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NEWS ABOUT: gene therapy

gene therapy stories: 9 news summaries

Scientists Cure Red-Green Color Blindness in Monkeys

Adult brain can re-wire to use new vision input: study

Sep 16, 09 2:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists have cured red-green color blindness in monkeys, the Times of London reports. Researchers injected a virus containing L opsin, a gene that regulates the production of the red-sensitive light receptor—known as a “cone”—into the retina of red-green colorblind adult monkeys, according to a study published... More »

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vision • gene therapy • monkey • eyes • optics • vision impairment • eyesight

Cancer Treatment May Have Cured Man's AIDS

After marrow transplant, patient stays virus-free

Nov 7, 08 11:03 AM CST
(Newser) - A German doctor has inspired hope for a new approach to AIDS treatment with his handling of a leukemia case, the Wall Street Journal reports. Because the patient also had AIDS, Gero Hütter looked for a bone marrow donor with a specific mutation that seems to stymie the HIV... More »

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cancer • medical breakthrough • AIDS • Germany • HIV • gene therapy • bone marrow • transplant

Genetic Hiccup Causes Obesity In Mice: Study

Evolutionary relic in humans could be fixed by drug or gene therapy

Oct 2, 08 5:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists have discovered an immune system pathway in the brain that they think is the root cause of diseases related to obesity, Reuters reports. When mice were overfed, the hypothalamus secreted a compound that suppressed the conversion of food into energy, and led to inflammation associated with heart disease and... More »

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obesity • diabetes • chemicals and obesity • heart disease • gene therapy • immune system • scientific study • genetic engineering • hypothalamus

 Gene Breakthrough Aids Blind 

Experimental therapy improves sight

Apr 28, 08 2:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - A rare and incurable congenital disease which causes blindness has been successfully treated for the first time using gene therapy, Reuters reports. Doctors inserted a healthy gene directly into one eye of patients suffering from Leber congenital amaurosis using a genetically engineered cold virus. Patients reported an improvement in their... More »

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gene therapy • Leber congenital amaurosis • RPE65 • Katherine High • Robin Ali • American Society of Gene Therapy • Targeted Genetics Corp • Stewart Parker

Skin Stem Cells Cure
Sickle Cell in Mice

Latest advance in revolutionary research

Dec 7, 07 3:28 AM CST
(Newser) - In the latest advance in revolutionary new stem cell research, scientists have cured sickle-cell anemia in mice using stem cells made from skin. It's the first proof that such cells can be used to cure hereditary diseases. But because the cure involved the use of viruses to alter DNA, significant... More »

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stem cells • gene therapy • mice • medical research • skin cells • virus • Sickle Cell Anemia

Gene Therapy for Parkinson's Delivers
 Major Results

Researchers find dramatic improvement

Nov 20, 07 4:47 AM CST
(Newser) - New evidence indicates that the first gene therapy for Parkinson's disease has achieved measurable success. Brain scans of patients receiving the treatment confirmed significant changes, supporting earlier anecdotal accounts of 65% improvements in mobility and other gains, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of ... More »

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medical breakthrough • genetics • gene therapy • Parkinson's disease • brain

Alternative to the Pill Has
No Side Effects

Non-hormonal patch would block protein key to conception

Oct 17, 07 2:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Contraception without the nausea, headaches, mood swings, weight gain, or heart attacks? Scientists are developing a non-hormonal patch that would side-step the side effects associated with the Pill by simply blocking a protein that allows sperm to bond with egg, the Telegraph reports. But don’t get too excited—it... More »

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gene therapy • hormones • birth control • human genome • birth control pill • contraceptive

New Studies Give Hope to Parkinson's Patients

Gene therapy, drug could halt disease

Jun 22, 07 4:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two new experimental treatments for Parkinson's could stop the progress of the devastating disease and allay its symptoms, researchers say. A new study shows gene therapy was successful in boosting production of an enzyme that calms overactive neurons, reducing the jittery effects of the brain disorder. More »

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medicine • health • drugs • disease • science • gene therapy • Parkinson's disease

(Newser) - In what could lead to a cure for baldness, scientists have discovered a technique for regrowing hair in an adult mammal for the first time. University of Pennsylvania researchers suceded in stimulating the growth of new skin complete with hair follicles in mice, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. More »

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stem cell research • stem cells • baldness • hair loss • hair • gene therapy • research • wnt proteins • hair growth

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