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1,053 results for: GENE THERAPY

  1. Health & Medicine

    Chemotherapy drug may in fact strengthen some cancer cells

    Research shows a standard drug for treating brain cancer can actually make some cells more aggressive.

    By Laura Sanders
  2. Health & Medicine

    Keeping artery plaques under control

    Toning down a gene called CHOP may offer a way to reduce the risk of arterial plaque ruptures, which can cause heart attacks and strokes, a study in mice shows.

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Life

    For blood stem cells, the force is strong

    Blood flow boosts production of blood stem cells, two new studies show.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  4. Health & Medicine

    Hormone may be heart-healthy insulin substitute

    A study in mice finds leptin lowers blood sugar without raising cholesterol.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  5. Health & Medicine

    Existing antibiotic might help keep wraps on AIDS virus

    The acne drug minocycline inhibits HIV activation in infected immune cells, lab tests show.

    By Nathan Seppa
  6. Life

    BATTLE trial personalizes lung cancer treatment

    A new study makes a first step toward personalized chemotherapy.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  7. Life

    Bacterial chitchat proves distracting for wound healing

    Microbial communication signals partially block skin cells from closing a cut.

    By Eva Emerson
  8. Health & Medicine

    What’s missing may be key to understanding genetics of autism

    A large study of people with the developmental disorder reveals the importance of extremely rare variations in genes, making each case a bit different.

    By Tina Hesman Saey

  9. Blind mice see again

    Researchers use a bacterial gene to cure blindness in mice.

    By Gwyneth Dickey
  10. Health & Medicine

    Protein regulator shows promise against addiction

    Elevating levels of a tiny molecule in rats’ brains blunted the animals’ cocaine use.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  11. Life

    Disabling cellular assassin prevents cancer

    A counterintuitive experiment may help explain why survivors are more vulnerable to other malignancies later in life.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  12. Health & Medicine

    New drug fights metastatic melanoma

    A novel compound joins two other promising therapies to offer hope for patients with the advanced form of the skin cancer, who currently have poor treatment options.

    By Nathan Seppa