New pain medication originated from fire walkers’ gene
The FDA approved a new type of pain reliever that doesn’t include opioids. CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta ...
‘Sickle cell pain is the worst I have ever felt in my life - it’s hard to put into words'
Everything you need to know about agonising sickle cell disease and the ‘revolutionary’ new DNA therapy that's being rolled ...
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CIRM grant supports Navega’s gene therapy for chronic pain
Navega Therapeutics Inc. has received a $4 million Translational Science grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) to support its work addressing neuropathic pain. The grant ...
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Crisis in CRISPR world, RFK Jr.’s promises, and a novel non-opioid pain drug
Why are CRISPR companies not OK? Will Robert F. Kennedy Jr. keep his promises if he's confirmed to lead the Department of ...
NHS to offer 'groundbreaking' sickle cell gene therapy
The gene therapy Casgevy, which will now be offered to some patients in England, could help people live disease-free, experts ...
The Scientist8 天
“Man on Fire” Syndrome, Ion Channels, and the Quest for Safer Pain Treatments
In 2004, a research group at Peking University First Hospital discovered a mutation in the gene coding for a sodium-channel ...
£1.65m gene-editing therapy offers hope of cure for some blood disorder patients
A £1.65 million treatment has been approved for use for some NHS patients, offering some with an inherited blood disorder ...
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Battling bladder cancer: New gene therapy offers hope
The American Cancer Society estimates that 83,000 new cases of bladder cancer will be diagnosed this year, with almost 17,000 fatalities. But now, a new gene therapy is giving patients ...