gene therapy

San Diego-based biotech startup Rejuvenate Bio has claimed that its technology was able to extend the lives of old mice.

Cell Rejuvenation

Genetics

It's a huge claim to make.

Scientists Say They Gene Hacked Mice to Double Remaining Lifespan

Hemgenix is the latest form of a gene therapy drug to be approved by the FDA, and it's now the most expensive drug in the world. Too expensive.

Bleed You Dry

Treatments

The latest breakthrough in gene therapies for hemophilia comes in the form of the most expensive drug in the world.

18-Year-Old Patient Says $3.5 Million Hemophilia Drug He Needs Seems a "Little Steep"

Using a new gene therapy technique, researchers at the University of California San Diego reduced neuropathic pain in mice that were experiencing spinal cord or other nerve injuries — and with no side effects.

Deleting Pain

This could be huge.

Scientists Eliminate Chronic Pain in Mice and Primates Using Gene Therapy

An experimental gene therapy drastically improved the eyesight — and ability to see color — of volunteers with a rare genetic condition.

Color Vision

"We're thrilled to see early signs of efficacy because that means gene editing is working."

Gene Therapy Restored Vision To Patient Who Hadn't Seen Colors in Years

Tragic Twist

The company behind the treatment will "remain committed to" its development. 

Four Patients Die After Experimental Gene Therapy

A new gene therapy partially restored a blind man's vision by programming his cells to produce the light-sensitive protein found in algae.

Fade In

His first glimpse of the world in 20 years was the white stripes of a crosswalk.

Doctors Restored a Blind Man's Vision by Gene-Hacking His Retina Cells

A new gene therapy for SCID, also known as "bubble baby" disease, uses HIV to deliver healthy genes that replace mutated ones.

Unlikely Alliance

A new experimental therapy uses HIV to treat "bubble boy disease."

Scientists Turned HIV Into a Life-Saving Gene Therapy

Scientists accidentally discovered that their experimental gene therapy could restore a blind patient's vision for over 15 months.

Accidental Breakthrough

One shot granted more than a year of vision.

Gene Therapy Injected Into Eyeball Restores Blind Patient's Vision

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

Long Life Ahead

Could it work in humans?

New Gene Therapy Reverses Aging in Mice

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

Mouse Medicine

If it works in humans, it could cure people who have been paralyzed by spinal cord injuries.

Genetic Engineering Makes Paralyzed Mice Walk Again

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

She's Alright, She's Alright, She's Alright

Geneticists say nay to yay.

Scientists Propose Gene Hack to Make Cocaine Less Fun

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