A new study describes a technique that rejuvenates aging blood-forming stem cells and could help reduce the risk of age-related blood disorders.

In a mouse study, blood stem cells from sickle cell disease (SCD) patients modified with CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing showed reduced long-term contribution compared with cells treated using other ...

Every year, millions of lives are suddenly, swiftly transformed by a stroke, which occurs when a blood vessel travelling towards the brain becomes obstructed, causing neurons to die off. Strokes are ...

Gene therapies for beta thalassemia and sickle cell disease face limited uptake due to high costs, affecting biotech companies' business prospects. Lyfgenia's uptake has been faster than Zynteglo's, ...

A three-year-old Oliver (Ollie) Chu has become the world’s first patient to receive a revolutionary stem cell gene therapy for Hunter syndrome. This rare, progressive, inherited disorder damages the ...

A three-year-old boy from California has become the first patient with Hunter syndrome to receive an experimental gene therapy developed in Manchester, marking a potential advance for treating the ...

The special properties of methylcellulose foam could make it a vehicle for bedside genetic engineering, according to a proof-of-principle study from bioengineers at Fred Hutch Cancer Center. In the ...

Sana Biotechnology, CAMP4 Therapeutics and Crinetics Pharmaceuticals have all used the third quarter to refocus their pipelines on the most promising candidates. For Sana, that means halting work on a ...

The last time I wrote an article on Sana Biotechnology, Inc. (SANA), it was in a Seeking Alpha article entitled "Sana: HIP-Modified Islet Cells To Possibly Change Scope Of Type 1 Diabetes Treatment." ...

A blood stem cell gene therapy co-developed by UCLA’s Dr. Donald Kohn restored immune function in 59 of 62 children with ADA-SCID, a rare and fatal immune disorder, with no serious complications ...

Cancer scientists have been working against the clock for decades to outsmart a disease that comes back more powerfully after treatment. Traditional treatments like chemotherapy, radiation, and even ...