Interest in RNA editing heats up
The gene-editing technology known as CRISPR has attracted much excitement and investor interest with its potential to someday treat diseases ...
Tag: Gene Therapy
Researchers optimize aptamer with enhanced myelin-binding properties for MS treatment
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 27, 2019--A new study has demonstrated the enhanced ability of ...
Rejuvenation of aging cells helps to cure osteoarthritis through gene therapy
Credit: IOZ Aging is a risk factor for the development of osteoarthritis (OA), a chronic disease characterized by degeneration of ...
Researchers reveal new molecular mechanism involved in pancreas repair
Researchers at the University of Malaga (UMA) demonstrate that Wt1 gene deletion causes deterioration of this organCredit: University of Malaga ...
City of Hope scientists showcase new findings at the 2019 AACR meeting
Researchers will discuss data and ongoing studies involving CAR T cell therapy, advanced nonsmall cell lung cancer, use of natural ...
Gene medication to help treat spinal cord injuries
The new research aims to regenerate nervous tissue The two-gene medication has been proven to recover motor functions in rats. ...
With single gene insertion, blind mice regain sight
Opsins make 'blind' cells light-sensitive; potential human treatment within three yearsCredit: John Flannery, UC Berkeley It was surprisingly simple. University ...
Researchers find epigenetic loss that changes how cells obtain energy from cancer
Cheap energy for the tumor cellCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA It has been known for decades that cancer cells have an ...
BPS and Rep. Bill Foster host Dr. Jennifer Doudna for CRISPR-101 Briefing
Sean Winkler - BPS; Rep. Foster; Dr. Jennifer Doudna; Jennifer Pesanelli - BPS view more Washington, DC - On March ...
Therapy could improve and prolong sight in those suffering vision loss
Damping noise in hyperactive eye cells allows details to emerge Millions of Americans are progressively losing their sight as cells ...
International congress of Myology 2019
At Bordeaux (France) from March 25 to 28, 2019 During the 3 days of plenary sessions and thematic symposia of ...
Guidelines on the use of genetic testing in psychiatry
International Society Issues StatementCredit: ISPG An expert committee of psychiatrists and geneticists has issued revised guidelines for the use of ...
New diagnostic clues found for life limiting lung condition
A new biomarker that could be used to provide earlier diagnosis for a life limiting lung condition has been identified ...
Long-lived parents produce better quality offspring
Genetic manipulation that more than doubles lifespan also leads to better offspring - according to new collaborative research from the ...
EMA qualification opinion on cellular therapy module of the EBMT Registry
EBMT receives a regulatory qualification from the European Medicine Agency on the use of its patient registry to support novel ...
Researchers develop techniques to track the activity of a potent cancer gene
Researchers at the National Cancer Institute use novel tools to reveal that cancer gene MYC causes global changes in gene ...
Discovery of colon cancer pathway could lead to new targeted treatments
UMass Amherst researchers identify enzymes critical for tumor growthCredit: UMass Amherst University of Massachusetts Amherst food science researchers have pinpointed ...
International team of scientists detect cause of rare pediatric brain disorder
A team of American and Canadian scientists lead mutation discoveryCredit: McGill University Health Centre MONTREAL, February 25 2019--An international effort ...
Scientists sharpen their molecular scissors and expand the gene editing toolbox
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Feb. 22, 2019 - Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) scientists have figured out a better ...
New strategy improves efficiency of CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 21, 2019--The efficiency of CRISPR genome editing tools targeted to ...
