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Gene Therapy Brings New Muscle to Monkeys

MedicineNet.com - Fri Nov 13, 4:31 pm ET

Title: Gene Therapy Brings New Muscle to Monkeys Category: Health News Created: 11/12/2009 12:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 11/13/2009

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Gene therapy strengthens muscles in monkeys
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Wed Nov 11, 2:42 pm ET
A gene therapy treatment that stops the breakdown of muscle appeared safe in monkeys and may build up muscle, too, researchers reported on Wednesday.
Gene therapy offers hope for diseases such as MD
The Columbus Dispatch - Thu Nov 12, 4:03 am ET
A gene-therapy experiment in monkeys has shown the ability to boost muscle size and strength, giving hope to those looking for treatments for muscular dystrophy and other diseases that cause muscle loss and weakness.
Gene Therapy Can Improves Muscle Mass And Strength In Monkeys, Research Suggests
Science Daily - Fri Nov 13, 9:16 pm ET
Scientists are one step closer to clinical trials to test a gene delivery strategy to improve muscle mass and function in patients with certain degenerative muscle disorders.
Q&A: Gene therapy turnaround?
The Scientist - Thu Nov 12, 12:37 pm ET
Geneticist Mark Kay discusses the field's recent progress and the hurdles still left to overcome
Gene Therapy Stalls Development Of Huntington's Disease In Mice
Science Daily - Sun Nov 8, 10:25 pm ET
Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have shown that a highly specific intrabody (an antibody fragment that works against a target inside a cell) is capable of stalling the development of Huntington's disease in a variety of mouse models. "Gene therapy in these models successfully attenuated the symptoms of Huntington's disease and increased life span," notes Paul Patterson, the ...
MDA Grantees Prove Gene Therapy Grows Muscle Strength & Size in Primates
Newswise - Wed Nov 11, 2:33 pm ET
Four macaque monkeys that received injections of genes for a protein called follistatin into upper leg muscles experienced pronounced and durable increases in muscle size and strength and no adverse effects, the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) announced today. The findings could have implications particularly for injured and aging people worldwide; and for tens of millions experiencing ...
Cornell Researchers Identify A Weak Link In Cancer Cell Armor
redOrbit - Fri Nov 13, 1:03 am ET
The seeming invincibility of cancerous tumors may be crumbling, thanks to a promising new gene therapy that eliminates the ability of certain cells to repair themselves.
Weak Link In Cancer Cell Armor Identified
Science Daily - Fri Nov 13, 12:19 am ET
The seeming invincibility of cancerous tumors may be crumbling, thanks to a promising new gene therapy that eliminates the ability of certain cells to repair themselves. Researchers have discovered that inactivation of a DNA repair gene called Hus1 efficiently kills cells lacking p53 -- a gene mutated in the majority of human cancers.
Researchers Identify a Weak Link in Cancer Cell Armor
Newswise - Thu Nov 12, 5:27 pm ET
The seeming invincibility of cancerous tumors may be crumbling, thanks to a promising new gene therapy that eliminates the ability of certain cells to repair themselves. Researchers at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine have discovered that inactivation of a DNA repair gene called Hus1 efficiently kills cells lacking p53 -- a gene mutated in the majority of human cancers.
Success Boosting Monkey Muscle Could Help Humans
NPR - Wed Nov 11, 5:37 pm ET
Researchers have successfully used gene therapy to increase monkeys' muscle strength. The team hopes to use the same treatment to help people with muscle-wasting diseases grow back their muscle strength.
Gene Therapy for Fatal Brain Disorder 'Just the Beginning'
MedicineNet.com - Fri Nov 6, 4:27 pm ET
Title: Gene Therapy for Fatal Brain Disorder 'Just the Beginning' Category: Health News Created: 11/5/2009 2:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 11/6/2009
Genetix Pharmaceuticals Announces Global Clinical Plans to Treat Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD)
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Thu Nov 12, 12:04 pm ET
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.----Genetix Pharmaceuticals, a leader in gene therapy of somatic stem cells, announced today the company’s clinical program to treat Adrenoleukodystrophy . The company is developing a gene therapy product in collaboration with Professor Patrick Aubourg and Doctor Nathalie Cartier of the National Institute of Health and Medical Research .
MDA: Gene treatment for muscle promising
Arizona Daily Star - Thu Nov 12, 2:44 am ET
The Muscular Dystrophy Association is prepared to underwrite a clinical trial for a promising gene therapy that could preserve and strengthen muscle fibers in patients with neuromuscular diseases.
Gene Therapy Helps 2 Kids Suffering From Rare Brain Disease
Fox News - Fri Nov 6, 7:56 am ET
French scientists mixed gene therapy and bone marrow transplants in two boys to seemingly halt a brain disease that can kill by adolescence.
Gene therapy beats back brain wasting disease: study
AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Nov 5, 6:09 pm ET
A breakthrough mix of stem cell and gene therapy halted a lethal brain-wasting illness in two young boys, and could prove effective against other genetic disorders, researchers reported Thursday.