Australian researchers hope to switch on sight with new gene therapy
Australian researchers are developing a new gene therapy which they hope will ‘switch on sight’ by regenerating light-sensing photoreceptor cells […]
(Reuters Health) – The budget impact to Medicaid of gene therapy to treat severe sickle cell disease offers a window […] Every living organism’s cell has a complete copy of DNA, life’s instruction book, which is condensed tightly in chromosomes. Every […] By combing through the entire genetic sequences of a person with a lung scarring disease and 13 of the person’s […] Researchers have developed a new model to optimize radiation therapy and significantly increase the number of tumour cells killed during […] Chronic cocaine use changes gene expression in the hippocampus, according to research in mice recently published in JNeurosci. Chronic drug […] In a new Yale-led study, investigators have revealed previously unknown factors that contribute to the hardening of arteries and plaque […] Japanese scientists are shedding new light on the importance of light-sensing cells in the retina that process visual information. The […] A pair of new journal articles by researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine indicate that both genetic […] Inside the brains of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a debilitating neurodegenerative disease, is a telltale sign that marks almost […]Gene Therapy
Emerging Gene Therapy Offers Window Into Potential Costs of New Class of Therapies
Like an instruction manual, the genome groups genes together for convenience
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New mathematical model can improve radiation therapy of brain tumors
Chronic cocaine use modifies gene expression: Findings illuminate mechanism of drug memory formation
Promising approach to reducing plaque in arteries
Shedding light on how the human eye perceives brightness
Causes of vitiligo (blotchy loss of skin color)
Key gene behind hallmark of Lou Gehrig’s disease identified