News tagged with retroviral vectors
Converting adult somatic cells to pluripotent stem cells using a single virus
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Jan 07, 2009 |
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A Boston University School of Medicine-led research team has discovered a more efficient way to create induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS) cells, derived from mouse fibroblasts, by using a single virus vector instead of multiple ...
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Researchers find a peptide that encourages HIV infection
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
May 10, 2007 |
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UCLA AIDS Institute researchers have discovered that when a crucial portion of a peptide structure in monkeys that defends against viruses, bacteria and other foreign invaders is reversed, the peptide actually encourages ...
New research may help to design better gene therapy vectors
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Oct 07, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Research published by scientists from the University of Reading may offer an insight into ways of making safer and more specific gene therapy vectors. The research, published in the journal Nature Structural an ...
Clearer day for gene therapy: New vector carries big genes linked to inherited blindness
Apr 16, 2008 |
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For some inherited diseases, one barrier to successful gene therapy is that a commonly used vector (package into which the curative gene is placed) cannot accommodate the large size of the curative gene. However, a newly ...
HIV drugs, Abacavir and Didanosine increase the risk of heart attack
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Feb 07, 2008 |
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A study to assess the adverse effects of anti-retroviral drugs shows that two widely-used HIV drugs are associated with an increased risk of heart attack/the formation of blood clots in the heart. With the use of Didanosine, ...
Moving gene therapy forward with mobile DNA
May 03, 2009 |
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Gene therapy is the introduction of genetic material into a patient's cells resulting in a cure or a therapeutic effect. In recent years, it has been shown that gene therapy is a promising technology to treat or even cure ...
On the trail of rogue genetically modified pathogens
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Mar 18, 2008 |
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Bacteria can be used to engineer genetic modifications, thereby providing scientists with a tool to combat many challenges in areas from food production to drug discovery. However, this sophisticated technology can also be ...
FDA approves generic AIDS drug
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Dec 20, 2007 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given tentative approval for a generic version of the AIDS drug Viread.
Safer, more effective gene therapy
Jun 26, 2008 |
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Athens, Ga. – The potential of gene therapy has long been hampered by the risks associated with using viruses as vectors to deliver healthy genes, but a new University of Georgia study helps bring scientists closer to a safe ...
Existing antiretroviral drugs may thwart vaginal HIV transmission, researchers report
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Jan 15, 2008 |
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Prescription drugs now used to treat human immunodeficiency virus infection in adults may prevent the vaginal transmission of HIV, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.
In blood vessel stents, innovative materials allow better control, delivery of gene therapy
Apr 15, 2008 |
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Before gene therapy becomes practical for treating human diseases, researchers must master the details of safe and effective delivery. Cardiology researchers at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have advanced delivery ...
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