Artificial Intelligence(AI) and a Solution to Detect Familial Hypercholesterolemia

  Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) is often misdiagnosed as plain old high cholesterol because of overlapping symptoms such as elevated lipid levels. According to a recent article in MedicalView, FH is three…

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Development of “Add-on” Therapy for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Ends After Poor Trial Showing
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Development of “Add-on” Therapy for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Ends After Poor Trial Showing

According to a story from Pulmonary Hypertension News, the drug developer United Therapeutics recently issued a statement in which the company announced that it was ceasing the development of esuberaprost…

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ISMRD International Conference for Glycoprotein Storage Diseases Coming This July

Upcoming Conference The International Society for Mannosidosis & Related Diseases (ISMRD) serves as an international patient advocate for those living with glycoprotein storage diseases. These include alpha-mannosidosis, fucosidosis, mucolipidosis type…

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Despite the Continued Appearance of Cases, Researchers Still Don’t Know Much About Acute Flaccid Myelitis
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Despite the Continued Appearance of Cases, Researchers Still Don’t Know Much About Acute Flaccid Myelitis

According to a story from AJC, three year old Reid Peteet is one of over 550 kids that have been diagnosed with acute flaccid myelitis since 2014. 2018 saw a…

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Orphan Drug Designation Granted for Potential Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Treatment

For years FibroGen has been investigating a drug called pamrevlumab. They believe it could be an effective treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), pancreatic cancer, and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).…

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Phase 3 Study Data Shows Obeticholic Acid Could Treat NASH-Linked Fibrosis
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Phase 3 Study Data Shows Obeticholic Acid Could Treat NASH-Linked Fibrosis

According to a press release from American biotechnology company Intercept Pharmaceuticals, the company recently released additional data supporting its phase 3 clinical trial of obeticholic acid (OCA) in the treatment…

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