Gene therapy promising against arthritis
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NEW YORK  - Some of the most successful treatments for rheumatoid arthritis work by blocking an inflammatory factor called tumor necrosis factor or TNF, and now Dutch researchers have shown in animal experiments that the treatment can be delivered by gene transfer.
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A drug often used to treat rheumatoid arthritis -- methotrexate -- seems to improve a condition known as ankylosing spondylitis, Mexican researchers report.
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ACUPUNCTURE can reduce pain and improve mobility in patients suffering from arthritis by 40 per cent, scientists have found. The news comes from one of the biggest scientific trials of the
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The Food and Drug Administration has given a Seattle company permission to resume its human tests of an experimental, gene-based arthritis treatment whose safety came into question this summer after a 36-year-old study participant died.
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Transplanting stem cells from a healthy woman to her sister with severe rheumatoid arthritis apparently cured the disease, researchers report in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatism.
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Gene-targeting therapies could one day offer relief from allergies such as hayfever, claim UK and Swiss scientists.
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Scientists have used a genetic technique to cut cholesterol in mice in a groundbreaking way which could one day be used to treat a range of human illnesses.
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While many promising stem cell therapies are still awaiting approval for use in humans, vets are already using the technology to treat arthritis and tendon ailments in dogs and horses.
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A single biological mechanism could activate a variety of autoimmune diseases, researchers report. The discovery could pave the way for new therapies for rheumatoid arthritis
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A gene that helps to stave off the effects of multiple sclerosis has been discovered by scientists.
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A gene encoding a protein that appears to be a biological switch has been linked to a form of Parkinson&#39;s disease and could provide insight into halting molecular events that spur the illness.
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American scientists have claimed that an enzyme present in almost all animal and human cells can be used for the treatment of inflammatory diseases.
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A team of researchers from the National Cancer Institute reported yesterday that they have successfully treated two cancer patients using gene therapy, the introduction of genes into the human body for medical purposes.
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Magnetic bracelets are good for relieving the pain of arthritis, say researchers.
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A mutated gene that affects cartilage may also be strongly involved in a tendency to arthritis, Japanese researchers reported on Sunday.
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By Anonymous  In an article e-published on April 5 ahead of print in Gene Therapy, Raty et al.
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Gene therapy using &quot;naked DNA&quot; might one day help prevent impotence, scientists now report.