“Living Drug Factory” May be the Future Treatment for Chronic Diseases that Require Hormone Injections like Diabetes
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“Living Drug Factory” May be the Future Treatment for Chronic Diseases that Require Hormone Injections like Diabetes

  A person with diabetes is not able to properly make or use insulin well. Advancements in science are now seriously looking at updating and perfecting ways to help people…

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New Research Identifies Protein Epitope Targeted in Kawasaki Disease Immune Response
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New Research Identifies Protein Epitope Targeted in Kawasaki Disease Immune Response

  According to new research from the Journal of Infectious Diseases, a new protein epitope has been discovered while testing the immune response of people with Kawasaki Disease. Kawasaki Disease, also…

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Coronavirus: Could Medical Rationing Put the Chronically Ill/Disabled in Danger?
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Coronavirus: Could Medical Rationing Put the Chronically Ill/Disabled in Danger?

In a story written for The Washington Post, Jessica Slice writes about a frightful predicament for patients with chronic illnesses that cause disability. Jessica lives with dysautonomia and hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos…

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FDA Approves a Treatment for Neurofibromatosis Type 1 for the First Time Ever
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FDA Approves a Treatment for Neurofibromatosis Type 1 for the First Time Ever

A press release from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced the approval of the drug selumetinib (marketed as Koselugo) for the treatment of patients aged two years…

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Sex and Age Discrimination Could be Impeding Scientific Research for Conditions Like Cushing Syndrome
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Sex and Age Discrimination Could be Impeding Scientific Research for Conditions Like Cushing Syndrome

NICHD The NICHD is the The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It is the center for…

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