Is There Enough Education on Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome?
Hypermobility is not just a parlor-trick. For people with EDS

Is There Enough Education on Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome?

In Prohealth, Marlane Quade Cook draws on her own experience with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome to question whether the medical community has enough information and education to properly diagnose all 13 subtypes…

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AI Can Predict How COVID-19 Might Progress to Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
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AI Can Predict How COVID-19 Might Progress to Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

  As initially reported by France24, researchers from the United States and China have discovered that artificial intelligence may play a crucial role in understanding the impact of COVID-19 on…

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Harvard Study Presents an Injectable Vaccine Causing Immunity Against Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) in Mice

According to a recent article in the Harvard Gazette, researchers from Harvard announced the results of a study involving animal models that brought about immunity and lasting recovery against acute…

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The FDA Approves Tukysa™ for Metastatic HER2-Positive Breast Cancer

Seattle Genetics, Bothell, Washington recently issued an announcement through Drugs.com that the FDA approved Tukysa™ combined with capecitabine and trastuzumab for patients with metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer. The drug combination…

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SEPT9 Gene Variant Plays Role in Development of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
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SEPT9 Gene Variant Plays Role in Development of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease

  According to Charcot-Marie-Tooth News, a recent case study found that a variation of the SEPT9 gene could contribute to the development of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Read the full findings in BMC Medical Genetics. Charcot-Marie-Tooth…

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Patient Involvement in Genomic Research: Unpacking the “Genetics Unzipped” Podcast Episode S3.08

  While genomic research presents the unique opportunity of combating diseases and gene malfunctions at the source, the practice has been incredibly controversial. Some people worry about the ethics of…

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Using Imaging to Discover Pleomorphic Sarcoma of the Left Atrium: A Case Study
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Using Imaging to Discover Pleomorphic Sarcoma of the Left Atrium: A Case Study

  Want to learn more about recognizing symptoms and diagnosing patients? In a MedPage article, authors encourage readers to follow along on a case study to understand why a 58-year-old…

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A Potential Treatment for hATTR Amyloidosis has Earned Fast Track Designation
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A Potential Treatment for hATTR Amyloidosis has Earned Fast Track Designation

According to a story from Biospace, the RNAi therapeutics company Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. recently announced that its experimental product candidate vutrisiran has earned Fast Track designation from the US Food…

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Israeli Placenta-based Cell Therapy for COVID-19 Moved into Clinical Trial
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Israeli Placenta-based Cell Therapy for COVID-19 Moved into Clinical Trial

As originally shared in Tech Startups, an Israeli biotech company called Pluristem has created a placenta-based cell therapy to treat patients with COVID-19. So far, the therapy, which uses PLacental…

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