When added to gene therapy, plant-based compound may enable faster, more effective treatments
Scripps Research team finds that a nontoxic molecule closely related to resveratrol can overcome barriers to delivering gene therapy into ...
Tag: Gene Therapy
Genetics of nephropathia epidemica researched by Kazan Federal University
A paper appeared recently in VirusesCredit: Kazan Federal University This particular inquiry pertains to CCR5 - a gene which has ...
SwRI cell expansion research receives additional $5.3 million in funding
MTEC, FDA projects to develop new tool for stem cell, CAR T-cell manufacturingCredit: Southwest Research Institute SAN ANTONIO -- Oct. ...
NIH funding bolsters rare diseases research collaborations
New grants aimed at better understanding diseases, moving potential treatments closer to the clinicCredit: Xiangyang Zhang, Ph.D., The George Washington ...
Breakthrough in sex-chromosome regulation
Credit: Ulf Sirborn Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have uncovered a chromosome-wide mechanism that keeps the gene expression of ...
NIH researchers create new viral vector for improved gene therapy in sickle cell disease
'Forward-oriented' design might boost treatment effectiveness and broaden useCredit: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Researchers at the National Institutes ...
Researcher hopes to make gene-editing device safer and more precise
The CRISPR-Cas9 system allows researchers to make changes in a cell's genetic codeCredit: UNTHSC The mere mention of gene editing ...
University of Alberta researchers developing new ‘DNA stitch’ to treat muscular dystrophy
Experimental treatment has potential to help almost half of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophyCredit: Jordan Carson A new therapeutic being ...
Non-viral gene therapy to speed up cancer research
A new treatment method promises to speed up gene therapy research and could bring new, patient friendly cancer treatments to ...
New gene therapy research at Neuroscience 2019
Live-streamed press conference offers breaking researchCredit: Society for Neuroscience Gene therapy shows promise as a way to treat and cure ...
New CRISPR class expands genetic engineering toolbox
The new approach opens up nearly 90 percent of CRISPR-Cas systems for use in human cells, including biomedical research and ...
World’s first gene therapy for glycogen storage disease produces remarkable results
Consuming cornstarch every few hours has been the only available option for survivalCredit: Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health At the Association for ...
Gene editing enables researchers to correct mutation in muscle stem cells in DMD model
Correction of mutation in muscle stem cells with CRISPR editing may pave the way for lifelong treatments for muscular dystrophyCredit: ...
Gene-targeted cancer drugs, slow release overcome resistance
Promising cancer therapy overcomes body's innate resistance using CRISPR/Cas targeting and drug delivery gelCredit: Mandana Manzari DURHAM, N.C.-- Biomedical engineers ...
Children’s Tumor Foundation hosts NF Innovation Week in San Francisco
Researchers, clinicians, data scientists, patients and caregivers convene to fast-track cures for the rare disorder neurofibromatosis Neurofibromatosis (NF), a genetic ...
Tiny bubbles in our body could fight cancer better than chemo
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Healthy cells in our body release nano-sized bubbles that transfer genetic material such as DNA and ...
ASHG honors Huda Zoghbi with Victor A. McKusick Leadership Award
Neurologist to Receive Award at ASHG 2019 Annual MeetingCredit: courtesy Dr. Zoghbi ROCKVILLE, MD - The American Society of Human ...
ASHG to launch Human Genetics and Genomics Advances, a new open access journal
ASHG's flagship publication The American Journal of Human Genetics reaffirms commitment to reflect full breadth and reach of field ROCKVILLE, ...
New insight into microRNA function can give gene therapy a boost
Scientists at the University of Eastern Finland and the University of Oxford have shown that small RNA molecules occurring naturally ...
OSU researcher expands research into deadly muscle-wasting syndrome
CORVALLIS, Ore. - An Oregon State University scientist has received a $2.3 million, five-year grant to build on his promising ...
