CureDuchenne has launched the CureDuchenne Biobank, a neutral, centralized and self-funded data hub that will unlock information to accelerate research. It will provide a consistent set of resources for scientific…
Marinus Pharmaceuticals has recently announced updates on its ganaxolone programs for tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), PCDH19-related epilepsy (PCDH19-RE), and CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD). Ganaxolone Ganaxolone is a positive allosteric modulator…
An open letter to The Editor from Gaetani et al was recently published in the Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. Dr. Gaetani and associates at the Fondazione Policlinico Universitario, Rome Italy,…
David Fajgenbaum was diagnosed with Castleman disease while he was still a medical student. He was perfectly healthy, but in a few days he had organs failing. He was treated…
A new study has been initiated by a digital health company in the United Kingdom called Congenica Ltd. This study focuses on re-annotating genes that may be associated with…
Galectin Therapeutics has recently started to plan the third phase of its clinical trial of belapectin, which treats nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). They are making refinements based on a conversation…
It is estimated that about 10% of people in the United States have rare diseases. But what makes a disease rare? How does this distinction affect diagnosis and treatment?…
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (A1AD) shares similarities with asthma, which leads to it often being misdiagnosed as asthma. This misdiagnosis leads to insufficient treatment. Toronto Western Hospital's Asthma and Airways…
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