GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has just announced that Zejula, otherwise known as niraparib, has just been approved for cancer patients beyond those who have a BRCA+ mutation. The patients now included in…
According to a story from milanmirrorexchange.com, Lincoln Hopper, who will be turning two years old soon, was recently admitted to the hospital after showing indicators of heart failure. This is…
According to a story from Cape Town Etc, two girls in South Africa were living with the same rare disease: primary immunodeficiency (PI), a group of rare conditions in which…
According to a story from Fabry Disease News, a recent study has found that certain cells tend to age more rapidly in patients with Fabry disease when compared to unaffected…
According to a story from Buzzfeed News, Facebook has been receiving more negative press than ever lately, and so far it often seems justified. From the Cambridge Analytica scandal to…
According to a story from the Times of Israel, a team of researchers associated with the University of Massachusetts appear to have discovered a potential breakthrough in regards to the…
According to a story from BioSpace, the biopharmaceutical company Newron Pharmaceuticals S.p.A. has announced that is partnering with the Rett syndrome disease community in order to sponsor an all new…
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A recent announcement by Atomico, one of Europe’s largest venture capital firms based in London, introduced its new partner Healx. The startup can boast of having the world’s most comprehensive…
Narcolepsy is a rare neurological disease that affects the sleep cycle. Symptoms include sleep paralysis, excessive daytime sleepiness, disrupted nighttime sleep, hypnagogic hallucinations, and, for around 70% of patients, cataplexy.…
According to a story from Kent Online, like many other four year olds around the world, Olivia Wilkes will start attending school this year. However, her situation is different from…
According to a story from BioSpace, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. has recently announced that the Marketing Authorisation Application for the its drug satralizumab has been accepted by the European Medicines…
Boo! We hope everyone's trick or treat bag was heavy on Reese's this year! This week we're highlighting stories about a youth advocate, gene therapy, and a multiple sclerosis predictor.…
A recent article published in Cancer Research UK informs readers that in two out of every one hundred cancers, doctors cannot find the original tumor. It is this primary tumor…
We've been hearing A LOT about so-called 'gene editing' and 'CRISPR' lately -- and now there's new developments on that front. Scientists have developed a new gene-editing technology called 'prime…
If you or someone you know has ADPKD, email us at [email protected]. We’d love to hear from you about your experience! According to a story from Medscape, a subject of…
The number of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients who develop lung disease (sJIA-LD) is rising in both the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Canada. This trend has been notable…
That’s right- HOBSCOTCH NOT hopscotch, and you don’t need a sidewalk and chalk to play it. The Epilepsy Foundation of Virginia (EFVA) has been looking out for you, and applied…
According to a story from Express Digest, young mom Emily Nixon, age 25, was heartbroken when her oldest daughter Darcy Roger, age 6, passed away only five days after her…
According to a story from The Rheumatologist, a common treatment method for ankylosing spondylitis, a form of rare arthritis the affects the sacroiliac joints and spine, is a class of…
Little Rozárka’s mother isn’t giving up. Her daughter is the only person in the Czech Republic with tetrasomy X, and is one of 50 people in the world with the…
A UK study has shown that there may be a genetic variant carried by 40% of Crohn’s disease sufferers that explains why some patients develop antibodies against some of the…
As originally reported in Nottinghamshire Live, oculocutaneous albinism is a rare inherited disease thats recognizable to some; many know it for causing pale features, white hair, and light eyes. It…
Rest In Peace, Senator Kay Hagan, who unexpectedly died Monday at the age of 66. It has been widely reported that Senator Hagan was diagnosed with encephalitis in 2016, which…
November 1st is Acromegaly Awareness Day! Let's do our part by getting a deep dive into acromegaly and the resources available for the acromegaly community! What is Acromegaly? Acromegaly is…
According to a story from Medscape, the treatment of melanoma, particularly more advanced, metastatic melanoma, has improved significantly over the last couple of decades. Dr. Philip Friedlander says that in…
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