New technology could combat the effects of the childhood obesity epidemic. Nearly 20% of American…
Browsing: Gene Therapy
Gene therapy is a medical technique that involves modifying the genes inside an individual’s cells to treat or prevent disease. It allows doctors to treat a disorder by inserting, altering, or removing genes within a patient’s cells instead of using drugs or surgery. Gene therapy can be targeted at somatic (non-reproductive) cells to address conditions like cancer, cystic fibrosis, heart disease, diabetes, and hemophilia, or at germline cells, though the latter is more controversial and heavily regulated due to ethical concerns and the potential for changes to be passed on to future generations.
Innovative treatments using TRIM21 have successfully targeted tau aggregates in Alzheimer’s, showing potential for broader…
Patients have experienced life-changing improvements in their vision thanks to a new gene therapy developed…
Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have developed a promising gene therapy for glaucoma, shown to…
An accidental discovery turned into an unexpected success when a team of interdisciplinary BU researchers…
Patients with a rare genetic disorder impacting their vision saw rapid and sustained improvements in…
Researchers have developed a technique that accurately identifies genetic markers of autism in brain images,…
Researchers at MD Anderson have identified a molecule that diminishes age-related inflammation and enhances brain…
The study indicates that nanocarriers loaded with DNA may serve as alternatives to opioids. Recent…
Researchers have identified a gene therapy target that could potentially slow the development and progression…
MIT researchers plan to search for proteins that could be used to measure electrical activity…
Retrotransposons can insert new genes into a “safe harbor” in the genome, complementing CRISPR gene…
New findings from a clinical trial, recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine,…
Targeted gene therapy activating specific brain circuits shows promise for treating Parkinson’s disease. Scientists from…
Guiding Cells to Natural Target Region Key to Functional Recovery In a new study in…
Scientists at .NeuroRestore, Switzerland, report in Science that they have developed a gene therapy that…
A new method using cerebrospinal fluid transport successfully delivers gene therapy to the inner ear,…
A new study reveals why some CAR T-cells last longer, leading to better leukemia treatment…