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According to a story from the National Institutes of Health, the innovative new CRISPR gene editing technology is being used in order to identify specific genes that could play a…
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According to a story from Xconomy National, some patient advocacy organizations are beginning to speak out about exorbitantly high drug prices despite the fact that many of them receive funding…
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According to a story from news-medical.net, researchers from The Scripps Research Institute have successfully outlined a new path for the treatment of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease subtype 2D (CMT2D). The scientists hope…
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According to a story from Financial Buzz, the pharmaceutical company Proteostasis Therapeutics recently announced that the company's experimental treatment PTI-428 was granted Orphan Drug Designation by the FDA. PTI-428 is…
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According to a story from the Clarion Ledger, surgeons at the University of Mississippi Medical Center are now trained to conduct a minimally invasive procedure to relieve the symptoms of…
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