New gene switch may lead to precise treatments for metabolic diseases
ETH researchers have developed a new gene switch that can be activated using a commercially available nitroglycerine patch applied to ...
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Gene therapy shows promise in treating SCN1B-linked epileptic encephalopathies
Dravet syndrome and other developmental epileptic encephalopathies are rare but devastating conditions that cause a host of symptoms in children, ...
Study examines how diet impacts gene expression in fat tissue
As many as 40% of Americans are obese, putting them at an increased risk for high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke, ...
New AI model predicts gene expression across human cell types
Summary:Â A team of investigators from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Google, and Columbia University have ...
Astellas Exec Talks Dealmaking and Pipeline Strategy in Cancer, Gene Therapy & More
Cancer is well represented in the Astellas Pharma portfolio and pipeline, but the drugmaker has made diversification a key part ...
Pfizer Ends Sangamo Alliance With Gene Therapy for Hemophilia on Cusp of FDA Filing
Pfizer’s research partnership with Sangamo Therapeutics produced a hemophilia A gene therapy that reached FDA discussions about a regulatory submission. ...
New study challenges the traditional view of gene switches
Some sequences in the genome cause genes to be switched on or off. Until now, each of these gene switches, ...
Scientists map cancer mutations in EGFR gene, revealing drug resistance paths
By combining advanced gene editing techniques, scientists identified key mutations that influence tumor growth and drug resistance in lung cancer, ...
PTC Therapeutics Wins First FDA Approval for a Gene Therapy Dosed Directly Into the Brain
An ultra-rare enzyme deficiency that keeps infants from achieving proper muscle function among other developmental delays now has its first ...
MIT team creates efficient technique for identifying causal gene relationships
By studying changes in gene expression, researchers learn how cells function at a molecular level, which could help them understand ...
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