Have you ever noticed how frequently things get compared to the same small group of ideas? When trying to point out that something isn’t as complex as it appears, you…
As rare, neurodegenerative diseases go, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis—or ALS—“enjoys” an unusually high profile. This is due in no small part to both the ice bucket challenge that was everywhere a…
Although there are treatments currently available with a proven track record against rare types of cancers, such as Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, with any treatment, however successful, there will be a handful…
It's hard to believe it's already been about a month since the hemophilia A community received this exciting news! In case you missed it, there's a new drug that got…
Genetic engineering has, for a long time, been a highly heated and contested issue. One must weigh the ethical ramifications and risks of engineering human embryos with the huge potential…
While multiple myeloma treatment has made significant advances in recent years, the prospect of a cure remains as elusive as ever—just as it does for all cancers. But that may…
A little thing called "genomic technology" could just be a game changer for people who suffer from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF.) What is genomic technology? Glad you asked. Genomics is…
In the mid-1990s, many in the United States were first exposed to the somewhat strange juxtaposition of choreographed leg flailing and still upper bodies. This was, of course, Riverdance. This…
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