Washington, June 22 : Scientists from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston have developed an experimental cure for Type 1 diabetes.
Using gene therapy, the team tried to counter the two defects that cause Type 1 diabetes: autoimmune attack and destruction of the insulin-producing beta cells.
They used non-obese diabetic mice, which spontaneously develop diabetes due to [...]
Washington, Oct 7 (ANI): Scientists at Michigan hospital have launched a trial to test gene transfer therapy that would help restore better mobility in Parkinson’’s patients who have lost responsiveness to drug therapy.
When brain neurons in brain begin to die, the cells can no longer manufacture the molecule dopamine, a chemical critical for controlling movement.
Most [...]
Washington, Oct 6 (ANI): Gene therapy could act as a tool to improve an ailing heart’’s ability to contract properly and prevent heart failure, according to scientists from the Universities of Michigan and Minnesota.
The study has paved the way for a day when “closed heart surgery” via gene therapy is as commonly prescribed as today’’s [...]
Washington, Sep 22 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have discovered that a protein enables sections of so-called junk DNA to be cut and pasted within genetic code- a finding which could speed up the development of gene therapies.
The study sheds light on the process, known as DNA transposition, in which shifted genes have [...]
London, Sept 21 (ANI): Researchers from Columbia University have suggested a gene therapy that will allow dieters to eat less and burn calories at the same rate as they do when eating normally, thus helping them keep off weight gain.
During the study, the team genetically engineered a group of to limit the action of a [...]
London, Feb 16 (ANI): In the biggest clinical trial to date, a group of scientists have found gene therapy to be a safe and beneficial option for HIV patients.
Ronald Mitsuyasu, of the University of California, Los Angeles, headed the trial for testing gene therapy against HIV.
“To our knowledge, our study was the first randomised, controlled [...]