Articles related to "Gene Therapy"

Malignant mesothelioma is a difficult-to-treat cancer caused primarily by asbestos exposure. Researchers are working on gene therapy as a possible new treatment option.

Genetic engineering is a hot topic in the news. This article explains how gene therapy works and what scientists are doing in genetic engineering research.

For mesothelioma victims suffering from malignant mesothelioma cancer, most often caused by asbestos exposure, new treatment options are being clinically tested.

A look at the molecular biology behind cystic fibrosis, it's pattern of inheritance and the prospects of future gene therapy.

Molecular genetics is a genetics sub-discipline, including areas such as DNA structure, RNA structure, gene expression, gene mutation and gene therapy.

Why scientists think cloning of male genes may help men with infertility problems.

Genetic disorders afflict millions and are caused either by inherited or acquired DNA mutations. This article outlines some ways human cells have for fighting DNA damage.

Amphibians, birds and fish all have the ability to re-grow lost or damaged hair cells. Mammals (including humans) don't - but wait!

There is new red/green light at the end of the tunnel for those suffering the often relegated genetic vision disorder, colorblindness.

Medical research and informed consent have been shrouded in four myths. According to a 1966 article by Henry K. Beecher, the reality was quite different.

Mr. Green Genes will show if transplanted genes can be passed on to other felines. The transmission would accelerate the study of cystic fibrosis and other gene therapy.

Dramatic advances in medical research have provided revealing information about the inner workings of asthma and allergies.

Parkinson's Disease diagnosis and treatment predominates throughout the world today. Parkinson's Disease research is active, vigorous, focused and directed at a cure.

Prognosis for victims of mesothelioma is not good. Conventional treatment includes chemotheraphy and surgery, but certain alternatives and natural medicines may help.

DNA is a fascinating molecule - it's strong, it's long, it's found in viruses, and offers insight into the ancestry of modern humans.

Cancer is slated to become the world's leading killer by the year 2010. And in the next ten years, cancer rates may increase by 50%. Know what cancer is.

Survival rates for mesothelioma patients increase significantly when mesothelioma cancer is diagnosed in its early stages, and many methods of detection exist.

Fatal Familial Insomnia, or FFI, is a devastating genetic sleep disorder, which strikes during middle age and results in death. This is the story of Michael Corke.

A fictional idea of what the future might be like if native genocide and western mono-culturalism are allowed to continue unchecked. Sobering.

Global cooperation between NASA and other space administrations has led to breakthroughs at the International Space Station- including a growing space population.

Batten Disease is a degenerative neurological disorder that largely afflicts young children, but gene replacement and stem cell therapies hold out hope for a cure.

Finding a genetic cause for homosexuality, a "gay gene", could pose serious global human rights questions as it becomes possible to identify a gay child prenatally.

Information about DNA abounds today, but few are aware that it was originally discovered in the 1860s, many years before its biological function was ever determined.

For as long as man has experienced hair loss he has presumably searched for a way to stop it. There are two FDA-approved treatments but a cure still eludes researchers.

This late onset cancer primarily caused by exposure to a highly toxic material may respond to a combination of alternative and emerging conventional treatments.

Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is a chronic condition, but curable in some cases. The future is likely to bring even better cures.

DNA, the genetic material in cells, undergoes many repair operations every day. Defects in the repair system can result in permanent DNA damage leading to disease.

This article gives information on the causes, symptoms and treatment of pleural malignant mesothelioma, and support and advice resources for the victims.

An overview and look at causes, current treatment modalities and upcoming treatments plans.

OvPlex is a new blood test that detects ovarian cancer in the early stages. This article explains what ovarian cancer is, different types, symptoms, and treatments.

The World Health Organization recognized the need to publicize the growing AIDS pandemic by organizing the first World AIDS Day in 1988.

A small study from Baltimore suggests that children with sickle cell anemia have a higher risk of severe pneumonitis if they get pandemic H1N1flu.