Inherited eye disease sees first FDA-approved gene therapy in Luxturna

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Allison Corona remembers every detail about the night in 2005 when she discovered that there might be a cure for her blindness.

She was up late doing research on her computer – with the screen ...

GREENWICH — The battle against cancer has long been fought on many fronts and since 2001, the Netter family has focused on the possibilities of gene therapy.

Greenwich residents Edward and Barbara Netter founded the Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy as a nonprofit after the death of their ...

After decades of hope and high promise, this was the year scientists really showed they could doctor DNA to successfully treat diseases. Gene therapies to treat cancer and even pull off the biblical-sounding feat of helping the blind to see were approved by U.S. regulators, establishing gene ...

WASHINGTON - U.S. health officials on Tuesday approved the nation’s first gene therapy for an inherited disease, a treatment that improves the sight of patients with a rare form of blindness. It marks another major advance for the emerging field of genetic medicine.

The approval for Spark ...

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A bold attempt this month to cure a lethal genetic disease by editing DNA inside a patient was carried out in San Francisco and made headlines around the country but it was based largely on mouse research at the University of Minnesota Medical Center.

Now, the second, third and additional ...

Dear Doctor: Our daughter was successfully treated for leukemia as a child, but the chemotherapy she went through was pretty brutal. Now I’ve read that we have the first gene therapy for cancer, which is a huge deal. How does it work? How much does it cost? Are there side effects?

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Q: Our daughter was successfully treated for leukemia as a child, but the chemotherapy she went through was pretty brutal. Now I’ve read that we have the first gene therapy for cancer, which is a huge deal. How does it work? How much does it cost? Are there side effects? A: As you mention, the ...

Abeona Therapeutics announces new gene therapy facility, stock offering

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Like a World Series team on a streak, Cleveland-based Abeona Therapeutics Inc. got hot in October.

Abeona Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing gene and cell ...

OMAHA, Neb. — The first new thing Molly Troxel saw was a familiar sight — some might even say an old friend — to most other people.

“I saw the moon,” she said. “I’d never seen it before.”

Then came more firsts: her dog’s eyelashes; the twinkle lights in the boutique next door to the ...

The first new thing Molly Troxel saw was a familiar sight — some might even say an old friend — to most other people.

“I saw the moon,” she said. “I’d never seen it before.”

Then came more firsts: her dog’s eyelashes; the twinkle lights in the boutique next door to the pizza ...

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. plans to invest $100 million in its Sanford operations as part of a push into gene therapy, officials said Monday.

The effort builds on a technology developed at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and will create 40 jobs in ...

GREENWICH — On Saturday, more than 200 swimmers are expected to take part in the 11th annual Swim Across America Greenwich-Stamford Swim, part of a national effort to raise money and awareness in the fight against cancer.

Event organizers say 100 percent of the proceeds go to the Alliance ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Mayo Clinic Ventures has partnered with a California-based company to make cancer-fighting gene therapies available to the public.

Vineti, a pioneering cell and gene therapy software and analytics company, announced Tuesday that it had completed its initial round of ...

STAMFORD—Registration is still open to the 11th Annual Swim Across America Greenwich-Stamford event beginning at 7:30 a.m., June 24.

More than 200 swimmers and 100 land volunteers, boaters and kayakers take part in the event which includes 3 mile, 1/1/2 mile, and .half mile swims.

In ...

STAMFORD — Outgoing Quinnipiac University President John Lahey ranks at the top of the class for his community service, according to the leaders of one of Stamford’s major nonprofits.

The Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy, which supports the development of cell and gene therapies for ...

Scientists at the Center for Cardiovascular Research at the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine hope that patients with hemophilia could one day be treated with gene therapy delivered by tiny bubbles.

The technique could provide an alternative to current treatments for ...

STAMFORD — The Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy recently announced two grants totaling $500,000. But its leaders are already filling the funding pipeline to support future recipients.

Describing itself as the only nonprofit in the country solely dedicated to funding and supporting research ...