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Daily Archives: May 19, 2022

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May is GBS and CIDP Awareness Month!

May is GBS and CIDP Awareness Month!

  • Post author:Jessica Lynn
  • Post published:May 19, 2022
  • Post category:Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy/Guillain Barre Syndrome/Guillain Barré syndrome

We’ve reached the month of May, and you know what that means – it is Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) and Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) Awareness Month! During this month, the…

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Dr. Markert Devoted Thirty Years to Developing a Viable Athymia Treatment
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Dr. Markert Devoted Thirty Years to Developing a Viable Athymia Treatment

  • Post author:Rose Duesterwald
  • Post published:May 19, 2022
  • Post category:Rare Disease

Imagine the feeling of working for years with the goal of saving children who have congenital athymia. Then thirty years later the FDA approves a regenerative medicine based on your…

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Researchers Close in on Alzheimer’s Disease As FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to LX1001

Researchers Close in on Alzheimer’s Disease As FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to LX1001

  • Post author:Rose Duesterwald
  • Post published:May 19, 2022
  • Post category:Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer’s disease is the primary cause of the progressive decline of cognitive function in the elderly. It is characterized by underlying complications in the central nervous system (CNS). To date,…

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Study: Results from an OLE Trial for NASH
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Study: Results from an OLE Trial for NASH

  • Post author:Kendall Mason
  • Post published:May 19, 2022
  • Post category:Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

LPCN 1144 for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) has already demonstrated positive results in the LiFT trial, and it is now showing more exciting results in its open-label extension (OLE) trial. Want…

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Treating Rett Syndrome: Clare’s Rare Patient Story

Treating Rett Syndrome: Clare’s Rare Patient Story

  • Post author:Rose Duesterwald
  • Post published:May 19, 2022
  • Post category:Rett Syndrome

The joy of watching your child grow and meet developmental milestones is not always granted to some parents. Clare’s mother, Allison, described her emotions to CHOP after noticing that Clare…

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Rare Disease Advisory Council Created in Georgia

  • Post author:Kendall Mason
  • Post published:May 19, 2022
  • Post category:Rare Disease

Because of their rarity, rare diseases often aren't considered or represented in the government. But state by state, we are slowly gaining representation within the legal system. This is being…

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Researchers Find That Scleroderma Management Should Include Th/To Antibody Testing

Researchers Find That Scleroderma Management Should Include Th/To Antibody Testing

  • Post author:Rose Duesterwald
  • Post published:May 19, 2022
  • Post category:Scleredema/Systemic Sclerosis

For over thirty years, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh (UPMC) have been observing cases of limited scleroderma, a connective tissue disorder that causes thick hard patches of skin. Scleroderma…

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