According to a story from Parkinson's News Today, a recent analysis of Parkinson's disease research showed that scientists would benefit from relying less on animal models and instead should focus…
That title. How can blessing and POTS even coexist in the same sentence? Well, my journey started in 2000 when I began noticing strange things happening in my body: intense…
According to a story from the Bensalem Times, David and Catherine Woodley's adopted daughter Abby recently underwent a transplant operation that saved her life. David and Catherine adopted Abby three…
At 14 years old, Bede Marciari has experienced and missed out on a great number of things. For many people, this is just part of growing up. In Bede’s case,…
Over the weekend, the New York Times ran an opinion piece that caught our attention. "He Got Schizophrenia. He Got Cancer. And Then He Got Cured." Click here to read…
An art exhibit held at the Galerie Gora in Montreal, Canada, has used photographs and short stories to share the experiences of eleven people with acromegaly. You can read the…
Two Phase 2 clinical trials called ‘Elektra’ and ‘Arcade’ have been initiated. They will investigate the drug OV935/TAK-935 as a potential treatment for paediatric patients with rare epilepsies. For more…
According to a story from yahoo.com, a six year old boy with from Texas named Mason Motz recently began speaking for the first time after a visit to the dentist's…
Researchers at the University of Utah are working on developing computational tools that can be used to help identify the genetic changes underlying early infantile epileptic encephalopathy. For more detailed…
Avrobio has received no objection from Health Canada for their clinical trial application for their Phase 1/2 study of an investigational gene therapy for Gaucher disease. Following this news, Avrobio…
According to a story from news-medical.net, a genomics study called Angiosarcoma Project has successfully discovered that the inhibition of immune checkpoints could have therapeutic value for patients with angiosarcomas affecting…
I have Gaucher disease. I often wonder what it would be like to not have this disease. But then I stop and redirect my thoughts. I’ve spent too much time in the…
According to a story from Chemical & Engineering News, many drug research and development startups are beginning to turn to gene expression data in order to find new uses for…
According to a story from the Milton Keynes Citizen, a local boy named Josh from the Milton Keynes community with the rare lysosomal storage disease Niemann-Pick disease type C will…
Shriners Hospitals for Children® has announced their motion analysis centre consortium. The hospital’s Motion Analysis Centre is used to evaluate the movements and gait of children and teenagers. To read about…
A new study has found that 80 percent of people who have an identifiable genetic risk for cancer due to a mutated BRCA1/2 gene don’t know they're at risk. The…
Nightstar Therapeutics has released preliminary data from a Phase 1/2 study of an experimental gene therapy designed to treat X-linked retinitis pigmentosa. For more detailed information you can view the…
A study carried out by researchers from Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital has explored the link between dopamine neurones, Parkinson’s disease, and psychiatric disorders. To read about…
Joe Marksteiner, a 22-year Air Force veteran and former gymnast, won a title at the 2013 World Powerlifting Championships at the age of 60. This year, now at 65, he…
According to a story from Medical Xpress, an international group of scientists from the US, France, and Spain may have discovered that an antifungal agent commonly used to treat skin…
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