Repurposing Mitapivat

Repurposing Mitapivat

    Researchers study a new way to treat sickle cell disease. NIH June 2022 Activating a protein in red blood cells may improve anaemia and alleviate acute episodes of severe pain for people living with sickle cell disease    Swee Lay Thein, M.B., D.Sc., a senior...
Gene Therapy

Gene Therapy

By Gina Kolata Pioneering Gene Therapy Freed Her of Sickle Cell. Is a Cure at Hand? MESA, Ariz. — Helen Obando, 18 and soon to be a high school senior, nibbled french fries at a cafe and chatted about her future. Dressed in a halter top and shorts, her toenails...
CRISPR and Pain

CRISPR and Pain

With gene therapy, scientists develop opioid-free solution for chronic pain by University of California – San Diego A gene therapy for chronic pain could offer a safer, non-addictive alternative to opioids. Researchers at the University of California San Diego...
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