Lipid Nanoparticles for Gene Therapy – Drug Discovery & Development
Drug Discovery & Development |
Lipid Nanoparticles for Gene Therapy
Drug Discovery & Development Lipid nanoparticles (SLNs and NLCs) are regarded as highly promising systems for delivering nucleic acids in gene therapy. Until now, viral systems have been the most effective method for delivering genetic matter but they pose significant safety problems. |
The National Interest Online (blog) |
Japan: The World’s Next Big Arms Dealer?
The National Interest Online (blog) The deal remains in suspended animation. Some media commentaries even suggest it is as good as ‘almost dead’. More recently, Japan has opened talks with New Zealand seeking to sell patrol and transport aircraft. The negotiations are still at the early … |
Asbestos.com |
Major Changes Coming to Mesothelioma Immunotherapy
Asbestos.com Dr. Aaron Mansfield at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota believes that checkpoint inhibitors, immunotherapy, are on the verge of changing traditional treatment for mesothelioma. “If we talk again in a year or two, there is going to be a different treatment … |
R & D Magazine |
Researchers Perform Genome Surgery with CRISPR-Cas9 to Prevent Blindness
R & D Magazine Scientists at the Center for Genome Engineering, within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) report the use of CRISPR-Cas9 in performing “gene surgery” in the layer of tissue that supports the retina of living mice. Published in Genome Research, this … CRISPR/Cas9 fight could be far from over – Editas Medicine …Seeking Alpha CRISPR editing allowed with proper supervision, study advisesScience Recorder IBS scientists modify fat content in soybean oil using new CRISPR-Cpf1 technologyNews-Medical.net Business Standard all 15 news articles » |
Xconomy |
Bio Roundup: CRISPR Drama, Marathon and PhRMA, the Price of Vision & More
Xconomy Meanwhile, plans to replace the Affordable Care Act crept forward, the potential new Medicare/Medicaid chief testified before a congressional committee, and the legal feud over ownership of the gene editing technology CRISPR-Cas9 continued. Let’s get … |
News-Medical.net |
Calgary man becomes world’s first to receive experimental gene therapy
CTV News Bildulka’s gene therapy began when his medical team harvested his bone marrow. The stem cells were sent to the Toronto office of Dr. Jeffrey Medin, a specialist in gene transfer. His team took the cells and using a modified virus called a lentivirus … Canadian researchers use gene therapy to treat patient with Fabry diseaseNews-Medical.net Calgary patient with rare condition ‘first in the world’ to receive …Globalnews.ca Calgary man first in the world to receive experimental gene therapy …MetroNews Canada |
Drug Discovery & Development |
New Nanofiber Matrix Enhances Stem Cell Production
Drug Discovery & Development A new nanofiber-on-microfiber matrix could lead to more and better quality stem cells for disease treatment and regenerative therapies. The matrix, produced by researchers from Kyoto University in Japan, is made of gelatin nanofibers on a synthetic … |