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Patients with hemophilia may experience sudden bleeding, joint pain and inflammation, and deep bruising. But according to Hemophilia News, two proteins may be the cause. Researchers found that patients…
Continue ReadingCertain Proteins May Predict Joint Bleeding in Patients with Hemophilia
COVID-19 has rapidly spread across the globe. With nearly 2.7 million diagnosed cases, the medical field is overworked. As a result, many hospitals and doctors are experiencing a lack…
According to Angelman Syndrome News, researchers used rat models of Angelman syndrome to test gene editing as a potential therapy. They found that CRISPR technology deleted the defective UBE3A gene. However, rats…
Continue ReadingIs Angelman Syndrome Gene Deletion Therapy On the Horizon?
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As COVID-19 continues to spread, and the length of our lockdowns increases, many patients with rare diseases and their families are wondering what comes next. How will you receive treatment?…
Continue ReadingCheck Out This Free Virtual Clinic for People with Atrial Fibrillation
Recientemente, el Dr. Ian Winburn de Pfizer se sentó con Europabio para una entrevista en honor del Día Mundial de la Hemofilia, que acaba de ocurrir el 17 de…
Continue ReadingDiscutiendo la Hemofilia con el Dr. Ian Winburn de Pfizer
As COVID-19 continues to spread across the globe, more and more people are wondering how this virus might affect them. This is especially true for patients with rare diseases,…
Continue ReadingThe Impact of COVID-19 on Patients with Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Disease: A Webinar Review
According to a release from the UVA Health System Newsroom, Dr. Zhen Yan, PhD, discovered that exercise can reduce or totally stop severe respiratory symptoms associated with acute respiratory…
Continue ReadingExercise Can Reduce Risk of Severe COVID-19 Respiratory Complications, Says UVA Researcher
According to Medical XPress, hospitalized patients with inflammatory bowel disease are more at risk of developing bacteremia, particularly if they are older in age. Researchers came to this conclusion using…
Continue ReadingPatients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Have Higher Risk of Developing Bacteremia
According to the American Journal of Managed Care, a case study in China has shown that tocilizumab was effective in treating a patient with both COVID-19 and multiple myeloma. When…
Continue ReadingTocilizumab Effective for Patient with COVID-19 and Multiple Myeloma
When this 20-year-old male patient was serving in the military, he came down with two severe medical issues: pneumonia and adrenal crisis, categorized by an issue with an adrenal hormone…
Continue ReadingNew Gene Mutation For Adrenoleukodystrophy Found: A Case Study
The world has now hit over 3.5 million diagnosed cases of COVID-19, with 1.2 million cases in the United States alone. Although the pandemic started in December or January, the…
Continue ReadingExploring the Potential Link Between Kawasaki Disease and COVID-19
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Saying that COVID-19 has impacted the world might just be an understatement. In fact, COVID-19 changed the way we interact with each other, businesses, and the world around us. But how…
Recently, Pfizer's Dr. Ian Winburn sat down with Europabio for an interview in honor of World Hemophilia Day, which just occurred on April 17. In his discussion, Dr. Winburn…
Continue ReadingDiscussing Hemophilia with Dr. Ian Winburn of Pfizer
According to a press release on Global Newswire, the biopharmaceutical company MediciNova has received a Notice of Allowance for a patent application for MN-166, which could be used to treat…
Continue ReadingNotice of Allowance Given to Patented MN-166 to Treat Glioblastoma
According to Angioedema News, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) is now reviewing berotralstat as a potential therapy to combat severe inflammation attacks in patients with hereditary angioedema. Hereditary Angioedema Hereditary…
Continue ReadingBerotralstat, to Treat Hereditary Angioedema, Under EMA Review
According to a news release from Biospace, recent data from the KALM-2 Phase III trial highlighted how Korsuva, an injectable, is beneficial in treating severe itching associated with severe chronic…
Continue ReadingKorsuva Given Breakthrough Therapy Indication, Treats Itching from Chronic Kidney Disease
The FDA recently granted Orphan Drug status to CS1, a drug therapy from Cereno Scientific, according to Pulmonary Hypertension News. CS1 is designed to provide safe and effective treatment for…
Continue ReadingCS1 to Treat Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Granted Orphan Drug Status
When the 31-year-old woman showed up to Massachusetts General Hospital with a nasty respiratory infection, she was somewhat used to it. In fact, she had been plagued with respiratory problems…
Continue ReadingExploring A Lung Disease So Rare There Are Only 7 Diagnoses: NEK10 Case Study
Recently, says Medical XPress, an international research team discovered that the drug therapy 2-deoxy D-glucose can slow cell growth. In patients with ovarian cancer, the drug can halt the growth…
Continue Reading2-deoxy-D-glucose Slows Cell Growth and Improves Treatment for Ovarian Cancer
Según un artículo en The Asahi Shimbun, científicos japoneses han desarrollado una nueva vacuna para mitigar la degeneración neuronal causada por la enfermedad de Alzheimer. La vacuna, administrada por vía…
Continue ReadingLa Vacuna Nasal Previene la Pérdida Neuronal en Modelos de Ratones de la Enfermedad de Alzheimer
According to BioSpace, healthcare technology company RDMD has raised $14 million in Series A financing, and developed a partnership with UCB. In addition to growing their platform to discuss…
Continue ReadingRDMD Gets $14 Million in Financing, Partners with UCB to Research Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
If you're like me, news about COVID-19 has been dominating your life recently. The novel coronavirus rapidly spread across the world over the past few months. At the time…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 Delays on Non-Urgent Procedures Heighten Patient Stress
According to Medical XPress, researchers have discovered a new potential therapy for patients with pancreatic cancer. By changing the pH balance within cancer cells, researchers could trigger cell death. Read…
Continue ReadingChanging pH Balance Could Kill Pancreatic Cancer Cells
10-year-old Joey Koslowski doesn't let the small...err, the big stuff get him down. According to MyCentralJersey, the boy is "the youngest child to have the largest mass in the world" caused…
Continue ReadingNJ Boy with Castleman Disease Returns Home After “Largest Mass Ever” Removed
According to Parkinson's News, researchers have discovered that specific immune cells in the blood of patients with Parkinson's disease appear up to 10 years before motor skills are impacted. This…
Continue ReadingCellular Changes in Blood May Help with Early Parkinson’s Disease Detection
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