An Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation Scientist Played a Critical Role in Developing a New Sickle Cell Disease Treatment
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An Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation Scientist Played a Critical Role in Developing a New Sickle Cell Disease Treatment

According to a story from The Oklahoman, Dr. Roger McEver, who is a scientist and the Vice President of Research at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF), played a pioneering…

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The Drug Tofacitinib Appears Effective for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in Clinical Trial
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The Drug Tofacitinib Appears Effective for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in Clinical Trial

According to a story from Juvenile Arthritis News, the results of a recent phase 3 clinical trial indicate that the drug tofacitinib (marketed as Xeljanz) can be an effective treatment…

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New Guidelines for Vasculitis Treatment Recommend First-Line Biologics for Some Patients
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New Guidelines for Vasculitis Treatment Recommend First-Line Biologics for Some Patients

According to a story from Healio, new guidelines for the treatment of different forms of vasculitis recommend the use of biologic therapies as a first-line option for certain patients. It…

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This Business Owner and Baker’s Daughters Will Both Benefit from Newly Covered Cystic Fibrosis Drugs
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This Business Owner and Baker’s Daughters Will Both Benefit from Newly Covered Cystic Fibrosis Drugs

According to a story from dailypost.co.uk, Richard Mason, the millionaire founder of moneysupermarket.com, and and baker Alison Faire's daughters Annabelle (aged 4 years) and Imogen (aged 7 years) don't have…

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A Recent Study from Yale Tracks the Progression of Scarring in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
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A Recent Study from Yale Tracks the Progression of Scarring in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

According to a story from EurekAlert!, a collaborative study headed by researchers from Yale University has furthered the understanding of the mechanisms and progression of fibrosis (scarring) in patients with…

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These Two Companies Just Announced a Partnership to Develop Multiple Gene Therapies
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These Two Companies Just Announced a Partnership to Develop Multiple Gene Therapies

According to a story from BioSpace, the gene therapy companies Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. and StrideBio, Inc. have recently announced the completion of a licensing and collaboration agreement that could lead…

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This Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis Could be on its Way to Approval in the EU
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This Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis Could be on its Way to Approval in the EU

According to a story from finanznachricten.de, the drug company Novartis recently announced that the European Medicine Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has issued a positive…

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Life as a Parent of a Child With Glycogen Storage Disease: A Rare Disease Story From the Czech Republic
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Life as a Parent of a Child With Glycogen Storage Disease: A Rare Disease Story From the Czech Republic

When your child is constantly at risk of hypoglycemia and their health and life is threatened in the case of any major problem, you have no other choice but to…

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An Experimental Treatment for Rett Syndrome Earns Rare Pediatric Disease Designation
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An Experimental Treatment for Rett Syndrome Earns Rare Pediatric Disease Designation

According to a story from marketscreener.com, the biopharmaceutical company Anavex Life Sciences Corp. has announced that its experimental product candidate ANAVEX2-73 has earned Rare Pediatric Disease designation from the US…

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Company Releases Early Clinical Data For Experimental Blood Cancer Drug
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Company Releases Early Clinical Data For Experimental Blood Cancer Drug

According to a story from pm360online.com, the biopharmaceutical company miRagen Therapeutics, Inc., recently presented Phase I clinical trial data regarding the company's experimental drug cobomarsen. This data was presented at…

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CBD-Based Treatment for Rare Childhood Epilepsies Gets Recommendation from NICE
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CBD-Based Treatment for Rare Childhood Epilepsies Gets Recommendation from NICE

According to a story from BioPortfolio, the biopharmaceutical company GW Pharmaceuticals plc recently announced that its medicine Epidyolex has earned recommendation from the UK National Institute for Health and Care…

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Can a Brain Implant Treat Dementia Caused by Sanfilippo Syndrome? A Boy’s Story Offers Hope
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Can a Brain Implant Treat Dementia Caused by Sanfilippo Syndrome? A Boy’s Story Offers Hope

According to a story from metro.co.uk, Harley Bond was three years old when he was first diagnosed with Sanfilippo syndrome type B, a rare progressive genetic disorder. Now five years…

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Health Canada Approves Cabometyx for Previously Treated Hepatocellular Carcinoma
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Health Canada Approves Cabometyx for Previously Treated Hepatocellular Carcinoma

According to a story from the Malvern Daily Record, the biotechnology company Exelixis, Inc. has recently announced that its partner company Ipsen BioPharmaceuticals Canada Inc. has had its drug cabozantinib…

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