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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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MAR 05, 2023Immunology
The immune system is incredibly complex, and there are many different signaling molecules and receptors that can dial in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 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 25, 2023Technology
In a recent study published in Advanced Materials, a team of researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have dev ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 23, 2023Neuroscience
By controling the activity of an enzyme called CHIP, three proteins regulate tau. Now the genes for these three trouble ...Written By: Amielle MorenoJAN 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 12, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Chikungunya virus is a mosquito-borne illness, meaning it is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito. The virus can c ...Written By: Zoe MichaudDEC 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 23, 2022Neuroscience
McGill University researchers have developed a genetically based score to identify young children who are at risk of imp ...Written By: Kerry Charron
MAR 05, 2023
Immunology
The immune system is incredibly complex, and there are many different signaling molecules and receptors that can dial in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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 25, 2023
Technology
In a recent study published in Advanced Materials, a team of researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have dev
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 23, 2023
Neuroscience
By controling the activity of an enzyme called CHIP, three proteins regulate tau. Now the genes for these three trouble
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
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 12, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Chikungunya virus is a mosquito-borne illness, meaning it is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito. The virus can c
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
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 23, 2022
Neuroscience
McGill University researchers have developed a genetically based score to identify young children who are at risk of imp
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron