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Gene Therapy
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Friday, July 27, 2007
The Nation - FDA halts gene study after death of patient
National |
July 27, 2007
The government has suspended a Seattle company’s gene therapy study
– and is reviewing the safety of 28 others around the country –
after learning that a patient died this week. Read more
Monday, August 28, 2006
Biotech’s bright hope
Health |
August 28, 2006
TO the shrill whine of a high-speed drill, neurosurgeon Dr. Read more
Gene therapy drug shows potential in cancer trials
Health |
August 28, 2006
Among the most promising gene therapy trials are ones to treat
various forms of cancer. Read more
Monday, April 3, 2006
Gene Therapy Shows Hope in Immune Disease
Science |
April 3, 2006
After a year of scant progress in the once-promising field of gene
therapy, German scientists said Sunday that they had successfully
used the experimental technique to cure two patients with a rare
immune disorder. Read more
Monday, April 25, 2005
Study: Cells May Slow Alzheimer’s
National |
April 25, 2005
Injections of genetically altered cells into the brain appear to
nourish ailing neurons and may slow the cognitive decline in patients
with Alzheimer’s disease, scientists reported Sunday in the online
journal Nature Medicine. Read more
Saturday, March 5, 2005
FDA Panel Suggests Limits on Gene Therapy for Kids
National |
March 5, 2005
Federal health advisors recommended Friday that gene therapy
treatments for children with a severe immune deficiency be restricted
to those who had no alternative. Read more
Friday, March 4, 2005
Gene Therapy Experiments Put on Hold
Science |
March 4, 2005
Federal authorities have temporarily suspended three gene therapy
experiments – two of them in Los Angeles – following news that a
third child in a similar French study has developed leukemia and that
one of the three has died. Read more
Monday, February 14, 2005
In a First, Hearing Loss Is Reversed in Deaf Mammals
Science |
February 14, 2005
For the first time, researchers have restored hearing in deaf
mammals, a feat that represents a major step toward the treatment of
the 27 million Americans with acquired hearing loss. Read more
Thursday, February 10, 2005
$1 Million to Be Paid Over Teen’s Death in Gene Therapy Study
National |
February 10, 2005
The University of Pennsylvania and the Children’s National Medical
Center have agreed to pay a total of more than $1 million to settle
fraud allegations related to the death of a teenager during a gene
therapy experiment. Read more
Saturday, January 17, 2004
Gene Therapy Mix May Have Caused Leukemia
Science |
January 17, 2004
Two children who developed leukemia after receiving gene therapy may
have been victims of a rare combination of genes, a team from the
National Cancer Institute reported in the Jan. Read more
Monday, May 26, 2003
Gene therapy with angioplasty may prevent bypass
Health |
May 26, 2003
When it comes to restoring blood flow through blocked coronary
arteries, angioplasty works well. Read more
Saturday, March 1, 2003
Panel Urges Limiting Gene Therapy Tied to Cancer
Science |
March 1, 2003
An experimental genetic therapy that cured nine children of a deadly
immune system disorder but caused leukemia in two of them should be
restricted to patients who have no other option, a Food and Drug
Administration advisory committee concluded Friday. Read more
Wednesday, January 15, 2003
Citing Illnesses, FDA Halts Gene Therapy Trials
Science |
January 15, 2003
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday suspended 27 gene therapy
trials – nearly half of those now underway in the United States –
after the agency learned that a second French child had developed
leukemia after receiving the promising, yet highly experimental, treatment. Read more
Tuesday, November 12, 2002
Gene Therapy Undergoes a Reevaluation
Science |
November 12, 2002
Gene therapy has become a science of irony and unintended consequences. Read more
Monday, April 22, 2002
Gene Therapy May Have Cured Four Boys
Health |
April 22, 2002
French researchers say that four boys stricken with a usually fatal
type of immune deficiency are living normal lives following gene
therapy procedures done, in one case, as long ago as 2 1/2 years ago. Read more
Monday, November 19, 2001
Successes of Gene Therapy
Health |
November 19, 2001
An experimental gene therapy used in critically ill heart patients
has shown significant potential for restoring blood flow in clogged
cardiac vessels, reducing chest pain and enhancing quality of life. Read more
Monday, July 23, 2001
Gene-Therapy Test on Breast Cancer
Health |
July 23, 2001
A gene-based therapy used in some patients with late-stage breast
cancer will now be tested on women with early-stage cancers, according to
UCLA researchers. Read more
Saturday, April 28, 2001
Gene Therapy Restores Sight in Dogs Born Blind
News |
April 28, 2001
Dogs born blind are seeing the world for the first time after
scientists injected new genes into their eyes. Read more
Monday, April 16, 2001
Staving Off Alzheimer’s Disease
Health |
April 16, 2001
For the first time, doctors have attempted gene therapy in an
Alzheimer’s patient, a former Oregon schoolteacher in the early stages of
the disease. Read more
Saturday, April 7, 2001
Panel Urges Follow-Up to Gene Therapy
News |
April 7, 2001
Participants in some gene therapy trials should be closely followed
for up to 20 years after a study’s completion to guard against future
complications, a U.S. advisory group said Friday. Read more
