Gene Therapy
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Mount Sinai researchers to test first gene therapy For Alzheimer's patients
EurekAlert! - Tue Nov 17, 12:35 pm ET( The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine ) Mount Sinai School of Medicine is one of 12 sites nationwide participating in the first Phase 2 clinical trial to test gene therapy treatment for Alzheimer's disease. The study is the first multicenter neurosurgical intervention in Alzheimer's research in the US.
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Researchers to Test First Gene Therapy For Alzheimer's Patients
Newswise - Mon Nov 16, 12:57 pm ETResearchers are preparing for the first Phase 2 clinical trial to test gene therapy treatment for Alzheimer's disease. The study, the first multicenter neurosurgical intervention in Alzheimer's research in the U.S., utilizes a viral-based gene transfer system, CERE-110, that makes Nerve Growth Factor (NGF), a naturally occurring protein that helps maintain nerve cell survival in the brain.
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Gene Therapy Brings New Muscle to Monkeys
MedicineNet.com - Fri Nov 13, 4:31 pm ETTitle: 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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AMT Provides Business Update for the Third Quarter 2009
redOrbit - Wed Nov 18, 4:08 am ETAMSTERDAM, November 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - Glybera(R) Clinical Data Presented at Meeting of American Heart Association Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics (EuroNext Amsterdam: AMT), a leader in the field of human gene therapy, today provides its non-audited business update in compliance with the EU transparency directive.
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Gene therapy strengthens muscles in monkeys
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Wed Nov 11, 2:42 pm ETA gene therapy treatment that stops the breakdown of muscle appeared safe in monkeys and may build up muscle, too, researchers reported on Wednesday.
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Gene therapy offers hope for diseases such as MD
The Columbus Dispatch - Thu Nov 12, 4:03 am ETA 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.
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Gene therapy can improve muscle mass and strength in monkeys, research suggests
Science Daily - Fri Nov 13, 9:16 pm ETScientists 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.
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Breast Cancer Gene May Boost Heart Disease Risk, Study Shows
Bloomberg - Sun Nov 15, 4:44 pm ETNov. 15 (Bloomberg) -- A gene linked to breast cancer in 1 in 10 Jewish women may raise the risk of heart ailments, says a study in mice using gene therapy to improve cardiac function.
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Q&A: Gene therapy turnaround?
The Scientist - Thu Nov 12, 12:37 pm ETGeneticist Mark Kay discusses the field's recent progress and the hurdles still left to overcome
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Gene Therapy Stalls Development Of Huntington's Disease In Mice
Science Daily - Sun Nov 8, 10:25 pm ETResearchers 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 ...
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MDA Grantees Prove Gene Therapy Grows Muscle Strength & Size in Primates
Newswise - Wed Nov 11, 2:33 pm ETFour 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 ...
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Cornell Researchers Identify A Weak Link In Cancer Cell Armor
redOrbit - Fri Nov 13, 1:03 am ETThe 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.
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Weak Link In Cancer Cell Armor Identified
Science Daily - Fri Nov 13, 12:19 am ETThe 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.
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Researchers Identify a Weak Link in Cancer Cell Armor
Newswise - Thu Nov 12, 5:27 pm ETThe 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.
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Success Boosting Monkey Muscle Could Help Humans
NPR - Wed Nov 11, 5:37 pm ETResearchers 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.
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