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Pioneering gene therapy restores UK girl’s hearing. A truly wonderful outcome.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 23, 2024 Source:Pioneering gene therapy restores UK girl’s hearing
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Gene therapies that let deaf children hear bring hope—and many questions
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 1, 2024 Source:Gene therapies that let deaf children hear bring hope—and many questions
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Adeno-associated-virus-mediated gene delivery helps restore ovarian function in half of infertile (Premature ovarian insufficiency) mice. Small study but interesting proof of concept.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 16, 2022 Source:Gene-Editing Technique Allows Infertile Mice To Have Babies Reference:Adeno-associated-virus-mediated gene delivery to ovaries restores fertility in congenital infertile mice
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Experimental and ingenious treatment uses virus to genetically alter skin stem cells to combat boy’s epidermolysis bullosa saving his life
Health Headlines Commentary for November 10, 2017 Source: Lab-Grown Skin Saves Dying Boy with Rare Disease Reference: Regeneration of the entire human epidermis using transgenic stem cells
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Gene therapy helps retrain immune system to attack HIV
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 7, 2014 Source: Immune upgrade gives ‘HIV shielding’ Reference: Gene Editing of CCR5 in Autologous CD4 T Cells of Persons Infected with HIV
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Understanding advances in gene therapy
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 11, 2014 Source: Fixing a body’s broken genes is becoming possible
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Gene therapy help maintain and restore the sight of some patients with rare eye disease
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 16, 2014 [display_podcast] Source: New gene therapy improves vision in patients with incurable form of blindness Reference: Retinal gene therapy in patients with choroideremia: initial findings from a phase 1/2 clinical trial
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Genetic switch may help heal heart after heart attack but application is years away
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 5, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Winnipeg scientist says gene could heal heart damage Reference:
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Gene therapy study demonstrate mild success in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 17, 2011 [display_podcast] Source: Gene therapy shows promise in easing Parkinson’s Reference: Lancet Neurology: AAV2-GAD gene therapy for advanced Parkinson’s disease