment ...
Sep 10, 2020
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Medical research
New discovery explains how the prostate gland regenerates itself
The standard treatment for men with advanced prostate cancer is androgen-deprivation therapy. Androgens are hormones that fuel prostate cell growth; removing them with either drugs or surgery causes the prostate gland to ...
May 1, 2020
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Medical research
Microdystrophin restores muscle strength in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Researchers from Genethon, the AFM-Telethon laboratory, Inserm (UMR) and the Royal Holloway University of London demonstrated the efficacy of an innovative gene therapy in the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Indeed, ...
Jul 25, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
New cancer therapy takes personalized medicine to a new level
Personalized care has been a buzzword in medicine for years, but new research on cancer treatment is taking it to a new level.
Nov 13, 2022
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Medical research
Gene therapy using 'zinc fingers' may help treat Alzheimer's disease, animal study shows
Researchers have used a genetic engineering strategy to dramatically reduce levels of tau—a key protein that accumulates and becomes tangled in the brain during the development of Alzheimer's disease—in an animal model ...
Mar 19, 2021
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Genetics
Gene therapy with implanted LED device automatically corrects heart rhythm disorder
Researchers at the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), in collaboration with Delft University of Technology, have found a way to reset a racing heart immediately and automatically with an implanted LED device. In the ...
Feb 28, 2019
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