People with genetic diseases or disorders may experience differences on a physiological level. For example, shares Medical XPress, fragile X syndrome (FXS) results in less primary cilia. Since primary cilia…
According to a story from BioSpace, the drug company Zynerba Pharmaceuticals Inc. recently released the results from a clinical trial. This trial was testing the company's product Zygel™ (CBD gel)…
By Danielle Bradshaw from In The Cloud Copy Expressive language sampling, or ELS, could potentially help researchers better measure how well treatments work for patients with fragile X syndrome or…
According to MIT News, scientists recently discovered that inhibiting levels of the GSK3 alpha enzyme could reduce, or even reverse, symptoms of fragile X syndrome. Their study, which utilized…
Christopher Cowan and his lab at the Medical University of South Carolina recently conducted a study in mice in order to understand how defective MEF2C genes impact brain development. A…
According to a story from Wapakoneta Daily News, the drug companies ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Neuren Pharmaceuticals Limited have recently announced that its investigational product candidate trofinetide has earned Rare…
The gleaming new Dutch headquarters of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), fronting Domenico Scarlattilaan in Amsterdam’s suburban Zuidas business district, finally opened for business last month — just over two…
Zynerba Pharmaceuticals has recently announced that they have finished the patient screening for their clinical trial of Zygel, a treatment for Fragile X syndrome. Zygel is a CBD gel that…
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Stéphanie Tomé is an investigator at the Sorbonne Université in Paris, France. A recent article in PacBio describes Tomé’s research into a disease that becomes progressively worse with each generation.…
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A recent announcement by Atomico, one of Europe’s largest venture capital firms based in London, introduced its new partner Healx. The startup can boast of having the world’s most comprehensive…
Results of a study reported in PLOS ONE that was conducted by a team of scientists indicate that the experimental drug mavoglurant improves responsiveness and eye gaze for patients with…
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A guest speaker at the 2019 Rare Disease Forum recently held at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center acknowledged that screening is necessary to justify the need for a particular…
According to a story from Venture Beat, the company Healx has succesfully raised $56 million in funds that will go towards using artificial intelligence (AI) to identify new potential treatments…
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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease and the major cause of impaired memory affecting the older population. Reported cases are rapidly increasing. So far, clinical trials have failed…
According to a story from Medical Xpress, a recent study has revealed that a certain genetic premutation affected the FMR1 gene could be a risk factor for far more health…
According to a story from globenewswire.com, the drug company Zynerba Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has announced that the data from its phase 2 open label trial has been officially published. This clinical…
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Researchers at the University of Tokyo have discovered that one segment of DNA is responsible for four rare diseases. As reported in Science Daily, the university team also believes that…
According to a story from globenewswire.com, the drug developer Zynerba Pharmaceuticals recently announced that the company has been awarded Fast Track Designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).…
According to the publication from the London Free Press, a new technique in development at Lawson Health Research Institute uses epigenetics to more closely study genetic expression in humans. Epigenetics…
Cardiff University in Wales has just announced the launch of their new Medicines Discovery Institute. It’s goal? To help accelerate the development of novel therapies for those living with conditions…
As discussed in a recent article on PatientWorthy the FDNA has recently developed a new kind of algorithm which can diagnose rare genetic conditions such as Angelman syndrome, Williams syndrome, and Fragile X syndrome using…
According to a story from pm360online.com, the drug developer Zynerba Pharmaceuticals, Inc., recently announced the release of data from an open label, 12 month study of the company's experimental product…
Angelman syndrome impedes the brain's ability to distinguish background noise from whats important. This is a result of a reduced tonic inhibition, caused by a loss of function of the…
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have studied the genetics of a class of neurological disorders that includes Huntington’s disease and Fragile X Syndrome. They found that there were similarities…
Having a child was an exciting moment for the Blackwood family. Their son, Sam, is now nine years old. It was around his first birthday, however, that they started to…
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