Copyscape score: 7% A new clinical trial is meant to find treatments that can slow or stop the progression of motor neurone disease (MND). This disease causes progressive weakness and…
A New Phase 3 Trial A new phase 3 study will begin soon this year at Stanford University. Abeona Therapeutics had been waiting on IRB approval to begin the trial,…
Body Image In today's world, negative body image is unfortunately very common. Research has shown that this trend occurs in women and men, both as children and adults. It affects…
According to a story from Biospace, the drug company Horizon Therapeutics plc has recently announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company's drug teprotumumab-trbw (marketed…
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As originally reported in Brandpoint, Kailey experienced a haunting tragedy as a child when her sister, Ashley, who was a year younger, experienced crippling symptoms from their shared progressive disease…
By Rachel Whetstone from In The Cloud Copy Peggy Nipper was struggling with polycystic kidney disease (PKD). Her kidneys were beginning to fail after developing numerous cysts. It can often…
As originally reported in CBS News; the flu has been one of humanitys traditional foes. Each season returns with new features and mutations while scientists spend time year speculating what…
According to a video from khou.com, the recent death of a five year old boy in the Houston area from bacterial meningitis has prompted the release of a guideline video…
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According to a recent article in PsychCentral, a rare genetic disorder called 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q) is very often misdiagnosed. A study shows that social impairment is the most…
This past week Justin Bieber publicized some surprising news amidst some fans commenting that he looked like a “drug addict.” Bieber, 25, recently posted on his Instagram that he…
BridgeBio Pharmaceuticals has recently announced that their drug, infigratinib, has received the Fast Track and Orphan Drug designations from the FDA. This drug is meant for the treatment of…
According to a story from globenewswire.com, the biopharmaceutical company SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Inc. just announced that it has started screening participants for its phase 3 clinical trial. The trial…
The discovery of a mutated gene is shedding light on the severity of kidney disease in those with Joubert syndrome. The BSND gene is called a modifier gene, and…
Medical science made some great breakthroughs in 2019 and the worldnewspulse.com shares just a few of the most impressive captured moments for science and real life patients. Here are three…
According to a story from the Houston Chronicle, a five year old boy named Myles Cheatham was admitted to the Spring Clinic two days after experiencing symptoms of what was…
According to a story from labblog.uofmhealth.org, one of the defining features of Prader-Willi syndrome, a rare disorder, is hyperphagia, which is extreme overeating and obsession with food. While this is…
Prevail Therapeutics is the creator of PR001, which is a gene therapy used for the treatment of Gaucher disease. They expected to begin dosing in the first half of…
The Study: MRx0518-I-003 MRx0518-I-003 is a trial investigating MRx0518 as part of a combination treatment for pancreatic cancer, used with preoperative radiotherapy. The trial will evaluate the therapies safety and…
Sickle Cell Disease Sickle cell disease is a rare blood disorder. It is progressive, debilitating, and sadly can be life-threatening. The genetic defect leads patients' red blood cells to be…
According to a story from ALS News Today, the nation of Sweden is starting to emerge as a leader for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research in Europe. This is mostly…
Galactosemia Galactosemia is a rare disease which affects the metabolic system. It causes the body to not be able to process galactose properly. Galactose is a simple sugar present in…
There have been many defining factors throughout the past decade, especially in the healthcare industry. These changes, both good and bad, have defined this industry. From the opioid epidemic…
According to a story from Pulmonary Hypertension News, the results of a recent mouse study has produced some remarkable results. The study found that melatonin, a naturally occurring hormone in…
According to a story from the University of Aberdeen, 57 year old Sandy Patience of Inverness, Scotland, is one of a total of 801 Huntington's disease patients from around the…
When Jessica Karnes was a kid, she was told she was no longer allowed to eat chicken nuggets. As a self-proclaimed lifelong picky eater—and a four-and-a-half-year-old at the time—this was a…
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