Washington PostGene therapy shows promise against blood-clotting diseaseWashington PostGene therapy has freed 10 men from nearly all symptoms of hemophilia for a year so far, in a study that fuels hopes that a one-time treatment can give long-lasting h… Continue reading
Science Daily |
Routing gene therapy directly into brain: Researchers report that …
Science Daily A new technique, which could be used to transplant donor-matched hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) or a patient’s own genetically-engineered HSCs into the brain, has been revealed by scientists in a new report. New gene therapy transplantation technique could improve …Medical Xpress |
Toronto Star |
Acting sooner on stem–cell treatment shortage could have saved Ontario tax payers $90M: Auditor General
Toronto Star The provincial government could have saved taxpayers an estimated $90 million if it had acted sooner to increase the health system’s capacity to provide stem–cell transplants, the auditor general says. In her annual report, released Wednesday, Bonnie … Ontario spending millions sending cancer patients to US for stem cell transplants, auditor findsCBC.ca Better planning could save Ontario hundreds of millions in health costs: Auditor-GeneralThe Globe and Mail Long waits for cancer biopsies not meeting targets: Ontario Auditor GeneralTheRecord.com Globalnews.ca all 36 news articles » |
The Sydney Morning Herald |
Breakthrough gene therapy offers cure for blood disorder haemophilia: Sydney scientists
The Sydney Morning Herald Professor John Rasko with Mark Lee, his partner and his daughter, who is a carrier for haemophilia B. Photo: Supplied. Patients are dependent on multiple infusions, of up to three times a week, to guard against major bleeding – both internally and … Twenty years of work paid off with successful haemophilia gene therapyDaily Telegraph Gene therapy offers haemophilia cure: ‘Mum now knows she won’t see her only surviving son die’9news.com.au Breakthrough in treatment of haemophiliaNEWS.com.au |