Medical XpressNew gene therapy targets brain disordersMedical Xpress"In our previous study in rats with Canavan disease, we used gene therapy to restore aspartoacylase in brain cells called neurons, but the effects were very modest," said stu… Continue reading
EPM Magazine |
New virtual lab launched in UK to aid synthetic biology industry
EPM Magazine The National Physical Laboratory (NPL), the UK’s National Measurement Institute (NMI) and SynbiCITE at Imperial College London have announced the launch of a new £7 million virtual lab to establish the UK Centre for Engineering Biology, Metrology and … |
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Gene Therapy Skin Grafts Save Boy With Rare Disease – NBC News
NBCNews.com Gene therapy created a whole body skin graft for a ‘butterfly’ boy. It’s a new regenerative medicine approach using both gene therapy and stem cells. Gene Therapy Creates Replacement Skin to Save a Dying BoyNew York Times Gene–Therapy Grafts Have Repaired a Child’s Devastating Skin DisorderMIT Technology Review New gene therapy technique saves boy’s life by growing new skinEngadget Snopes.com –The Hindu –JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association –Genetics Home Reference – NIH all 125 news articles » |
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Gene Therapy Skin Grafts Save Boy With Rare Disease
NBCNews.com But there was another option: an experimental skin graft made using gene therapy to correct the faulty DNA that gave the boy his delicate, blister-prone skin. It worked. The graft replaced 80 percent of Hassan’s skin, and he’s back at school, leading a … Gene Therapy Creates Replacement Skin to Save a Dying BoyNew York Times Gene–Therapy Grafts Have Repaired a Child’s Devastating Skin DisorderMIT Technology Review New gene therapy technique saves boy’s life by growing new skinEngadget Snopes.com –The Hindu –JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association –Genetics Home Reference – NIH all 125 news articles » |
Medical Xpress |
Researchers report findings on the effects of fat on stem cells
Medical Xpress The study examined how the type of fat a person consumes may determine whether stem cells are converted into bone cells or fat cells. It’s the third peer-reviewed journal article Skinkle has co-authored since joining the lab as a freshman and working … |
Medical Xpress |
Researchers report findings on the effects of fat on stem cells
Medical Xpress The study examined how the type of fat a person consumes may determine whether stem cells are converted into bone cells or fat cells. It’s the third peer-reviewed journal article Skinkle has co-authored since joining the lab as a freshman and working … |
NBC New York |
Happening Today: Trump in China, Church Shooting, Gene Therapy, Kevin Spacey
NBC New York He had a rare, incurable skin disease called junctional epidermolysis bullosa, caused by genetic mutations. To fix that, the doctors took a small piece of the boy’s skin from an area that was OK. In total, they grew close to a square meter of skin. The … |