Researchers pursue single-dose gene therapy to treat cocaine addiction
Wednesday, January 8, 2020 - 10:20
in Health & Medicine
In a radical new approach to treat cocaine addition, researchers at the Mayo Clinic are seeking approval for first-in-human studies of a single-dose gene therapy. To support the safety and efficacy of this approach they have demonstrated the successful delivery of a gene coding for an enzyme that metabolizes cocaine into harmless byproducts in mice. … Continue reading Researchers pursue single-dose gene therapy to treat cocaine addiction