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5:37pm, 26th April, 2019

Gene repair improves memory and seizures in adult autism model

(Scripps Research Institute) There may be reason to treat severe neurodevelopmental disorders at any stage of life, a new study of SYNGAP1 related autism suggests.

Experimental Gene Therapy Frees "Bubble-Boy" Babies from a Life of Isolation

1:42am, 19th April, 2019

Tech

Experimental Gene Therapy Frees "Bubble-Boy" Babies from a Life of Isolation

Treatment restores immune-system function in young children with severe disorder-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

This gene could play a major role in reducing brain swelling after stroke

11:49pm, 14th April, 2019

Humans

This gene could play a major role in reducing brain swelling after stroke

(University of Southern California) Inflammation gone awry in the brain due to stroke, head injury or infection causes damage; in a lab model of stroke, a particular gene tamped down swelling.

5:50pm, 9th April, 2019

Tech

Next-generation gene drive arrives

(University of California - San Diego) Scientists developed a new version of a gene drive that allows the spread of specific, favorable genetic variants, also known as 'alleles,' throughout a population. The new 'allelic drive' is...

New protein for gene editing may improve disease treatment, sustainable manufacturing

12:11am, 3rd April, 2019

Tech

New protein for gene editing may improve disease treatment, sustainable manufacturing

(Purdue University) Purdue University researchers have developed a method that uses the protein Argonaute from Natronobacterium gregoryi (NgAgo) and supplied DNA for gene editing.

The Case of a Woman Who Feels Almost No Pain Leads Scientists to a New Gene Mutation

9:00am, 30th March, 2019

Humans

The Case of a Woman Who Feels Almost No Pain Leads Scientists to a New Gene Mutation

The discovery may have implications for treating acute and chronic pain-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Gene transfer improves diabetes-linked heart ailment

5:02pm, 27th March, 2019

Tech

Gene transfer improves diabetes-linked heart ailment

(Veterans Affairs Research Communications) Researchers with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the University of California San Diego have shown that a gene transfer technique can combat heart dysfunction caused by diabetes.

How Gene Therapy Can Reverse a Form of Congenital Blindness

6:26pm, 8th March, 2019

Humans

How Gene Therapy Can Reverse a Form of Congenital Blindness

If we had known in advance of the challenges that were to come, we might never have started the research-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Gene in Infamous Experiment on Embryos Points to New Stroke Treatment

7:23pm, 21st February, 2019

Humans

Gene in Infamous Experiment on Embryos Points to New Stroke Treatment

Biology at the center of last year’s contentious gene-edited twins result may hold other benefits for brain injury-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com