What Chernobyl’s Wolves Learned to Survive That Scientists Still Don’t Fully UnderstandWildlife thrives in Chernobyl's exclusion zone. Grey wolves there show remarkable genetic changes. These wolves have developed resistance t...
11 May, 2026, 03.35 AM IST
India develops first indigenously discovered antibiotic "Nafithromycin" effective against resistant respiratory infectionsIndia has proudly introduced Nafithromycin, its first homegrown antibiotic, tackling stubborn respiratory infections with groundbreaking ef...
18 Oct, 2025, 10.28 PM IST
Bayer’s gene and cell therapy pipeline aims to transform Parkinson’s, oncology, rare diseases and moreBayer, through its subsidiary Viralgen, is advancing cell and gene therapies (CGT) to cure diseases like Parkinson's, oncology, cardiovascu...
13 Oct, 2025, 07.30 PM IST
For the first time, Huntington’s disease slowed: what scientists achieved and how gene therapy blocks toxic brain proteinHuntington's disease has been successfully treated for the first time with an experimental gene therapy called AMT-130, which uses a clever...
25 Sep, 2025, 04.40 AM IST
Uniqure stock soars over 247% today after breakthrough Huntington’s disease drug resultsQure stock: UniQure's stock soared after AMT-130 gene therapy demonstrated a statistically significant slowing of Huntington's disease prog...
25 Sep, 2025, 02.25 AM IST
What is Huntington's Disease — and what’s the latest breakthrough treatment?Huntington’s disease is a rare, hereditary neurological condition causing progressive neuron loss, movement challenges, cognitive decline, ...
24 Sep, 2025, 08.36 PM IST
Huntington’s disease slowed for first time with breakthrough Gene therapyDoctors have successfully slowed Huntington’s disease for the initial time with the deployment of gene therapy named AMT-130, administered ...
24 Sep, 2025, 07.43 PM IST
Promising HIV cure could be achieved through children: Decade long tests revealGlobal HIV research indicates a potential cure for children through early antiretroviral therapy (ART). A small group of HIV-infected infan...
05 Aug, 2025, 10.44 AM IST
Homegrown cell, gene therapy pioneer ImmunoACT turns profitable in first year of opsImmunoAct, an Indian cell and gene therapy company, has achieved profitability in its first full year, generating ₹62 crore in revenue and ...
28 Jul, 2025, 03.50 PM IST
British girl's hearing abilities miraculously restored after gene therapyIn an amazing breakthrough in the medical field, using gene therapy by doctors in the UK helped a British girl get her hearing ability back.
09 May, 2024, 11.52 PM IST
Rs 17 crore for a single dose: Why Zolgensma is world's most expensive medicineThe high cost of Zolgensma, a one-time gene therapy used to treat spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in children under two, is to limited patien...
08 Nov, 2023, 02.46 PM IST
Has Harvard discovered the elusive 'Fountain of Youth" pill? A new chemical cocktail that reverses agingThe chemical cocktails developed by the researchers consist of a combination of five to seven agents, some of which are already prescribed ...
16 Jul, 2023, 08.51 PM IST
Gene therapy can be the answer to brain disorders: StudyScientists are hopeful that disorders like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, etc. will be treatable in the future.
25 Jan, 2023, 07.57 PM IST
Biotech startups choosy on deals with big pharma: Bayer executiveRegulatory and clinical development expertise and the might to take products through the commercialization stages offer a natural edge to b...
24 Dec, 2017, 11.20 PM IST
Novartis's $475,000 cancer breakthrough heralds new era of curesThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a radical new one-time treatment from the Swiss drugmaker, weeks earlier than e...
01 Sep, 2017, 12.39 AM IST
Scientists identify gene behind triple-negative breast cancerThe study opens the door for therapies which suppress the gene and for screening that would pick up the risk early.
10 Jan, 2015, 09.13 PM IST
Disrupting cell signals may lead to new cancer treatmentsThe discovery hinges on the fact that some cancers are caused by disruptions to specific signalling pathways found within cells.
30 Apr, 2013, 03.21 PM IST