Scientists find gene therapy reduces liver cancer in animal model
Researchers at UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center have shown that inhibiting a specific protein using gene therapy can shrink hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in mice. Silencing ...
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Revisiting gene dosage
Have you ever wondered why we carry two copies of each chromosome in all of our cells? During reproduction, we ...
Unlocking the genetic mysteries: DNA methylation of gene silencers sheds light on disease variation
Professor Asaf Hellman and his research team at the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School have unveiled new findings in the realm ...
New research advances understanding of cancer risk in gene therapies
Medical research has shown promising results regarding the potential of gene therapy to cure genetic conditions such as sickle cell ...
Gene splicing reduces effectiveness of CD20-targeting monoclonal antibodies designed to treat variety of blood cancers and disorders
Philadelphia, November 16, 2023 – Immunotherapies that target the CD20 antigen have revolutionized how patients with a variety of blood ...
Can gene expression predict if a brain tumor is likely to grow back?
Doctors often prescribe radiation along with surgery to treat a brain tumor called meningioma that originates in the protective membranes ...
Precision medicine improves survival outcomes for patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer with BRCA gene alterations
Credit: VHIO Approximately 10% of patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer have alterations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes ...
Disrupting a single gene could improve CAR T cell immunotherapy, new study shows
CAR T cell therapy, a powerful type of immunotherapy, has begun to revolutionize cancer treatment. Pioneered at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center ...
Mount Sinai researchers find more than 4,700 gene clusters crucial for prognosis in 32 cancer types
New York, NY (November 13, 2023)—Researchers at the Mount Sinai Center for Transformative Disease Modeling have released a groundbreaking study ...
German Research Foundation renews funding for Research Training Group “Gene Regulation in Evolution” at Mainz University
Over the past four and a half years, Mainz University has made significant advances in unravelling the role of gene ...
SMU Lyle nanorobotics professor awarded prestigious research grant to make gene therapy safer
DALLAS (SMU) – SMU nanotechnology expert MinJun Kim and his team have been awarded a $1.8 million, R01 grant from the National Institutes of ...
A joint research team from South Korea and the United States has identified a new gene classification system for gastric cancer
Credit: none - A multicenter study of the MD Anderson, Korea University, Yonsei University, and other institutions - ...
Penn Medicine researchers develop gene editing approaches for phenylketonuria treatment
PHILADELPHIA— Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a rare newborn genetic disease that impacts between 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 20,000 people, ...
Researchers identify female sex determining gene in mice
Francis Crick Institute press release Under strict embargo: 18:00hrs GMT Thursday 2 November 2023 Peer reviewed Experimental study Animals ...
Circuit-specific gene therapy brings new hope for treatment of Parkinson’s disease
Researchers from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and their collaborators have ...
Individuals with severe sickle cell disease express high risk tolerance for gene therapies
(WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2023) – Individuals living with severe sickle cell disease (SCD) are highly interested in new, potentially curative ...
New methods for effective transport of large genes in gene therapy
Gene therapy currently represents the most promising approach for the treatment of hereditary diseases. Yet despite significant breakthroughs in recent ...
Researchers develop DANGER analysis tool for the safer design of gene editing
A team of researchers has developed a software tool called DANGER (Deleterious and ANticipatable Guides Evaluated by RNA-sequencing) analysis that ...
Team looking at gene therapy for children paralyzed by rare mutations
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, USA (Oct. 20, 2023) — The 50 families stretch from the Netherlands and the United Kingdom to ...
The Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics to advance gene therapy candidate through IND-enabling studies conducted in partnership with the University of Pennsylvania
October 17, 2023—The Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics (FAST) announced today that the non-profit organization has entered into an exclusive ...
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Researchers uncover NSMF protein’s role in relieving DNA replication stress
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Scientists uncover how fermented-food bacteria can guard against depression, anxiety
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Scientists build tiny biological robots from human cells
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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‘Bone biographies’ reveal lives of medieval England’s common people – and illuminate early benefits system
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Study tests firefighter turnout gear with, without PFAS