New Therapies Improve Outlook for Bleeding and Clotting Disorders Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli11 Dec 2017 7:25 PM ISTIn three studies presented during the 59th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition in Atlanta, researchers report...
FDA Okays Gene Therapy for Rare Form of Blindness Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli19 Dec 2017 7:31 PM ISTU.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Spark Therapeutics' innovative gene therapy for the treatment of a rare, inherited form of...
Study advances gene therapy for glaucoma Anjali Nimesh Nimesh17 Jan 2018 7:20 PM ISTWhile testing genes to treat glaucoma by reducing pressure inside the eye, University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists stumbled onto a problem: They...
International study declares CAR T-cell therapy safe and effective in leukemia Anjali Nimesh Nimesh1 Feb 2018 7:20 PM ISTDr.Stephan Grupp and his team at CHOP pioneered gene therapy/cell therapy approach known as CAR T-cell therapy which was approved by FDA in August...
Gene Therapy to reduce blood transfusions need in Thalassemia : NEJM Anjali Nimesh Nimesh19 April 2018 8:00 PM ISTBeta-thalassemia is a genetic disorder characterized by reduced or negligible production of hemoglobin's beta chains. People suffering from severe...
Gene therapy may improve visual acuity in choroideremia : Phase 2 study Hina Zahid3 Jan 2019 7:05 PM ISTIn a phase 2 study, Researchers have found that with gene therapy best corrected visual acuity may be sustained in patients with choroideremia. The...
Scientists develop new single dose treatment for Chlamydia infection Hina Zahid8 Feb 2019 7:28 PM ISTScientists develop new single dose treatment for Chlamydia, most common sexually transmitted bacterial infection in the world.Researchers at the...
Enemy turns saviour- HIV used in gene therapy to treat 'bubble boy' disease Hina Zahid18 April 2019 7:10 PM ISTA St. Jude doctor Brian Sorrentino pioneered gene therapy using HIV to save patients of bubble boy disease. The study results were published by the...
Gene therapy to reverse age by 20 years: World's first trial Medha Baranwal Baranwal22 Nov 2019 8:28 PM ISTThe world's first breakthrough gene therapy clinical trial aims to reverse 20 years of aging in humans.USA: Using gene therapy to express active...
