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1,073 results for: GENE THERAPY

  1. Health & Medicine

    New route to insulin-making cells

    Researchers have found cells resembling stem cells in the mouse pancreas, suggesting new ways to treat diabetes.

    By Patrick Barry
  2. Health & Medicine

    Vessel rescue

    A blood pressure medication limits damage to the aorta in people with Marfan syndrome, possibly signaling a new therapy for the condition.

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Health & Medicine

    Tumor Suicide: Gene therapy makes cancer cells self-destruct

    Microscopic bubbles of fat that deliver a suicide gene to tumor cells show success in treating pancreatic cancer in mice.

    By Patrick Barry
  4. Health & Medicine

    Neuron Killers

    Misfolded, clumping proteins evade conviction, but they remain prime suspects in neurodegenerative diseases.

    By Tina Hesman Saey

  5. Flawed Stem Cells Yield Fragile X Clues: Researchers study genetic disorder via discarded embryos

    The most common inherited cause of mental retardation arises when a mutated gene is shut down early in embryonic development.

    By Brian Vastag
  6. Chemistry

    Gene dispensers

    A new gene therapy technique releases genetic material from successive nanoscale layers of DNA as sheets of polyester that hold them in place slowly degrade.

    By Janet Raloff
  7. Health & Medicine

    Long-life Link: Gut protein ties low insulin to longevity

    A new link between insulin and aging adds to scientists' understanding of longevity and points to possible targets for life-extending therapies.

    By Patrick Barry

  8. Stem Cells from Virgin Eggs

    Making embryonic stem cells from unfertilized eggs might bypass many ethical concerns, but important scientific hurdles remain.

    By Patrick Barry
  9. Health & Medicine

    Sickle Save: Skin cells fix anemia in mice

    Using a new technique to turn skin cells into stem cells, scientists have corrected sickle cell anemia in mice.

    By Brian Vastag
  10. Health & Medicine

    Visualizing Cancer: Images of tumors can detect gene expression

    Subtle features in X-ray images of tumors let radiologists infer which genes are active in the cancerous growth.

    By Patrick Barry
  11. Health & Medicine

    Nurturing Our Microbes

    Nurturing the microbes living in the human body can pay dividends—from shortening the length of colds to fighting obesity and osteoporosis.

    By Janet Raloff
  12. Tech

    Cellular Smugglers: Laden nanoparticles hitch a ride on bacteria

    Molecular cargoes loaded onto nanoparticles can sneak into mammalian cells on the backs of bacteria.

    By Sarah Webb