CNNFDA approves gene therapy for a type of blindnessCNN… to establish safety and efficacy. Those patients are still being followed. In a separate trial, researchers treated 31 patients and measured changes in their vision based on their ability to co… Continue reading
WTNH Connecticut News (press release)Patient advocacy group paves way for breakthrough gene therapy …WTNH Connecticut News (press release)Sofia Sees Hope is dedicated to transforming the lives of impacted by blindness caused by rare inherited retinal… Continue reading
NPRScientists Use Gene Editing To Prevent A Form Of Deafness In MiceNPRUrnov wrote a commentary accompanying the report in the journal. "We no longer are relegated to just sequencing DNA and staring glumly at genetic destiny." The development… Continue reading
NPRScientists Use Gene Editing To Prevent A Form Of Deafness In MiceNPRUrnov wrote a commentary accompanying the report in the journal. "We no longer are relegated to just sequencing DNA and staring glumly at genetic destiny." The development… Continue reading
EurekAlert (press release)More tumor mutations equals higher success rate with cancer immunotherapy drugsEurekAlert (press release)Work by Dung Le, M.D., associate professor of oncology, and other researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center a… Continue reading
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Gene Therapy Changes Life Of Star Singer Suffering From Childhood Blindness
WENY-TV PHILADELPHIA — On Tuesday the FDA approved a groundbreaking gene therapy treatment developed by doctors at the University of Pennsylvania. That same treatment has helped changed the life of a star singer suffering from childhood blindness. America’s … |
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CRISPR: The Next Hearing-Loss Treatment?
MIT Technology Review In mice, scientists injected CRISPR-Cas9 directly into the tiny hairs of the inner ear, which pick up the vibrations of sound waves and convert them into signals the brain can interpret (in the image above, a mouse’s cochlear hairs show up green). When … CRISPR Treatment Prevents Hearing Loss in MiceHoward Hughes Medical Institute CRISPR Could Soon Charge into Hearing Loss Drug Race, New Study SuggestsXconomy CRISPR Helps Mice HearThe Scientist Gizmodo –UC Berkeley –Los Angeles Times all 24 news articles » |