The special properties of methylcellulose foam could make it a vehicle for bedside genetic engineering, according to a proof-of-principle study from bioengineers at Fred Hutch Cancer Center. In the ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. William A. Haseltine, Ph.D., covers genomics and regenerative medicine Today, the world stands at a crossroads in genetic medicine ...
Sarepta Therapeutics is still assessing how best to prevent liver injury from its commercialized Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene therapy. But Sarepta partner Hansa Biopharma has encouraging ...
DMD gene therapy faces challenges in safety, efficacy, and long-term outcomes, despite FDA approval of delandistrogene moxeparvovec. Future strategies focus on novel AAV capsids, dual/triple vector ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A patient in a late-stage gene editing trial for a rare heart condition died from fatal liver complications after receiving an ...
What you need to know: Gene therapy is a medical treatment that works by changing or fixing a person's genes to treat or prevent disease A biotechnology company in Uganda has developed a new ...
Alison Clare has received funding from the Wellcome Trust and the Medical Research Council. Her position is currently funded by National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Biomedical ...
A new CRISPR-based one-off procedure that lowers "bad" cholesterol has been approved to enter Phase I human trial. If ...
The new method is designed to focus specifically on pain-related signals, without interfering with normal activity in other parts of the brain. A new preclinical study has identified a gene therapy ap ...