Novel techniques for mining patented gene therapies offer promising treatment options
Credit: Marxa Figueiredo/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The global gene therapy market is expected to reach $13 billion by ...
Tag: Gene Therapy
St. Jude’s scientist receives ACGT grant for sarcoma gene therapy
Approach will use genetically engineered immune cells to attack pediatric sarcomaCredit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital An innovative approach to ...
iPS cells to regulate immune rejection upon transplantation
Credit: Hokkaido University Scientists suggest a new strategy that uses induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to regulate immune reaction to ...
First comprehensive survey of virus DNA found within cancer cells
Credit: Pan-Cancer Analysis of Whole Genomes Researchers from the University of East Anglia have helped to carry out the first ...
DNA-based nanorobot to fight cancer: New concept proposed by ITMO University researchers
This is the first ever nanorobot to combine two functions: cancer diagnostics and treatment. Made of DNA fragments, the nano-sized ...
Gene hunting: The power of precision medicine
MU researchers improve animal welfare by discovering genetic mutations that cause diseaseCredit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. - Humans and ...
A targeted therapy for triple negative breast cancer may lie existing drugs
Breakthrough findings from a new study point toward the first targeted therapy for an aggressive form of breast cancer that ...
Organoids (in vitro brains) to study pediatric brain tumors
A large-scale production of in vitro tumors could make it possible to perform large drug screenings to identify new brain ...
Six patients with rare blood disease are doing well after gene therapy clinical trial
Treatment uses person's own stem cells instead of donor cellsCredit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center/Nature Medicine UCLA researchers are ...
Scientists create listeriosis-immune mice by turning off gene in myeloid cells
The study provides exciting material for understanding the mechanisms of the immune response to pathogenic microorganisms.Credit: ITMO University An international ...
Tiny magnetic structures enhance medical science
Researchers review promising new nanomaterials that can be used in cancer diagnosis and as MRI contrast agentsCredit: Celia Sousa WASHINGTON, ...
Major Asia gene study to help doctors battle disease
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications An ambitious new study of genes in Asian populations is filling in big gaps ...
Hundreds of UCLA students publish encyclopedia of 1,000 genes linked to organ development
Credit: Cory Evans A team of 245 UCLA undergraduates and 31 high school students has published an encyclopedia of more ...
Researchers uncover mechanism for how common gene therapy vectors enter cells
Identification of GPR108 as 'lock' for adeno-associated virus vector (AAV) is crucial to this emerging novel class of genetic medicine ...
Potential way to halt blinding macular degeneration identified
Scientists find unexpected connection between 2 main forms of AMDCredit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Researchers have successfully treated age-related ...
UMMS scientist shows gene therapy protection of eyesight in models of multiple sclerosis
Research identifies mechanism of synaptic damage in certain neurodegenerative disordersCredit: UMass Medical School New research by Dorothy P. Schafer, PhD, ...
Cardiac and visual degeneration arrested by a food supplement
UNIGE researchers have discovered a new gene that causes blindness and cardiomyopathy; they have also managed to halt the progression ...
Michael J. Bamshad, MD, named inaugural Editor-in-Chief of HGG Advances
New open access journal to launch in 2020Credit: Courtesy Dr. Bamshad Rockville, MD - The American Society of Human Genetics ...
UNH researchers solve protein structure associated with inherited retinal diseases
Credit: UNH DURHAM, N.H. - Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have reported the first structural model for a ...
Virus surfaces help MTU engineers study vaccine and gene therapy applications
Credit: Jess Brassard/Michigan Tech Viruses are not easy to characterize. But we need to because being able to quickly predict ...
