Misophonia is a rare condition that causes patients to have a severe and involuntary reaction to specific sounds. The cause of the condition is still unknown. A challenge misophonia patients face…
Immune-One Therapeutics has just announced that they have dosed their first acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patient in their Phase 1 trial investigating IO-202. This therapy is an immune inhibitory receptor that works…
A recent study published in the journal Blood Advances has documented that hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is both safe and effective for children with many different kinds of inherited nonmalignant conditions…
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has established new recommendations for pregnant women, including perinatal screening for depression as well as anxiety and mood disorders. A total of 40…
Safety of Sweeteners Sweeteners sound like the ideal solution to added sugar. No calories and none of the cons of refined sugar means you can enjoy it in excess right?…
We are learning more everyday about COVID-19. We know that for most people who contract the disease, recovery will be swift and they will return to normal rather quickly. However,…
Ionis Pharmaceuticals has just released their findings from a study investigating the effect of IONIS-PKK-LRx and IONIS-PKKRx in hereditary angioedema (HAE) patients with different forms of the disease. These therapies work to reduce…
A new study published in the journal Rheumatology and Therapy examined the effect of baricitinib on Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients who have had an inadequate to their methotrexate therapy. Methotrexate and Baricitinib…
Researchers in Canada have just released positive results from their heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) clinical trial. This investigation was examining the effect of Repatha on teenagers with the condition. The trial…
A new genetic test for keratoconus as well as other types of corneal dystrophy was released late last year. The test was created by Avellino and can identify biomarkers of disease. It also looks…
Claire Brinkley Claire Brinkley's daughter Eleanor is diagnosed with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) which is a rare disease affecting the liver. As a newborn, she appeared perfectly normal. But at…
In our 21st century world, we have become enveloped by technology. In the age of COVID-19, we are even more reliant. In an instant, so many of our every day…
Gary S. Gilkeson Career Development Award (CDA) The CDA is a grant sponsored by the Lupus Foundation of America that was established to help accelerate research for lupus. The 2020…
Myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) International Awareness Day is on September 10th. This year, there will be a live streaming event to help bring awareness to this condition, instead of an in-person…
Kara LeFrance Kara LeFrance is diagnosed with acromegaly, a rare disease, and she's been battling it since she was 20 years old. Unfortunately, it took eight years after her first…
Female mammals have XX chromosomes and males have XY. But scientists have never understood how females decide which of their two X's should be active in each of its cells.…
Dr. Harvey Moldofsky Harvey Moldofsky is a professor emeritus at the University of Toronto. His area of focus is SARS, and since the onset of COVID-19, he has been fully…
Ross Douthat, a writer for the New York Times, was first diagnosed with Lyme disease and a Bartonella infection in 2015 from a deer tick bite. The effects have lingered…
Ascendis Pharma has just announced that their investigative therapy for achondroplasia called TransCon CNP has just received Orphan Drug Designation from the European Commission. This same designation has already been…
Corbus Pharmaceuticals has just announced that participant enrollment for their Phase 3 trial of lenabasum for dermatomyositis has been completed. Dermatomyositis Dermatomyositis (DM) is a rare autoimmune disease. It can…
The Cystinosis Research Network (CRN) has created a new program to bring light to cystinosis families during these uncertain times. It is called the Brighter Days Care Package Program. Brighter…
A new study has found a new way to measure memory in both animals and people. The hope is that this assessment will aid in the research of Parkinson's disease and…
We have learned a lot, but still have much to learn about COVID-19. Researchers have seen a link between COVID-19 and chronic fatigue syndrome (myalgic encephalomyelitis) as well as Guillain-Barre syndrome, which…
Arterial Dissection Arterial dissections refer to the tearing of the inner wall of an artery. Pregnancy creates stress on the body's blood vessels and in rare cases dissections can occur.…
Researchers have been trying for years to better understand the mutations which cause the rare disorder called Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT). Tremendous progress has been made. But now that we know…
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