Ribitol Could Benefit Patients With Rare Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy and Related Diseases

A recent study published in the journal Nature Communications highlights a potential therapy for the treatment of muscular dytrophies and other diseases linked to mutations of the FKRP gene. In the study, the…

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First Chemotherapy-Free Combination Treatment Approved For Waldrenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia

According to a story from BioSpace, the biopharmaceutical company AbbVie recently announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new combination treatment for Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia (WM).…

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Investigational Gene Therapy for Hereditary Angioedema Gets Orphan Drug Designation
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Investigational Gene Therapy for Hereditary Angioedema Gets Orphan Drug Designation

According to a story from globnewswire.com, the gene therapy company Adverum Biotechnologies recently announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted them Orphan Drug designation for their…

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The NIH Has Granted $8.9 million to Researchers Investigating a Drug For Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
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The NIH Has Granted $8.9 million to Researchers Investigating a Drug For Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have granted the University of Alabama at Birmingham $8.9 million to fund research into an investigational drug for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. You can read…

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A Recent Study Has Found That Minocycline Doesn’t Benefit People with Angelman Syndrome

The drug minocycline is a tetracycline antibiotic. Previous research using mouse models has indicated that it may have anti-inflammatory and antiapoptotic (prevents cell death) properties and may benefit some neurological…

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Two Companies Are Collaborating to Develop a Combination Therapy For Acute Myeloid Leukaemia

Two companies, Tolero Pharmaceuticals Inc. and AbbieVie, have agreed to collaborate to clinically research a potential combination therapy for relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukaemia. The potential therapy is comprised…

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