Gene Therapy for Huntington’s Disease in Development – Rare Disease Report
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Gene Therapy for Huntington’s Disease in Development
Rare Disease Report In Huntington’s disease animal models, the gene therapy called AMT-130, an AAV5 vector carrying a DNA cassette encoding artificial micro-RNA, is effective. In April, data was presented at the 12th Annual CHDI HD Therapeutics Conference in Malta showing … UniQure Plans Tests That Could Lead to Clinical Trial of AMT-130 Gene Therapy for Huntington’sHuntington’s Disease News |
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A new method for the 3-D printing of living tissues
Phys.Org Dr Alexander Graham, lead author and 3D Bioprinting Scientist at OxSyBio (Oxford Synthetic Biology), said: “We were aiming to fabricate three-dimensional living tissues that could display the basic behaviours and physiology found in natural organisms. |
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Newborn heart stem cells may ‘reverse aging’ of older hearts, study says
UPI.com In the study, a special type of stem cells was taken from the hearts of newborn rats and injected into the hearts of old rats, average age 22 months. Other rats from the same age group were given saline shots instead. Baseline heart function was … |