Medical research
Leukemia spread fueled by messenger particles, shows study
Tiny packets of molecular cargo shed by cancer cells seed the foundations for metastasis at distant sites in the body.
Jun 19, 2023
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News tagged with genetic therapy
Genetics
Diagnosis of rare, genetic muscle disease improved by new approach
It's not easy to distinguish between the dozens of subtypes of limb girdle muscular dystrophy—a rare, genetic muscle disease characterized by weakness in the hips and shoulders that causes difficulty walking and lifting ...
Jun 15, 2023
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Neuroscience
ADHD: Emotional problems may be the missing link
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common mental health disorders in children, affecting 7.2% of people under the age of 18 worldwide. Many of these children will still have ADHD in adolescence ...
Jun 12, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Novel gene therapy shows promise in sickle cell patient clinical trial
Researchers presenting preliminary data from a clinical trial aimed at discovering a cure for sickle cell disease reveal positive results among its first patients.
Jun 9, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Precision oncology offers future prospects for biliary tract cancer
Gene alterations in biliary tract cancer offer potential targets for current or future precision therapies. This is demonstrated by a study conducted by Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences in collaboration with ...
May 31, 2023
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Genetics
Gene therapy rescues hearing for the first time in aged mouse models
By 2050, one in 10 individuals are expected to live with some form of hearing loss. Of the hundreds of millions of cases of hearing loss affecting individuals worldwide, genetic hearing loss is often the most difficult to ...
May 26, 2023
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Genetics
Gene therapy helps combat some forms of blindness—clinical trials are applying these treatments to other diseases
An estimated 295 million people suffer from visual impairment globally. Around 43 million of those people are living with blindness. While not every form of blindness can be cured, recent scientific breakthroughs have uncovered ...
May 12, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pushing the boundaries of treatment for Wilson disease
Uyen To, MD, assistant professor of medicine (digestive diseases) and transplant hepatologist, discusses how she first became interested in studying Wilson disease, the wide spectrum of symptoms caused by the rare condition, ...
May 11, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Genetic clues could predict leukemia patients' risk of treatment failure
New research led by UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to predict which childhood leukemia patients are at higher risk of not responding well to chemotherapy could allow clinicians to refine treatment strategies ...
May 5, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Study shows benefit of universal genetic testing after breast cancer diagnosis
According to Australian guidelines, women with newly diagnosed breast cancer should be offered genetic testing when they meet certain strict criteria—such as being diagnosed at a very young age or if many family members ...
May 4, 2023
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