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A team of Chinese scientists have developed a gene therapy that was shown to reverse some aspects of aging and extend lifespans in mice.

New Gene Therapy Reverses Aging in Mice

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists gene-hacked mice to produce a nerve-healing protein that treated their total paraplegia and allowed them to walk again.

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Genetic Engineering Makes Paralyzed Mice Walk Again

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists have plans to battle cocaine addictions with a promising new tool: Using gene therapy to make cocaine less addictive.

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Scientists Propose Gene Hack to Make Cocaine Less Fun

By Foster Kamer

A new therapy targeting the Cngb1 gene restored eyesight and regular neural connections between the eye and brain of experimental mice.

Health & Medicine

Gene Therapy Restores Vision in Blind Mice

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers say they've cured 10 infants born with SCID-X1, also known as "bubble boy" disease, using an HIV-assisted gene therapy.

Health & Medicine

Scientists Gene-Edited HIV to Cure “Bubble Boy” Disease

By Kristin Houser

For an upcoming trial, researchers will inject people genetically predisposed to develop Alzheimer's with genes linked to a lowered risk.

Alzheimer’s Trial Will “Bathe” Patients’ Brains in Helpful Genes

By Kristin Houser

A new gene therapy tested on mice can treat a specific kind of congenital deafness by repairing a faulty inner-ear protein.

Scientists Used Gene Therapy to Cure Deafness in Mice

By Dan Robitzski

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Gene Therapy Could Become as Easy to Get as a Flu Shot

By Kristin Houser

New Gene Therapy Could Stitch Together Damaged Spinal Cords

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New Gene Therapy Could Stitch Together Damaged Spinal Cords

By Dan Robitzski

The FDA Approves a New Gene Therapy Treatment for a Rare Form of Blindness

The FDA Approves a New Gene Therapy Treatment for a Rare Form of Blindness

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New Gene Therapy Could Regenerate Brain Tissue, Fix Neurological Diseases

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A Promising Gene Therapy Will Be Tried in Living Humans Next Year

One Way to End Meth Addiction? Alter the DNA of Addicts Using Gene Therapy

One Way to End Meth Addiction? Alter the DNA of Addicts Using Gene Therapy

An FDA Panel Approved a Breakthrough Gene Therapy That Fixes Hereditary Blindness

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An FDA Panel Approved a Breakthrough Gene Therapy That Fixes Hereditary Blindness

By Patrick Caughill

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Health & Medicine

The First Gene Therapy That Fixes Hereditary Blindness May Finally Get FDA Approval

A New Gene Therapy Could Literally End Fatal Brain Disease

A New Gene Therapy Could Literally End Fatal Brain Disease

By Chelsea Gohd

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Researchers May Have Discovered a Way to Reverse Blindness

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New In-Utero Treatment Could Prevent One of the World’s Most Common Birth Defects

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Soon, Broken Bones Could be Fixed Using Gene Therapy and Microbubbles

The U.S. FDA Just Approved a Treatment That Reprograms Cells to Fight Cancer

The U.S. FDA Just Approved a Treatment That Reprograms Cells to Fight Cancer

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Researchers Developed a New Device Capable of Fixing Damaged Tissue with Just One Press

An FDA Panel Just Approved A Treatment That Genetically Alters Your Own Cells

An FDA Panel Just Approved A Treatment That Genetically Alters Your Own Cells

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An Experimental Gene Therapy Uses Viruses to Stop Age-Related Blindness

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A New Gene Therapy Cure Just Treated Its First-Ever Patient

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Doctors Claim They’ve Cured a Boy of a Painful Blood Disorder Using Gene Therapy

A New Cancer Treatment Has Given Terminal Patients a Second Chance at Life

A New Cancer Treatment Has Given Terminal Patients a Second Chance at Life

By June Javelosa

Gene Editing is Leading to a New Age in Human Health and Longevity

Gene Editing is Leading to a New Age in Human Health and Longevity

By Neil C. Bhavsar

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Genetic Modification is Helping to Treat the “Worst Disease You’ve Never Heard Of”

By Patrick Caughill

New Gene Therapy Could Eradicate Harmful Mutations Being Passed From Mother to Child

Science & Energy

New Gene Therapy Could Eradicate Harmful Mutations Being Passed From Mother to Child

By Jess Vilvestre

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Science & Energy

CRISPR Gene Editing Has Repaired a Blood-Borne Disease

By Jelor Gallego

Researchers May Have Found a Way to Eliminate the Side Effects of Gene Therapy

Science & Energy

Researchers May Have Found a Way to Eliminate the Side Effects of Gene Therapy

By Kristin Houser

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Science & Energy

By 2017, Gene Therapy Could Allow Us to Reverse Blindness

By Jess Vilvestre

Gene Therapy for Fatal Childhood Illness Approved in Europe, And It Has A 100% Survival Rate

Science & Energy

Gene Therapy for Fatal Childhood Illness Approved in Europe, And It Has A 100% Survival Rate

By Neil C. Bhavsar

European Committee Approves World’s First Gene Therapy For Children

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European Committee Approves World’s First Gene Therapy For Children

By Kathleen Riley