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Gene and Cell Therapy
With the goal of treating and curing disease, gene and cell therapy provide treatment by means of altering a person's genetic code and transferring live cells to improve symptoms and reduce levels of disease-causing proteins.
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MAR 04, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found that when a gene called SMCHD1 carries mutations, it can result in disease. This gene encodes for ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 03, 2023Immunology
In recent years, we have learned a lot about the crucial role gut microbes play in our health and well being. The extent ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 27, 2023Cancer
A study presented in November at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer 37th Annual Meeting and published in the Journa ...Written By: Katie KokolusFEB 19, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent work reported in Nature highlighted the importance of methylation on mRNA; these chemical tags can have a dramati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 27, 2023Cancer
With estimates of over 150,000 new cases and over 50,000 deaths in 2022, colorectal cancer (CRC) remains one of the top ...Written By: Katie KokolusJAN 22, 2023Neuroscience
Childhood epilepsy affects roughly 4% of the pediatric population, and there are many different types of epilepsy and se ...Written By: Kerry CharronJAN 22, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Epigenetics refers to features of the genome that can affect gene expression, but don't alter the nucleotide sequence of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Cancer is at its deadliest when it metastasizes - when cancer cells break away from a tumor and migrate to other tissues ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2023Immunology
Lupus is an autoimmune disease that causes pain, inflammation and tissue damage. It can affect the brain, skin, joints, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 18, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer accounts for 30% of newly diagnosed invasive cancers in women. I ...Written By: Greta AnneJAN 08, 2023Genetics & Genomics
A human trial of a CRISPR therapy was recently halted for adverse events. But the technology has tremendous potential to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 04, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have developed a new, targeted strategy to eliminate brain tumors and prevent future recurrences of brain can ...Written By: Zoe MichaudJAN 04, 2023Health & Medicine
The new anti-psychotic lumateperone was developed to treat schizophrenia and bipolar I and II disorder in adults. But wh ...Written By: Amielle MorenoJAN 03, 2023Immunology
Immunotherapy called CAR T cell therapy is a treatment that aims to train immune cells to get better at fighting disease ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 23, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Mutations in a handful of genes can cause severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), which severely disrupts the body's ab ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 13, 2022Cancer
Earlier this week, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH) in London released an inspiring statement regarding ...Written By: Katie KokolusDEC 05, 2022Drug Discovery & DevelopmentThe backdrop upon which every successful gene therapy is developed is the ability to safely and specifically target cell ...Sponsored By: PerkinElmerNOV 28, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
MicroRNAs are small (between just 21 and 23 nucleotides), non-coding RNA molecules. They are involved in the post-transc ...Written By: Zoe MichaudNOV 08, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Cystic fibrosis (CF) affects over 100,000 people worldwide and is caused by one of several known mutations in the CFTR ( ...Written By: Anusha NaganathanNOV 06, 2022Genetics & Genomics
In August of this year, a single patient was enrolled in a trial that used CRISPR to correct a genetic mutation that led ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 27, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is caused by genetic mutations that lead to the abnormal accumulation of iron in differe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 18, 2022Immunology
Introduction The immune system plays a dual role in inflammation and cancer development. Immune system effector cells ra ...Sponsored By: Sino BiologicalOCT 14, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Adults with a hereditary form of childhood-onset blindness experienced dramatic improvements in night vision within days ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 13, 2022Cancer
Point mutations change one or very few nucleotides in DNA, but they cause an estimated 30,000 genetic diseases in humans ...
MAR 04, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found that when a gene called SMCHD1 carries mutations, it can result in disease. This gene encodes for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 03, 2023
Immunology
In recent years, we have learned a lot about the crucial role gut microbes play in our health and well being. The extent
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 27, 2023
Cancer
A study presented in November at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer 37th Annual Meeting and published in the Journa
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
FEB 19, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent work reported in Nature highlighted the importance of methylation on mRNA; these chemical tags can have a dramati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2023
Cancer
With estimates of over 150,000 new cases and over 50,000 deaths in 2022, colorectal cancer (CRC) remains one of the top
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JAN 22, 2023
Neuroscience
Childhood epilepsy affects roughly 4% of the pediatric population, and there are many different types of epilepsy and se
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JAN 22, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Epigenetics refers to features of the genome that can affect gene expression, but don't alter the nucleotide sequence of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cancer is at its deadliest when it metastasizes - when cancer cells break away from a tumor and migrate to other tissues
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2023
Immunology
Lupus is an autoimmune disease that causes pain, inflammation and tissue damage. It can affect the brain, skin, joints,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 18, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer accounts for 30% of newly diagnosed invasive cancers in women. I
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
JAN 08, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
A human trial of a CRISPR therapy was recently halted for adverse events. But the technology has tremendous potential to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have developed a new, targeted strategy to eliminate brain tumors and prevent future recurrences of brain can
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
JAN 04, 2023
Health & Medicine
The new anti-psychotic lumateperone was developed to treat schizophrenia and bipolar I and II disorder in adults. But wh
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
JAN 03, 2023
Immunology
Immunotherapy called CAR T cell therapy is a treatment that aims to train immune cells to get better at fighting disease
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Mutations in a handful of genes can cause severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), which severely disrupts the body's ab
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 13, 2022
Cancer
Earlier this week, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH) in London released an inspiring statement regarding
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
DEC 05, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
The backdrop upon which every successful gene therapy is developed is the ability to safely and specifically target cell
...
Sponsored By:
PerkinElmer
NOV 28, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
MicroRNAs are small (between just 21 and 23 nucleotides), non-coding RNA molecules. They are involved in the post-transc
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
NOV 08, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Cystic fibrosis (CF) affects over 100,000 people worldwide and is caused by one of several known mutations in the CFTR (
...
Written By:
Anusha Naganathan
NOV 06, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
In August of this year, a single patient was enrolled in a trial that used CRISPR to correct a genetic mutation that led
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 27, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is caused by genetic mutations that lead to the abnormal accumulation of iron in differe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 18, 2022
Immunology
Introduction The immune system plays a dual role in inflammation and cancer development. Immune system effector cells ra
...
Sponsored By:
Sino Biological
OCT 14, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Adults with a hereditary form of childhood-onset blindness experienced dramatic improvements in night vision within days
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 13, 2022
Cancer
Point mutations change one or very few nucleotides in DNA, but they cause an estimated 30,000 genetic diseases in humans
...