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MAY 15, 2024

WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 -- An experimental gene therapy could one day provide a first-ever cure for genital and oral herpes, researchers report.The gene therapy removed 90% or more of oral herpes infection in lab mice, and it also suppressed how.

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JULY 17, 2024

A new gene therapy treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) shows promise of not only arresting the decline of the muscles of those affected by this inherited genetic disease, but perhaps, in the future, repairing those muscles.

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MARCH 27, 2025

Researchers conducted the first clinical trial of an AI-powered therapy chatbot and found that, on average, people with diagnosed mental disorders experienced clinically significant improvements in their symptoms over eight weeks, according to new results.

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MAY 16, 2024

In an important step toward more effective gene therapies for brain diseases, researchers have engineered a gene-delivery vehicle that uses a human protein to efficiently cross the blood-brain barrier and deliver a disease-relevant gene to the brain in mice expressing the human protein.

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APRIL 26, 2024

Regenerative heart therapies involve transplanting cardiac muscle cells into damaged areas of the heart to recover lost function. In a recent study, researchers tested a novel approach that involves injecting 'cardiac spheroids,' cultured from human stem cells, directly into damaged ventricles.

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Drugs.com

OCTOBER 7, 2024

7, 2024 -- Light therapy: It's long been a go-to therapy for seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a kind of depression that can beset some people when winter looms and days shorten.But new research is suggesting that time spent in front. MONDAY, Oct.

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AUGUST 16, 2023

The struggling biotech also plans to offload other cell therapy assets, including a multiple myeloma therapy, and focus exclusively on gene editing medicines.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Researchers have developed a new gene switch that can be activated using a commercially available nitroglycerine patch applied to the skin. One day, researchers want to use switches of this kind to trigger cell therapies for various metabolic diseases.

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Drugs.com

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

6, 2024 -- Gene therapy may restore vision to children and adults robbed of their sight by a rare inherited condition called Leber congenital amaurosis, researchers report.The illness is caused by mutations in the GUCY2D gene, which. FRIDAY, Sept.

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Drugs.com

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Now, researchers say they are on the trail of a potential new therapy for the disabling neurological illness.It's early research. THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 -- Parkinson's is a relentless disease for which few treatments, and no real cure, exists.

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Drugs.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

22, 2024 -- Four years of hormone replacement therapy to help women deal with menopausal symptoms causes no harm to the brain, even over the long term, new research shows."In FRIDAY, Nov. In the present study, approximately 10 years after 48 months of.

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OCTOBER 18, 2023

Results demonstrated the safety and preliminary efficacy of the novel gene therapy approach in high-grade glioma patients, with prolonged survival in a subgroup of recurrent GBM patients immunologically 'familiar' with the virus.

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BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

MAY 7, 2024

The company is working with trial researchers to investigate further. Pfizer said the patient, a young boy who was treated earlier last year, had died suddenly.

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JULY 12, 2024

Researchers have found that two of the most frequently administered stem cell therapies, which are often used interchangeably, actually contain completely different types of cells.

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OCTOBER 21, 2024

What else does the research tell us? Immunotherapy and precision medicine show promise in better fighting cancer.

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APRIL 12, 2024

The two companies have ended a collaboration that was struck in 2021 and focused on “off-the-shelf” cell therapies for cancer.

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Drugs.com

DECEMBER 29, 2023

29, 2023 -- A new cellular therapy improved learning and memory in mice with Alzheimer's disease, researchers report.The therapy -- developed at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) -- relies on both the immune system to. FRIDAY, Dec.

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JULY 19, 2023

The agency veteran, who led the Office of Tissues and Advanced Therapies during a boom in gene and cell therapy research, retired in March.

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AUGUST 1, 2024

Wilson, who founded UPenn’s gene therapy program three decades ago, will step down to start two new spinouts, Gemma Bio and Franklin Biolabs.

