Rose became acquainted with Patient Worthy after her husband was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) six years ago. During this period of partial remission, Rose researched investigational drugs to be prepared in the event of a relapse. Her husband died February 12, 2021 with a rare and unexplained occurrence of liver cancer possibly unrelated to AML.
A recent article in Parkinson’s News Today described new findings associated with mutations in the LRRK2 gene, which are associated with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Indications are that patients with…
Biological robots, commonly known as biobots, mimic the actions of other organisms (e.g. jumping or swimming). Biobots are composed of artificial materials and also organic material. As published in…
Immunotherapies are in the forefront for treating autoimmune diseases and cancer. Northwestern University and the University of California San Francisco conducted a study using genes that have the potential…
Scientists say some myelin-damaging disorders have a distinctive pathology that groups them into a unique disease entity. The white knob on the left shows demyelination of a nerve fiber end.…
While the number of cases is extremely small, a University of California-San Diego professor is urging health officials to expand alerts about the mysterious illness previously seen only in children.…
Bridging the Voice of ALS Patients | ATSDR Bridging the Voice of ALS Patients Because learning more about ALS is an important step in the battle to defeat it, the…
Promising new drug target for autoimmune and allergic diseases revealed Credit: The Babraham Institute A study led by researchers at the Babraham Institute in collaboration with the Wellcome Sanger Institute…
According to CNN, the CDC recently sent out a health advisory to doctors across the United States alerting them of a new syndrome affecting children in eighteen states, Washington, D.C.,…
In the face of COVID-19, considerations and procedures regarding the use of radiation for blood cancer patients may need to be modified. When the risk of severe infections from COVID-19…
Normally the immune system will go on the attack against a foreign invader such as a germ and then return to standby mode. But according to a report in…
New information, speculation, statistics, and predictions about COVID-19 are hitting the internet every day. Yet neurologists are attempting to answer their patients’ questions without having sufficient data that would…
According to a recent report by CNN, the UK Health Service sent an alert to general practitioners warning of a rise in the last three weeks of children who…
A recent article in Biospace reported an 83% survival rate for COVID-19 patients after two infusions of the experimental drug Ryoncil, developed by Mesoblast Ltd. The patients who were…
Lynparaza is back in the news again, but this time, according to Cure Today, the FDA approved the drug in combination with Avastin for advanced ovarian cancer to prevent progression…
A total of one hundred vaccines are being developed by researchers, drug manufacturers, and governments worldwide in an effort to stem the tide of the COVID-19 virus. Reuters Newswire reports…
It is acknowledged in the medical community that clumps of misfolded tau proteins and amyloid-β are markers of Alzheimer’s disease. The evidence presented in recent article in Nature, shows that…
According to a recent article in BioMed Central, an international task force formed in 2018 created guidelines for the treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Treatment targets were identified…
Merck and AstraZeneca recently announced that Lynparza improved overall survival in the lives of males with advanced prostate cancer who had been treated previously. The drug out-performed two other antiandrogen…
According to a recent announcement by AstraZeneca, the U.S. FDA granted its approval for Koselugo (selumetinib). This is the first drug to be approved for the treatment of children…
Cancer and autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis, might not seem to have much in common, but some researchers now are pinning hopes on the same immune…
Certain features of metabolic syndrome may be more prevalent in people with Parkinson’s disease-associated mutations in the gene LRRK2, new research suggests. The research abstract “Metabolic syndrome and genetic Parkinson’s disease, the case…
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects one out of fifty-nine eight-year-olds in the U.S. A recent article in Medical News Today outlines a study conducted by neuroscientists from the Korea Brain…
Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy for advanced neuroendocrine tumors that affect pancreas, GI tract by Mike Bassett, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today April 30, 2020 MedpageToday email article The most significant recent…
The World Health Organization and its partners recently launched the Solidarity international clinical trial in search of an effective treatment for COVID-19. The rising death toll for a virus that…
A recent study conducted by a government agency, NIAID, offered preliminary evidence of Remdesivir’s benefit to COVID-19 patients. The drug is heralded as the first antiviral drug to improve COVID-19…
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