Medical News
Gene therapy efficacy for LCA: Improvement is followed by decline in vision
EurekAlert! - 3 May 2015 06:00
(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Gene therapy for Leber congenital amaurosis, an inherited disorder that causes loss of night- and day-vision starting in childhood, improved patients' eyesight within weeks...
NIH-funded study points way forward for retinal disease gene therapy
EurekAlert! - 3 May 2015 06:00
(NIH/National Eye Institute) Leber congenital amaurosis is an inherited disorder that causes vision loss starting in childhood. This is the latest report from an ongoing clinical trial of gene therapy for the disorder, f...
Study: Generic transplant drugs as good as brand name
EurekAlert! - 3 May 2015 06:00
(University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center) A University of Cincinnati-led research team has found that generic formulations of tacrolimus, a drug used post-transplant to lower the risk of organ rejection, are just...