All Articles Tagged As: gene therapy

Gene Therapy Reduces Cocaine Use in Rats (4/17/2008)

Flooding brain with "pleasure chemical" receptors works on cocaine, as on alcohol ...> Full Article

Clearer day for gene therapy: New vector carries big genes linked to inherited blindness (4/17/2008)

Mouse study shows that gene therapy could be used to improve eye function in humans. ...> Full Article

Work with power grids leads to cell biology discovery (3/19/2008)

Gene therapy, in which a working gene is inserted into a cell to replace a faulty or absent gene, is a promising experimental technique for the prevention and treatment of disease. ...> Full Article

Imitating monkey's 'jumping genes' could lead to new treatments for HIV (2/20/2008)

Scientists have taken a significant step in understanding how retroviruses such as HIV can move between species and the biological mechanisms behind the 'jumping genes' which make some monkeys immune. They will now use this knowledge to develop a gene therapy treatment for HIV/AIDS in humans. ...> Full Article

Scientists find how a protein binds to genes and regulates them across the human genome (2/11/2008)

Out of chaos, control: Cornell molecular biologists have discovered how a protein called PARP-1 binds to genes and regulates their expression across the human genome. Knowing where PARP-1 is located and how it works may allow scientists to target this protein to battle common diseases, such as stroke and cancer. ...> Full Article