Two papers published in The New England Journal of Medicine highlight the potential of gene editing for treatment of sickle ...
Dr. Swee Lay Thein and Dr. Stuart Orkin won the $3 million Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for their work toward a ...
Charles Gersbach and his colleagues are pursuing promising CRISPR technologies focused on controlling gene activity rather ...
For years, researchers have been trying to figure out how to treat inherited blood disorders like sickle cell disease without causing new health problems in the process. Now, a team of scientists from ...
Qatar has taken a landmark step in precision medicine after Sidra Medicine became the first hospital in the country — and one ...
—Over 8,000 patients 12 years of age and older with severe SCD or TDT may be eligible for treatment— ZUG, Switzerland and BOSTON, Feb. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CRISPR Therapeutics (Nasdaq: CRSP), ...
Sidra Medicine, a member of Qatar Foundation, has been qualified by Vertex Pharmaceuticals as one of a of a limited number of ...
A new generation of CRISPR technology developed at UNSW Sydney offers a safer path to treating genetic diseases like sickle cell, while also proving beyond doubt that chemical tags on DNA—often ...
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Northwestern University identified a previously unknown treatment opportunity for sickle cell disease and β-thalassemia. The discovery, ...
Intellia disclosed that a single dose of its gene editing treatment dramatically reduced swelling attacks in patients with ...