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Duke scientists pinpoint new therapeutic target for macular degeneration

Duke Researchers have pinpointed a new therapeutic target for macular degeneration, an eye disease that affects over 10 million Americans and is the leading cause of blindness in adults over 60.

6 Mar 2018

Gene-editing technology enhances T cell immunotherapies for treating cancer

Last year, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first cellular immunotherapies to treat cancer. These therapies involve collecting a patient's own immune cells -- called T cells -- and supercharging them to home in on and attack specific blood cancers, such as hard-to-treat acute lymphoblastic leukemia and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

6 Mar 2018

New technique provides pairs of genetically matched cells to study disease

Researchers led by Dr. Knut Woltjen report a new gene editing method that can modify a single DNA base in the human genome with absolute precision.

6 Mar 2018

Strict eating schedule can help clear away protein responsible for Huntington disease in mice

New research from the University of British Columbia suggests that following a strict eating schedule can help clear away the protein responsible for Huntington disease in mice.

6 Mar 2018

Researchers develop gene therapy that treats a form of macular degeneration in canine model

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have developed a gene therapy that successfully treats a form of macular degeneration in a canine model.

6 Mar 2018

UNC Lineberger study identifies genetic clues that explain how breast cancer metastasizes

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women in the United States, with most deaths caused by the cancer spreading beyond the breast.

6 Mar 2018

New and improved CRISPR

David Liu, professor of chemistry and chemical biology at Harvard University is a pioneer of CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology. He has now come up with two new upgrades for this gene editing tool that makes it better than before. These two tools are “cellular detective” and “sharp scissors”.

5 Mar 2018

Study pinpoints gene that plays direct role in neurodevelopmental disorders

A study led by researchers at McMaster University has pinpointed a gene that is responsible for neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism.

5 Mar 2018

Scientists identify genes involved in age-related brain deterioration

A group of genes and genetic switches involved in age-related brain deterioration have been identified by scientists at the Babraham Institute, Cambridge and Sapienza University, Rome.

5 Mar 2018

New study shows advantages of DNA barcoding technique for identifying nanoparticles

The first direct comparison of in vitro and in vivo screening techniques for identifying nanoparticles that may be used to transport therapeutic molecules into cells shows that testing in lab dishes isn't much help in predicting which nanoparticles will successfully enter the cells of living animals.

5 Mar 2018

IQuity launches pioneering RNA-based blood test to diagnose fibromyalgia

Nashville-based data science company IQuity has announced the release of IsolateFibromyalgia™, a pioneering blood test that uses RNA analysis to help health care providers accurately and quickly detect fibromyalgia syndrome.

5 Mar 2018

Researchers develop method to identify splicing-based biomarkers for liver cancer

Because liver cancer is particularly diverse, genetically, and prone to relapse, identifying biomarkers that can predict disease progression is a critical goal in the fight against it.

2 Mar 2018

Researchers report functional and transferable gene responsible for colistin resistance

A researcher at LSTM, working with a team of Chinese investigators, have reported that the gene responsible for resistance to a last resort antibiotic, colistin, is functional and transferable in Shigella flexneri, one of the leading causes of diarrhea worldwide.

2 Mar 2018

Research shows how viruses inactivate immune system, causing cancer

It's no new news that viruses cause cancer. For example, human papillomavirus causes almost all of the more than 500,000 annual worldwide cases of cervical cancer.

2 Mar 2018

Researchers identify genetic variations that affect blood pressure using cigarette smoking behavior

Using a technique that is opening the door to more complex analyses of the human genome, researchers have identified dozens of new genetic variations that affect blood pressure.

2 Mar 2018

CRISPR enzyme can also cleave RNA, finds study

Researchers have discovered that the Cas-9 enzyme used in CRISPR gene editing can also cleave complimentary messenger RNA, in addition to DNA.

2 Mar 2018

Researchers develop method to make adult cardiomyocytes divide and repair damaged hearts

Some organisms have a remarkable capacity for regenerating tissue. If a fish or salamander suffers heart damage, for instance, their cells are able to divide and successfully repair the injured organ. Imagine if you could do the same.

2 Mar 2018

UAB scientists explore gene therapy for frontotemporal dementia

Gene therapy has shown promise for treating a neurodegenerative disease known as frontotemporal dementia and a related condition called neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis, according to new findings presented in the Journal of Neuroscience by researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

1 Mar 2018

Yale researchers develop new method to predict likely resistance paths to cancer treatments

Yale School of Public Health researchers have developed a new method to predict likely resistance paths to cancer therapeutics, and a methodology to apply it to one of the most frequent cancer-causing genes.

1 Mar 2018

TSRI scientists discover new target for treating major depressive disorder

Scientists on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have discovered a new target for treating major depressive disorder, a disease that affects more than 16 million American adults.

1 Mar 2018

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Duke scientists pinpoint new therapeutic target for macular degeneration

Gene-editing technology enhances T cell immunotherapies for treating cancer

New technique provides pairs of genetically matched cells to study disease

Strict eating schedule can help clear away protein responsible for Huntington disease in mice

Researchers develop gene therapy that treats a form of macular degeneration in canine model

UNC Lineberger study identifies genetic clues that explain how breast cancer metastasizes

New and improved CRISPR

Study pinpoints gene that plays direct role in neurodevelopmental disorders

Scientists identify genes involved in age-related brain deterioration

New study shows advantages of DNA barcoding technique for identifying nanoparticles

IQuity launches pioneering RNA-based blood test to diagnose fibromyalgia

Researchers develop method to identify splicing-based biomarkers for liver cancer

Researchers report functional and transferable gene responsible for colistin resistance

Research shows how viruses inactivate immune system, causing cancer

Researchers identify genetic variations that affect blood pressure using cigarette smoking behavior

CRISPR enzyme can also cleave RNA, finds study

Researchers develop method to make adult cardiomyocytes divide and repair damaged hearts

UAB scientists explore gene therapy for frontotemporal dementia

Yale researchers develop new method to predict likely resistance paths to cancer treatments

TSRI scientists discover new target for treating major depressive disorder

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