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JULY 7, 2023

The mucus in the airways is not as sticky, inflammation in the lungs significantly reduced: Triple combination therapy can achieve these positive, lasting effects in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). According to new research, this form of medication improves the symptoms of CF in many patients.

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Drugs.com

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

27, 2023 -- Gene therapy has restored mobility in mice with completely severed spinal cords, researchers report. WEDNESDAY, Sept. The mice regained the ability to walk, with gait patterns resembling those of mice that resumed walking naturally after.

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Broad Institute

MARCH 11, 2025

By Count Me In Communications March 11, 2025 Count Me In , a patient-partnered research initiative led by the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, is launching a new project focused on translocation renal cell carcinoma (tRCC), a rare and aggressive form of kidney cancer.

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JULY 12, 2023

The decision to explore “strategic alternatives” comes about six weeks after the company sold its most advanced treatment to Novartis for nearly $90 million.

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MARCH 13, 2025

Researchers devised a process to convert a skin cell directly into a neuron, eliminating the need to generate induced pluripotent stem cells. Such neurons could be used to treat spinal cord injuries or diseases such as ALS.

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Drugs.com

MARCH 18, 2025

TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 -- Gender-affirming hormone therapy may not only help transgender and nonbinary individuals physically -- it could also improve their mental health, new research suggests.A study published March 17 in JAMA Network Open found.

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JANUARY 24, 2024

A novel gene therapy for hearing loss was administered to six children in China in a clinical trial. The researchers report in a new study, after 26 weeks, five children demonstrated hearing recovery and dramatic improvements in speech perception and the restored ability to conduct normal conversation.

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Drug Target Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

In the rapidly advancing field of cell therapies, Dr Jason Bock has emerged as a leader, known for his innovative approach to optimising the development process. With over 25 years of experience in therapeutics, Bock has played a pivotal role in shaping the future of cell therapies, particularly through his work at CTMC.

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BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

JUNE 22, 2023

The conditional clearance for Sarepta’s Elevidys in 4- and 5-year-olds is a milestone for research into the deadly disease, and raises the stakes of an ongoing trial that could prove how well it works.

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AUGUST 9, 2024

The decision to turn down an application from Lykos Therapeutics comes at a pivotal time for psychedelics research, which, after decades of dismissal, has recently gained momentum.

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Drugs.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

2, 2023 -- A procedure to treat the irregular heart rhythm condition known as atrial fibrillation (a-fib) works just as well for women as it does for men, new research shows. THURSDAY, Nov. The technology, called pulsed field ablation (PFA), can be.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Researchers have discovered the mechanism by which cholesterol in our diet is absorbed into our cells. This discovery opens up new opportunities for therapeutic intervention to control cholesterol uptake that could complement other therapies and potentially save lives.

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JULY 12, 2023

Researchers have demonstrated that a transplant surgical procedure (called 'needle trauma') triggers a profound immune response and causes the death of most grafted dopamine neurons. These findings suggest a path for the 'realistic' use of cell therapy to treat neurodegenerative disorders.

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BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

MARCH 11, 2025

The deal ends 2Seventy’s short run as an independent company, during which it restructured, sold off research and lost nearly all of its market value.

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Drugs.com

OCTOBER 3, 2024

3, 2024 -- Japanese researchers have successfully used a transplant of human stem cells to close a hole in a key part of a monkey's retina. THURSDAY, Oct. They say the achievement could pave the way for better treatment of small gaps that form in.

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Drugs.com

MARCH 14, 2024

THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 -- Delivering dual-targeted, immune-focused CAR T cancer therapy via a patient's spinal fluid quickly shrank deadly brain tumors, researchers report. CAR T therapy harnesses the power of the patient's immune system T-cells,

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BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The once high-flying biotech is cutting staff for the second time in a year and delaying some research to save cash.

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Drugs.com

JANUARY 22, 2024

Now, research shows that two leading modes of treatment -- antidepressants and an approach called behavioral activation. MONDAY, Jan. 22, 2024 -- Depression affects half of the 6 million Americans who struggle with debilitating heart failure.

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