All posts tagged "Gene Therapy"
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1.1KHealth NewsBiohacker Injects Own Leg With Experimental Herpes Treatment
A biohacker took off his pants and injected his thigh with an experimental, do-it-yourself herpes treatment to prove that the medication is...
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932Health NewsFDA Approves Gene Treatment For Eye Condition
The Food and Drug Administration approved the first genetically modified treatment to cure a rare inherited disease. This therapy is called Luxturna,...
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1.1KHealth NewsThere Is A ‘Mind-Blowing’ Treatment For Hemophilia
British doctors may have figured out a “mind-blowing” way to stop hemophilia A. Patients born with this genetic defect are unable to...
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996Health NewsFDA Contemplating Approval For Blindness Gene Therapy
The US Food and Drug Administration is in the process of deciding whether to approve gene therapy for blindness. Children whose eyesight...
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1.0KHealth NewsNew Gene Therapy For Childhood Leukemia Gets Approval
Health officials in the United States have approved a revolutionary treatment that uses genetic engineering to combat childhood leukemia. This breakthrough allows...
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973Health NewsFDA Votes In Favor Of Gene Therapy To Treat Childhood Leukemia
A new treatment for leukemia could soon become the first gene therapy for cancer in the USA, after a Food and Drug...
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2.3KHealth NewsNew Stem Cell Guidelines Block Marketing Of Underdeveloped Therapies
Updated guidelines governing research using stem cells has been released. The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) released the new guidelines...
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2.0KHealth NewsStem-Cell Gene Therapy Restores Immune System Response
New and rare diseases are discovered daily, and, unfortunately, that means that it takes time to find the best methods of treatment...
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1.7KMedicine NewsGene Therapy Could Be A Solution For Inherited Blindness, Study Suggests
Two trials in gene therapy on Leber’s congenital amaurosis, an inherited form of blindness, have shown signs of temporary vision improvement, according...
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2.5KScience NewsSolar Power Stealing Sea Slug Might Be First Plant-Animal Hybrid, Study Suggests
Elysia chlorotica is a brilliant green sea slug which researchers behind a new study believe to be the first plant-animal hybrid ever...
