A team lead by geneticist Christopher Gregg from the University of Utah conducted a study on elephant genes that discovered why elephants don't get cancer, reported by News 4 Tucson.…
According to BelfastLive, Darren and Danielle Gibson, the parents of little six-year-old Sophia battling Dravet syndrome, traveled out of the country in search of the care she needs. For the…
Shannon Hudson, mother from Columbus, is doing everything in her power to bring awareness to Glutaric Aciduria/Acidemia type 1, a rare disease her daughter was diagnosed with upon birth,…
While it seems to be common knowledge that drinking while pregnant is unwise, many children are harmed by the effects of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, reported CNN. Older studies suggest…
Ben Mudge might closely resemble Chris Hemsworth's Thor with his good looks and shredded physique, but he's also a real life superhero to many, reports Business Insider. Ben has defied…
Novartis and Pear Therapeutics have joined forces to develop digital therapeutic software applications to treat patients with schizophrenia and multiple sclerosis, reports World Pharma News. Novartis is known for the…
Often children and other family members of patients with ALS end up being caregivers for their family, which can lead to isolation and a stressful life, reports WHYY. After Jodi…
When dealing with a rare disease, it's often hard to find someone else who's experiencing the same situation. Someone to talk with, cope with, listen to. Someone who gets it.…
Forty-eight-year-old Isabel lives with the genital skin condition called lichen sclerosus, being diagnosed post menopause, and it's not an easy new life-style, reported NetDoctor. Lichen sclerosus is a rare genital…
A new study by Northwestern scientists shares that patients with Huntington's disease are much less likely to develop cancer because the disease is toxic to cancer cells, recently reported by News…
The Southern Daily Echo originally reported that a majority of pancreatic cancer patients don't receive life-extending treatment after diagnosis. Recently, the Pancreatic Cancer UK charity reported that only a small…
A Boston biotech company called FNDA has collaborated with research organizations to utilize artificial intelligence, AI, to aid drug development and disease diagnosis, reports FierceBiotech. They are currently looking for…
Scientists in California at Salk Institute for Biological Studies are currently developing a drug that can mimic the effects in the body usually obtained from exercise, reports the National Post.…
Ellie White is everything you would want in an 18-month-old daughter, fun, playful, and full of life-- yet not too long ago her family discovered she had a rare disease,…
Just yesterday, the incredibly successful actor Irrfan Khan, announced on twitter that he just found out he has a rare disease, reported The Guardian. Khan has appeared in over 100…
Macey Brietenback continues to defy all odds. Originally reported by CBS Baltimore, the teenager lives with a condition that prevents her from digesting food. Even though it has given her…
Dave Fuehrer, a competitive bodybuilder, was diagnosed twice with testicular cancer, reports PM 360 Online. He expressed that the second diagnosis was so much harder, as he was recently married…
UCLA conducted a new study that looked at patients with claustrophobia and attempted a shortened MRA scan. They hoped to obtain the same quality of images that the current, longer…
Haley Hayes is a normal pre-teen, yet she suffers from Pompe disease. Pompe disease is a genetic condition, which causes muscle and organ impairment. Early diagnosis and enzyme replacement therapy…
A new cannabis treatment is going into trial in Australia to treat patients with Tourette syndrome, reports The Courier Mail. This will be the first study in Australia to use…
Life for 27-year-old Medical Bio Science graduate, Tate Nova Scanlon, has never been easy. As originally reported by The Lincolnite, Tate has been battling aggressive symptoms caused by adrenal…
A new medical educational platform called the HealthVoyager has been released and is now being utilized following a collaboration with the Boston Children's Hospital and Klick Health, reports PR News…
You might think that completing cancer treatment and surviving the terrible experience would be the ultimate relief, yet, a new report shares the heightened stress cancer survivors face, reports CBC…
Christopher Barker is everything you'd expect in a 3-year-old. He's happy, loud, and full of life, so it was a devastating shock to hear that he had a fatal disease,…
Brandi Lawrey describes her son, Gavin, as a little man because he continually shows bravery and courage well above his age, reports News-Press. Gavin was diagnosed with a rare mitochondrial…
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