Does Smoking Cause Genetic Mutations In Your Children?

For centuries, we’ve thought of these changes as part of the "genetic lottery," something we can't control. Science is now ...
University of Dundee

Gene mutation linked to cancer may also cause spine problems, Dundee study reveals

A genetic mutation commonly found in cancer patients may also affect how the human body develops in the womb, according to ...

“Junk DNA” Provides Surprising New Treatments for Hard-To-Treat Blood Cancers

Junk DNA” may hold the key to treating tough cancers. Existing drugs exploit weaknesses in cells with gene mutations. Researchers at King’s College London have identified a promising strategy for ...
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Huntington’s disease breakthrough: what to know about the gene therapy

Huntington’s disease has been successfully treated for the first time using a gene therapy, which may be available in the US ...

Experimental gene therapy found to slow Huntington’s disease progression, company says

An experimental gene therapy was found to slow the progression of Huntington's disease, marking a major step toward a ...

Gene Therapy Slows Huntington’s by 75% in ‘Groundbreaking’ Clinical Trial

In a trial of people with early Huntington's, the newly developed therapy slowed the progression of symptoms by 75%.

Endeavor Health researchers find brain waste buildup from gene mutation raises Alzheimer's risk

Researchers at Endeavor Health have discovered a gene mutation that may cause fat and waste to build up in the brain, contributing to Alzheimer's disease, a devastating degenerative condition that ...
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'I have the Huntington's disease gene - new therapy will give me my future back'

Roisin Sterne's grandmother died of the disease while her mother has been diagnosed, but a new breakthrough therapy could now give sufferers new hope ...

Genetic testing isn't common in adults. Research shows it should be

The first time the seemingly healthy woman gave birth, she went into heart failure. She recovered and went on to deliver her ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Experimental Gene Therapy Successfully Treats Huntington’s Disease for the First Time

An experimental gene therapy has slowed the progression of Huntington’s disease by 75 percent, according to results reported by the biotechnology company uniQure this week.
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A single drug stabilizes nearly all mutations of key kidney protein

A study published today in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology is the first time researchers have shown evidence that a ...

Novel gene editing technology enables selective destruction of cancer cell DNA using fewer targets

Researchers from the Department of Biomedical Engineering at UNIST and the Center for Genomic Integrity at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) have announced an advance in cancer gene therapy. Their ...