There is evidence that increasing IDO expression can protect transplanted organs and counter autoimmune disease. A DNA-covered submicroscopic bead used to deliver genes or drugs direc... Read more
Mouse Lifespan Extended Up to 24% With a Single Treatment A new study consisting of inducing cells to express telomerase, the enzyme which — metaphorically — slows down th... Read more
These new results validate the whole potential for the use of this new nanovector in DNA vaccination Asthma is a chronic inflammatory and respiratory disease caused by an abnormal reactivity... Read more
Hard part: finding the money to push the research further Researchers at the California Institute of Technology believe they’ve made a breakthrough that could help people with multipl... Read more
Two doses of gene therapy restore vision to three women who were born nearly blind Gene therapy has markedly improved vision in both eyes in three women who were born virtually blind. The pa... Read more
Using a virus containing a ‘library’ of DNA, researchers from the University of Leeds in the U.K., working with the Mayo Clinic in the U.S., have developed a vaccine that was abl... Read more
Drug Treatment Triggers Sodium Ions to Regrow Nerves and Muscle Sodium gets a bad rap for contributing to hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Now biologists at Tufts University’s... Read more