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New 'cutting edge' hemophilia treatment is a victory for patients, Tulane doctor says
Jan 28, 2023 | 02:48 amA new treatment that helps people with hemophilia A maintain higher levels of a crucial blood clotting factor with fewer treatments is a victory for patients, according to a new editorial in The New England Journal of Medicine this week by Dr. Cindy Leissinger, director of the Louisiana Center for Bleeding and Clotting Disorders at Tulane University School of Medicine.
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AI tool promises to accelerate the development of gene therapies on a large scale
Jan 26, 2023 | 21:32 pmAn artificial intelligence (AI) program may enable the first simple production of customizable proteins called zinc fingers to treat diseases by turning genes on and off.
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Caron Receives Patents for Humanity COVID-19 Program Award from the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Jan 26, 2023 | 16:31 pm
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Mitochondrial dysfunction and endothelial impairment linked to many cardiovascular diseases
Jan 23, 2023 | 19:59 pmMany cardiovascular diseases, such as atherosclerosis, or 'hardening of the arteries,' correlate to mitochondrial dysfunction and endothelial impairment in the tissues of the heart and blood vessels.
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Healthy gene found in centenarians can reverse the decline of heart performance in older people
Jan 23, 2023 | 14:49 pmAn anti-aging gene discovered in a population of centenarians has been shown to rewind the heart's biological age by 10 years.
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Therapeutic small molecule can restore visual functions after optic nerve injury
Jan 20, 2023 | 19:13 pmTraumatic injury to the brain, spinal cord and optic nerve in the central nervous system (CNS) are the leading cause of disability and the second leading cause of death worldwide.
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Gene editing could offer a promising solution for treating patients after a heart attack
Jan 20, 2023 | 18:10 pmEditing a gene that prompts a cascade of damage after a heart attack appeared to reverse this inevitable course in mice, leaving their hearts remarkably unharmed, a new study by UT Southwestern scientists showed.
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Partial genetic reprogramming might extend lifespan and reverse aging in old mice
Jan 19, 2023 | 13:17 pmResearchers performed age-reversing experiments, in vivo and in vitro, in progeroid mice using gene therapy.
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Using the power of light to transform analytical workflows in the life sciences
Jan 17, 2023 | 13:00 pmIn this interview, we speak to Svea Cheeseman at Refeyn about their SamuxMP products used for the analysis of adeno-associated viruses (AAV) capsids.
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TTP introduces Cellular Origins, a TTP Company focussed on delivering scalable manufacture of cell and gene therapies
Jan 17, 2023 | 11:29 amNew company created to enable commercial manufacture of new cell and gene therapies.
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