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Gene Therapy
Gene Therapy: Gene therapy is designed to introduce genetic material into cells to compensate for abnormal genes or to make a beneficial protein. If a mutated gene causes a necessary protein to be faulty or missing, gene therapy may be able to introduce a normal copy of the gene to restore the function of the protein.
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AUG 23, 2017Videos
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurological disorder characterized by inattention, hyperactivity, ...AUG 19, 2017Cancer
For disease as complex as cancer, knowing a single mutation is sometimes not enough. In the case of lethal brain tumors, ...AUG 15, 2017Cancer
To creep into distant parts of the body, some cancer cells have developed a knack for shapeshifting – morphing on ...AUG 07, 2017Videos
The 2017 Koch Institute Image Awards from MIT have been announced; this video describes the work of one of the winning i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 31, 2017Cardiology
Most other current research on progeria, a rare and fatal genetic aging condition, revolves around genetics, but John P. ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 27, 2017Cancer
Brain cancer is on higher on the discussion list this week after news broke of Senator John McCain’s recent gliobl ...JUL 16, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
NF2 affects thousands of people. New research could help bring treatment to those patients.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 15, 2017Immunology
Chronic skin disorders are often grouped and studied together although on a molecular level, they are very different. Fr ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 30, 2017Cancer
In cancer research, identifying the patients who do not need aggressive treatment is just as important as identifying th ...JUN 21, 2017Immunology
There’s a new vaccine to protect against high cholesterol and its consequences: atherosclerotic plaques tha ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 20, 2017Cancer
The cancer drug olaparib was recently shown to be effective in some types of advanced prostate cancer. Now, scientists s ...JUN 19, 2017Health & Medicine
Immune cells, like all cells of the human body, come from less-specific ancestor cells, sometimes called progenitor cell ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 17, 2017Cardiology
People with chronic immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) like rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 14, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Genetic testing now exists for a number of cancers in the reproductive organs, such as ovarian and breast cancer. Howeve ...JUN 11, 2017Videos
Floating inside of the cytoplasm are mitochondria, the proverbial "powerhouse of the cell." These organelles also carry ...JUN 09, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New trial involving stem cells to treat a gain of function mutation cured some patients, but killed others.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 06, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers want to develop good markers for longevity and good health to ensure quality anti-aging therapies.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 05, 2017Health & Medicine
Why can’t cardiac tissue repair itself? Maybe if Baylor College of Medicine scientists can figure it out, they can ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 03, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers hope to relieve the symptoms of severe allergies by targeting the overactive immune system instead of just t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 02, 2017Videos
Do you hate being in small, enclosed spaces? If you feel entrapped in subways, elevators, rooms without windows, tunnels ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 01, 2017Immunology
When is someone “cured” of HIV? If there is such a state reachable with drug therapies, how can a doctor tel ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 31, 2017Health & Medicine
Developing a new, specialized treatment for autoimmune disease that doesn’t shut down the entire immune sys ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 30, 2017Health & Medicine
Nearly 40,000 study participants helped scientists discover 16 novel genetic markers associated with psoriasis, joining ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 22, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New lung organoids open up new research possibilities for the study of human disease.Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 23, 2017
Videos
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurological disorder characterized by inattention, hyperactivity,
...
AUG 19, 2017
Cancer
For disease as complex as cancer, knowing a single mutation is sometimes not enough. In the case of lethal brain tumors,
...
AUG 15, 2017
Cancer
To creep into distant parts of the body, some cancer cells have developed a knack for shapeshifting – morphing on
...
AUG 07, 2017
Videos
The 2017 Koch Institute Image Awards from MIT have been announced; this video describes the work of one of the winning i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 31, 2017
Cardiology
Most other current research on progeria, a rare and fatal genetic aging condition, revolves around genetics, but John P.
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 27, 2017
Cancer
Brain cancer is on higher on the discussion list this week after news broke of Senator John McCain’s recent gliobl
...
JUL 16, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
NF2 affects thousands of people. New research could help bring treatment to those patients.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 15, 2017
Immunology
Chronic skin disorders are often grouped and studied together although on a molecular level, they are very different. Fr
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 30, 2017
Cancer
In cancer research, identifying the patients who do not need aggressive treatment is just as important as identifying th
...
JUN 21, 2017
Immunology
There’s a new vaccine to protect against high cholesterol and its consequences: atherosclerotic plaques tha
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 20, 2017
Cancer
The cancer drug olaparib was recently shown to be effective in some types of advanced prostate cancer. Now, scientists s
...
JUN 19, 2017
Health & Medicine
Immune cells, like all cells of the human body, come from less-specific ancestor cells, sometimes called progenitor cell
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 17, 2017
Cardiology
People with chronic immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) like rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 14, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Genetic testing now exists for a number of cancers in the reproductive organs, such as ovarian and breast cancer. Howeve
...
JUN 11, 2017
Videos
Floating inside of the cytoplasm are mitochondria, the proverbial "powerhouse of the cell." These organelles also carry
...
JUN 09, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New trial involving stem cells to treat a gain of function mutation cured some patients, but killed others.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 06, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers want to develop good markers for longevity and good health to ensure quality anti-aging therapies.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 05, 2017
Health & Medicine
Why can’t cardiac tissue repair itself? Maybe if Baylor College of Medicine scientists can figure it out, they can
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 03, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers hope to relieve the symptoms of severe allergies by targeting the overactive immune system instead of just t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 02, 2017
Videos
Do you hate being in small, enclosed spaces? If you feel entrapped in subways, elevators, rooms without windows, tunnels
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 01, 2017
Immunology
When is someone “cured” of HIV? If there is such a state reachable with drug therapies, how can a doctor tel
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 31, 2017
Health & Medicine
Developing a new, specialized treatment for autoimmune disease that doesn’t shut down the entire immune sys
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 30, 2017
Health & Medicine
Nearly 40,000 study participants helped scientists discover 16 novel genetic markers associated with psoriasis, joining
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 22, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New lung organoids open up new research possibilities for the study of human disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch