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by Lauren Taylor from In The Cloud Copy Having a child, especially for the first time, comes with so many unknowns and questions. What stroller to buy, what to name…
by Lauren Taylor from In The Cloud Copy Having a child, especially for the first time, comes with so many unknowns and questions. What stroller to buy, what to name…
Happy Friday! Monday, Sept. 7 is Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Day. DMD is characterized by the inability to make the protein dystrophin in muscles and can result in heart and…
by Caitlin Seida from In The Cloud Copy Isolation as a result of COVID-19 precautions is necessary but can take its toll on your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being.…
by Danielle Bradshaw from In The Cloud Copy Elaina Pechota loves to dance. Back in 2018, however, the teen had a fall during one of her classes, and her entire…
According to Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, researchers recently discovered a potential therapy for patients with aggressive subtypes of medulloblastoma. There are four subtypes of this condition. The first is…
Recently, biopharmaceutical company Fortress Biotech announced positive clinical results for CUTX-101 (copper histidinate). The data highlights the efficacy of CUTX-101 for patients with Menkes disease. As there are currently no…
By Lauren Taylor from In The Cloud Copy COVID-19 has flooded headlines daily since it first reared its head in late 2019 and early 2020. Some parts of the world…
Within the last month, BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. announced the publication of pre-clinical data on the NurOwn system. NurOwn technology produces autologous, bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) for…
As reported in OncLive, intravenously-administered rigosertib failed to meet the primary endpoint within the Phase 3 INSPIRE clinical trial. Ultimately, the trial sought to understand whether rigosertib could improve overall…
Dealing with grief is different for everybody. Unfortunately, living with a rare disease can bring sadness and grief into one's life. That is why the Livestrong Foundation has offered a…
Phase III clinical trial results of the triple therapy combination for the treatment of severe aplastic anemia (SAA) were set forth in a recent News Medical Life Sciences article.…
Ariella Pacheco of Encinitas, California is a 17-year-old in her senior year at a Carmel Valley Catholic School. Ariella spoke to a reporter for MSN about her new-found passion to…
As reported in the Global News; what if you had a draining rare disease, and a life-changing treatment was out there but wasn't available in your country? At Dalhousie University…
A study has concluded that Neupro Patches are a viable treatment option for those living with Parkinson's disease, according to a Parkinson's News Today article. The patch, which can treat…
Business Insider recently interviewed Marissa Oliver, a resident of New York City, who told us about the problems she has encountered during her recovery from COVID-19. Marissa, an arts manager,…
XPhyto Therapeutics has been developing a skin patch as a delivery system to treat Parkinson's disease. They just released an update, stating that the "formula was locked," and the process…
A growing wait list is creating additional stress on patients needing organ transplants. These patients are increasingly desperate according to an article recently published in Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News.…
According to an article in Newswire, medical professionals from the UK have discovered a number of protein structures that are associated with Parkinson's disease. The hope is that further research…
On August 31, 2020, biopharmaceutical company Omeros Corporation announced that it will soon move forward with clinical trials for OMS906. This decision follows clearance of an Investigational New Drug Application…
The 34th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, or "SLEEP 2020," was held last week from August 27th through the 30th. According to BioSpace, pharmaceutical company Harmony Biosciences…
A recent article in Med City News outlines the difficult choices patients must make regarding immune compromising but life-saving therapy during the 2020 pandemic. Do they postpone their treatment or…
According to a recent article in Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, researchers at the UofSC have presented data stating that the cannabis compound tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is effective against respiratory distress syndrome…
According to an article from Morningology, the pharmaceutical company Teva has recently been charged by the U.S. Justice Department for conspiring to raise generic drug prices. This is a serious…
The CMT Research Foundation has announced that September will be Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) Disease Action Month. The switch from awareness to action illustrates just how much CMT patients and their families…
According to an article from Newswire, the Alzheimer's Association is awarding Elixiron Immunotherapeutics one million dollars for work on their Alzheimer's treatment, EI1071. This money will go towards a clinical…