Ophthalmology
Finding and treating the cause of inherited blindness
European scientists have made a major breakthrough in the treatment of inherited retinal diseases.
Jun 20, 2013
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Cardiology
New therapy for heart failure may enhance body's stem cell response at cardiovascular injury site
Cardiovascular disease specialists at Florida Hospital Pepin Heart Institute and Dr. Kiran C. Patel Research Institute affiliated with the University of South Florida announced they have enrolled their first patients into ...
Feb 21, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Canada launches first gene therapy trial for Fabry disease
Researchers in Calgary have launched the first gene therapy clinical trial in the world for Fabry disease, a rare inherited enzyme deficiency that can shorten the lifespan of people who have it by as much as 40 years.
Jan 24, 2013
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Genetics
New study sheds light on the complexity of gene therapy for congenital blindness
Independent clinical trials, including one conducted at the Scheie Eye Institute at the Perelman School of Medicine, have reported safety and efficacy for Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), a congenital form of blindness caused ...
Jan 22, 2013
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Medical research
Largest gene therapy trial for cystic fibrosis begins
(Medical Xpress) -- British scientists are to carry out the largest trial anywhere in the world of a gene therapy for cystic fibrosis.
Mar 16, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Novel immuno-gene therapy shows promise for the treatment of rare, deadly form of cancer
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania report promising new results from a small clinical trial using an immune-system-based gene therapy for treating advanced ...
Dec 16, 2011
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Medical research
Clinical trial for muscular dystrophy demonstrates safety of customized gene therapy
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have shown that it is safe to cut and paste together different viruses in an effort to create the ultimate vehicle for gene therapy. In a phase I clinical trial, ...
Nov 30, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Phase I trial begins using gene therapy and bone marrow stem cells in the treatment of brain cancer
University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Lentigen Corporation announced today the initiation of a novel Phase I clinical trial of LG631 gene therapy for the protection ...
Nov 14, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Immunogene therapy combined with standard treatment is safe for patients with brain tumors
A clinical trial has shown that a form of gene therapy is safe for treating a deadly form of brain cancer, even when combined with radiation therapy.
Aug 15, 2011
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