Goodbye Statins? New Gene Editing Therapy Slashes High Cholesterol A new gene therapy targeting an enzyme involved in familial hypercholesterolemia slashes bad cholesterol in a small clinical trial. Inverse · Nov 13, 2023
Some children born deaf in China finally able to hear after gene therapy, report says ‘It’s really important that we get the first gene therapy treatment right’ The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2023
A new cure for sickle cell disease may be coming. Health advisers will review it next week There soon may be a new cure for sickle cell disease that attacks the disorder at its genetic source The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2023
Form of gene therapy offers hope for severe alcohol addiction, study finds US research linked to dopamine release finds macaques decreased consumption by up to 90% after treatment The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2023
Gene therapy injection into the brain causes alcohol use disorder to stop — in monkeys A small, proof-of-concept study in monkeys reveals the potential of a one-off gene therapy to treat people with alcohol use disorder who haven't responded to other treatments. LiveScience · Aug 14, 2023
Bengaluru-based eye hospital to soon start human clinical trials of indigenous gene therapy for ocular diseases Narayana Nethralaya to start human clinical trials of indigenous gene therapy for ocular diseases; first such effort in India. Cost of therapy to reduce from ₹7 crore to 1/20th-1/50th of international costs. Meeting of 25 clinicians & scientists held to come out with consensus & establish national registry for rare… The Hindu · Jul 26, 2023
Gene-therapy drops restore teen's vision after genetic disease left his eyes clouded with scars A teen with dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, or "butterfly disease," was legally blind but has now had his sight restored with gene therapy. LiveScience · Jul 26, 2023
Gene therapy eyedrops restored a boy's sight. Similar treatments could help millions Antonio Vento Carvajal has been legally blind for much of his 14 years The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2023
Harvard scientists have identified a drug combo that may reverse aging in just one week: ‘A step towards affordable whole-body rejuvenation' The “chemical cocktail” helped reverse aging in mice, but some experts are skeptical about whether it will work in humans. Fortune · Jul 18, 2023
Gene therapy for severe hemophilia is approved by FDA U.S. health regulators have approved a gene therapy for the most common form of hemophilia The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2023
Up First: Titan implosion; 1 year after Roe; Evan Gershkovich's appeal rejected All five people aboard the Titan are believed dead after an implosion. Saturday marks a year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe. The FDA approves the first gene therapy for muscular dystrophy. WEKU · Jun 23, 2023
First gene therapy for deadly form of muscular dystrophy gets FDA approval for young kids The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first gene therapy to treat a deadly form of muscular dystrophy The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2023
Laurus Labs, IIT-Kanpur to collaborate for novel gene therapy The drug manufacturer will also fund the clinical trials and launch the products in India and emerging markets. Additionally, it will establish a GMP (good manufacturing practice) facility at the Techno Park facility of IIT-K, Laurus said on Monday. The Hindu · Jun 20, 2023
Gene therapy could be used as birth control for cats, small study suggests A new study shows that gene therapy could be an effective form of birth control for cats. LiveScience · Jun 8, 2023
Inverse · Jun 6, 2023 This Cutting-Edge Gene Therapy Could Revolutionize Birth Control — But It's Not for Humans A new gene therapy that modifies the production of a hormone in cats could make spaying wild cats far easier.
Inverse · May 30, 2023 This Humble Virus Could Revolutionize How We Treat Genetic Diseases A new type of gene therapy could be cheaper, safer, and more efficient at treating diseases like muscular dystrophy and sickle cell disease.
LiveScience · May 22, 2023 New gene therapy gel is the 1st approved treatment for rare and painful 'butterfly disease' The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a gene therapy for dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, also known as butterfly disease.
Inverse · May 21, 2023 Gene Therapy is Upending How Doctors Treat Incurable Conditions Gene therapy has helped doctors make major strides in treating inherited blindness, and it's now being explored for other conditions.
The Conversation · May 12, 2023 Gene therapy helps combat some forms of blindness – and ongoing clinical trials are looking to extend these treatments to other diseases An estimated 295 million people suffer from visual impairment globally. Around 43 million of those people are living with blindness. While not every form of blindness can be cured, recent scientific breakthroughs have uncovered new ways to treat some forms of inherited blindness through gene therapy.
Daily Mirror · May 11, 2023 'People say we are playing God changing our daughter's genetics - but it saved her' Nicola Kelleher's partner Bradley Benjamin has a hereditary kidney disease which has seen him suffer on dialysis for years - and they didn't want the same outcome for their child
WEKU · May 2, 2023 Gene therapy for muscular dystrophy stirs hopes and controversy The FDA is considering greenlighting the experimental treatment under its accelerated approvals program. Some critics point out the therapy isn't yet proven to work and may be costly.
Dynamite News · Apr 28, 2023 Genetic therapy can lower tau protein which causes Alzheimer's disease: Study A world-first trial at UCL and UCLH has found a new gene therapy for Alzheimer's disease that is able to safely lower levels of the harmful tau protein known to cause the disease. Read further on Dynamite News:
LiveScience · Mar 23, 2023 Gene therapy: Everything you need to know about the DNA-tweaking treatments Gene therapies treat or prevent disease by tweaking the content or expression of cells' DNA.
Daily Mirror · Mar 16, 2023 'Miracle cure' for spinal disorder rolled out on NHS - but babies still face paralysis A cure for a deadly spinal disorder will be given out on the NHS after pioneering gene therapy costing £1.8million was approved today for infants before symptoms begin
Daily Mirror · Mar 12, 2023 'Gene therapy found to wind hearts BACK 10 years and protect people from ageing' Scientists in Bristol have experimented with the therapy on mice and found it effectively rewound their hearts by the equivalent of 10 human years - soon they hope to use it on heart failure patients