These efforts led to collaboration by the International Brain pH Project that involves 131 scientists in 105 labs from seven countries. The scientists have identified changes in lactate levels…
Welcome to Study of the Week from Patient Worthy. In this segment, we select a study we posted about from the previous week that we think is of particular interest…
Want to learn about scientific topics without needing a PhD? Check out the Science Simplified blog from TESS Research Foundation! Dr. Tanya Brown, PhD, works with researchers to make science…
Previously, Patient Worthy reported on research focused on the use of a pig kidney in a transplant operation involving a human patient. Richard (Rick) Slayman was released from the hospital…
For decades researchers have had to isolate segments of genes in order to study them. They called the isolated gene a “mini gene.” Ravindra Singh, a biomedical science professor at…
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an inherited disease that weakens a child’s muscles and eventually spreads throughout the child’s body. DMD is caused by mutations in the gene that helps…
A new global study (THAOS NCT00628745) of over 6,000 people who had been diagnosed with ATTR amyloidosis found that almost one in every four patients exhibited cardiac and neurological symptoms.…
Welcome to Study of the Week from Patient Worthy. In this segment, we select a study we posted about from the previous week that we think is of particular interest…
Over 100,000 individuals living in the U.S. are on a waiting list for an organ transplant. An average of 17 people die each day while waiting for a donor organ.…
According to a recent article in MedicalXpress, scientists have discovered a possible method of treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). The study was also published in Science…
According to reporting in Science Daily, a team of researchers affiliated with MIT and the University of Helsinki have identified a protein found in human sweat that could offer protection…
Welcome to Study of the Week from Patient Worthy. In this segment, we select a study we posted about from the previous week that we think is of particular interest…
Over the past few years, Akero Therapeutics has experienced high highs and low lows in its efforts to advance efruxifermin, an investigational drug for people living with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis…
Neurological conditions now have the highest rates of disability and ill health worldwide. The Disparity Although more than 80% of the neurological deaths and nervous system disorders occur in lower…
Welcome to Study of the Week from Patient Worthy. In this segment, we select a study we posted about from the previous week that we think is of particular interest…
A study by a team of scientists at the Children’s Research Institute was reported this week in the journal Nature Communications. The study is welcomed by the medical profession as…
For years, scientists have attempted to discover what destroys pneumococcal bacteria after a person has been vaccinated. In a recent study, vaccinologists in the U.S., China, and Switzerland, found the…
A study led by a team of German scientists provides evidence of the safety and efficacy of CD19 CAR T cell therapy and its impact on autoimmune diseases. The study…
According to an article published over at Healio, a recent study has identified six biomarkers in rheumatoid arthritis patients that could predict cardiovascular disease. Prior research has demonstrated that people…
According to a story from Healio, encouraging results from a phase 2 trial could herald a new standard of treatment for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). The investigational therapy is called…
According to a story from BioSpace, the current standard approaches for drug development aren't well suited for rare diseases, which have unique characteristics in comparison to more widespread illnesses. As…
According to information in a recent press release from Wave Life Sciences, dosing has begun in a clinical trial investigating the RNA editing candidate, WVE-006. The drug treats alpha-1…
For years, scientists have been working on a completely new concept that generates new neurons in mice with Huntington's disease. They were able to demonstrate that the new cells could…
Want to learn about scientific topics without needing a PhD? Check out the Science Simplified blog from TESS Research Foundation! Dr. Tanya Brown, PhD, works with researchers to make science…
The 17th Annual Congress of the European Association for Haemophilia and Allied Disorders took place this year from February 6-9, 2024. During the Congress, stakeholders came together to discuss how…
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