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Daily Archives: January 1, 2018

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Family Continues the Search for a Liver Donor for Their Baby
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Family Continues the Search for a Liver Donor for Their Baby

  • Post author:Meagan Fulps
  • Post published:January 1, 2018
  • Post category:Biliary Atresia

Ryan Cole is a beautiful baby. You would never know from looking at him that he was struggling for life fighting a rare disease called biliary atresia, reported Courier Mail.…

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Gene Modifying Therapy Has Important New Breakthrough
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Gene Modifying Therapy Has Important New Breakthrough

  • Post author:Jean Martell
  • Post published:January 1, 2018
  • Post category:Muscular Dystrophy/Rare Disease

One of the medical research field's biggest developments recently - within the last 5 years! - is a new form of gene editing, also know as genome editing. Gene editing refers to…

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A Nigerian Senator Just Gave 15,000 People Free Eye Treatment
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A Nigerian Senator Just Gave 15,000 People Free Eye Treatment

  • Post author:James Moore
  • Post published:January 1, 2018
  • Post category:Glaucoma/Rare Disease

Around 15,000 people are to receive free eye treatment thanks to the efforts of Senator Mustafa Bukar. The senator represents the Katsina North Senatorial Zone. Senator Bukar announced the event…

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For Opioid Addiction, Sea Snails Come to the Rescue
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For Opioid Addiction, Sea Snails Come to the Rescue

  • Post author:Andres Rovira
  • Post published:January 1, 2018
  • Post category:Rare Disease

Drug research is taking a plunge to the underwater abyss. The nation's opioid crisis has been declared a national public health emergency. Along with the Department of Defense, the University…

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Football Dream Comes True for Child with Chiari Malformation
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Football Dream Comes True for Child with Chiari Malformation

  • Post author:Samuel Sachs
  • Post published:January 1, 2018
  • Post category:Chiari Malformation

Many young children admire professional athletes. They dream of becoming one themselves, or at the very least aspire to meet them. For Jase Johnson, a child with Chiari malformation, this…

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Maria Menounos On Brain Tumor and The Industry
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Maria Menounos On Brain Tumor and The Industry

  • Post author:Andres Rovira
  • Post published:January 1, 2018
  • Post category:Brain Cancer

Maria Menounos's talent has graced the TV screen, American journalism and occasionally, the world of professional wrestling. With WWE, she serves as a hardcore ambassador to the company. She's a…

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New Trial to Examine Higher Doses of Approved Treatment in Ankylosing Spondylitis
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New Trial to Examine Higher Doses of Approved Treatment in Ankylosing Spondylitis

  • Post author:Donald Blake
  • Post published:January 1, 2018
  • Post category:Ankylosing Spondylitis/Rare Disease

Good news for patients who suffer from ankylosing spondylitis (AS). There may soon be a new option for treating their disease if the results of a new trial support the…

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These Two Procedures Could Change The Way Doctors Treat Hydrocephalus
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These Two Procedures Could Change The Way Doctors Treat Hydrocephalus

  • Post author:James Moore
  • Post published:January 1, 2018
  • Post category:Hydrocephalus/Rare Disease

A new study comparing two different treatments demonstrates that both could be effective in treating hydrocephalus. This condition is characterized by a buildup of cerebrospinal fluid inside the brain. In…

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