Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Northwestern University identified a previously unknown treatment opportunity for sickle cell disease and β-thalassemia. The discovery, ...
Alison Clare has received funding from the Wellcome Trust and the Medical Research Council. Her position is currently funded by National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Biomedical ...
Alzheimer’s may be driven far more by genetics than previously thought, with one gene playing an outsized role. Researchers ...
NEW ORLEANS, LA—An investigational CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing therapy that targets angiopoietin-like protein 3 (ANGPTL3), which has a role in regulating lipid metabolism, appears to safely lower levels ...
Gene therapy approaches include gene replacement, suppression, and editing, each matched to specific genetic mechanisms in hereditary hearing loss. Preclinical studies in rodent models show promise, ...
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Revolutions in gene therapy are rapidly changing the landscape of modern medicine. Revolutions in gene therapy are rapidly changing the landscape of modern medicine, forcing society and science alike ...
The new method is designed to focus specifically on pain-related signals, without interfering with normal activity in other parts of the brain. A new preclinical study has identified a gene therapy ap ...
Collaboration Aims to Establish Sustainable Access to a Newly Approved Therapy Targeting a Rare Immunodeficiency, Filling Urgent Gap Left by For-Profit Efforts CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and ROME, Dec. 15, 2025 ...
Astellas Gene Therapies remains intent on treating X-linked Myotubular Myopathy (XLMTM) through a gene therapy—but instead of AAV-based resamirigene bilparvovec (AT132), Astellas is now partnering ...
A "gene silencer" (technically known as small interfering RNA, or siRNA), locally delivered by nanoparticles embedded in an ...