Batten Disease There are 13 different forms of Batten Disease defined by the medical community. Each presents similarly but there are differences in the severity of symptoms as well as the…
"I feel powerless to help them. There needs to be a change. And change ought to begin in the form of a policy shift." These are Jay Avasarala's words in…
According to a story from Gizmodo, the genetic mutation which causes certain types of dog breeds, such as Boston terriers and bulldogs, to have spiral shaped, corkscrew tails appears to…
According to an article at PR Newswire, Bridge Biotherapeutics Inc., a South Korean biotechnology company, has announced the opening of three of its scheduled ten clinical study sites for the…
According to a story by MarketScreener, pharmaceutical company Acer Therapeutics Inc. has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) for its vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (vEDS) drug Edsivo. The NDA was granted…
Neuromyelitis optica (NMO), or Devic's disease is a rare autoimmune condition which causes inflammation in the optic nerve and/or spinal cord. The condition affects 5 in every 1,000,000 people and…
Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2D (LGMD2D), also called alpha-sarcoglycanopathy, is a form of muscular dystrophy which is caused by a defected SGCA gene. It causes the body to lose function of…
CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex Pharmaceuticals have been collaborating to develop a new treatment option for Sickle Cell Disease. It's called CTX001, a type of stem cell therapy. This drug has…
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