New gene therapy and stem cells save limbs
UPI - Wed Dec 9, 4:43 pm ETBALTIMORE, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have developed an experimental therapy that eliminates blood vessel blockage associated with old age or diabetes.
Gene Therapy
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Genes are now being used for healing
KVOA Tucson - Mon Nov 23, 11:12 am ETAround the world, there are more than 1,500 gene therapy trials going on to treat everything from Parkinson's to blindness to clogged arteries. Could the key to healing be in the body's building blocks?
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Salk technology leads to gene therapy success
Rancho Santa Fe Record - Thu Nov 19, 5:59 pm ETUsing a gene-therapy delivery system developed in the laboratory of Inder Verma at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, an international research team successfully treated two boys from Spain suffering from adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), the rare, inherited disease that was the focus of the Hollywood film "Lorenzo's Oil." The genetic disorder, in which the fatty insulation of nerve cells ...
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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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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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Breast cancer gene linked to cardiac risk
The Record and Herald News - Mon Nov 16, 7:25 am ETA 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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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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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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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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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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Genetix Pharmaceuticals Announces Global Clinical Plans to Treat Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD)
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Thu Nov 12, 12:04 pm ETCAMBRIDGE, 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 .
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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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MDA: Gene treatment for muscle promising
Arizona Daily Star - Thu Nov 12, 2:44 am ETThe 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.
Science Daily: Gene Therapy News
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New mouse could help understand how some lung cancer cells evade drug treatment
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Sonic Hedgehog variations linked to recurrence, survival and response to therapy of bladder cancer
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Amount of gene surplus determines severity of mental retardation in males, researchers find
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Researchers show 'trigger' to stem cell differentiation
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Gene therapy and stem cells save limb
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