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Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C Infection and Parkinson's Disease Linked [VIDEO]
By Lori Brown | Mar 31, 2017 10:02 AM EDTHepatitis B and C are found to increase the risk of Parkinson's Disease in a UK study although the reason is still unknown.
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Clinical Trials To See The World In A Whole New Light: Gene Therapy For Blindness Initiated
By Gerard Black | Mar 23, 2017 12:29 PM EDTThe Oxford Eye Hospital has successfully performed the first gene therapy for a X-linked retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative form of blindness.
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Gene Silencer Can Reduce Cholesterol Levels by 50 Percent [VIDEO]
By Mark Miller | Mar 18, 2017 12:00 PM EDTA new gene-silencing technique is capable of preventing cholesterol levels from increasing by 50 percent.
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Gene Therapy Cures Rare Disorder Affecting Dogs; Could Cure For Humans Be Next?
By Minnow Blythe | Feb 16, 2017 08:06 PM ESTResearchers have successfully cured a rare disorder affecting dogs with gene therapy.
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Gene Therapy Restores Deaf Mice Hearing
By Joie M Gahum | Feb 07, 2017 07:50 AM ESTA genetically deaf mice hearing was successfully restored through gene therapy. Improved gene therapy is being further explored to try restoring higher levels of hearing problems.
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Scientists Explore Ways To Reverse Gray Hair And Aging
By R. Siva Kumar | Dec 31, 2015 09:32 AM ESTA number of studies are under way to reverse the aging process, but the solution is still out of reach.
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Gene Therapy could be Safe and Effective in Treating Bubble Boy Syndrome
By Cheri Cheng | Oct 09, 2014 03:44 PM EDTAccording to a clinical trial, a form of gene therapy might be an effective and safe treatment option for patients with severe combined immune deficiency (SCID).
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Gene Therapy Yields Positive Results in Mice With Heart Condition
By Kamal Nayan | Aug 20, 2014 05:43 PM EDTGene therapy protects mice from a life-threatening heart disease caused by muscular dystrophy, according to a new research.
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‘Bubble Boy’ Disease is more Common than Previously Thought, Study Reveals
By Cheri Cheng | Aug 20, 2014 10:56 AM EDTAccording to researchers, severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), dubbed "Bubble Boy" disease, is two times more common than experts believed.
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Study Identifies Crucial Step In DNA Repair
By Kamal Nayan | Aug 19, 2014 09:35 AM EDTResearchers have identified a crucial step in DNA repair that might lead to targeted gene therapy for hereditary diseases including "children of the moon" and a common form of colon cancer, according to a new study.
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Researchers Find Potential New Use For Cancer Drug In Gene Therapy For Blood Disorders
By Kamal Nayan | Jun 27, 2014 10:26 AM EDTScientists working to make gene therapy a reality have achieved yet another milestone. They have figured out how to bypass a blood stem cell's natural defenses while efficiently inserting disease-fighting genes into the cell's genome.
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Researchers Report Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Could Speed up Wound Healing
By Cheri Cheng | Oct 09, 2013 12:47 PM EDTResearchers found that using gene and stem cell therapy together helped improve wound healing for elderly mice.
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Deadly Genetic Diseases Successfully Treated With Modified AIDS Virus
By Christine Hsu | Jul 11, 2013 02:38 PM EDTThe AIDS virus can be used to treat genetic diseases, according to Italian scientists.
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Scientists Discover Better Potential Treatment for Sickle Cell Disease
By Christine Hsu | Jul 01, 2013 01:07 PM EDTNew research reveals a promising treatment for Sickle cell disease.
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New Trial Seeks to Improve Heart Failure with a Virus
By Makini Brice | Apr 30, 2013 01:25 PM EDTAffecting 5.8 million people in the United States alone, the condition can leave people weak and unable to perform simple tasks like walking up the stairs.
