According to a story from globenewswire.com, the biopharmaceutical company Denali Therapeutics, Inc. has recently announced that its experimental product candidate DNL310, which is currently being developed as a treatment for…
According to a story from Palomar Health, a patient with Hunter syndrome is about to finish up the company's Pathmaker Internship program. The patient in question is Kyle Underwood, who…
An Indian health policy initiative meant to provide funding to rare disease patients has struggled to gain approval from the country's administration, according to a publication from DNA India. First…
The State of Rare Disease in India There are 7,000 known rare diseases worldwide. The Organization for Rare Diseases India (ORDI) estimates 70 million people are affected by a rare diagnosis…
Gene Editing What is gene editing? It's been a hot topic over the last few years, but basically the concept is this: instead of disabling a malfunctioning gene, researchers are…
According to a story from Pharmaphorum, there are a number of new treatments that have been introduced or have seen major strides in development over the last year. More patient…
According to a report by CheckOrphan, a recent study investigated the use of genome editing directly in the body. The research involved the use of these editing techniques in cases…
According to a story from the Santa Cruz Sentinel, the earliest results from a critical gene editing study could offer some encouragement for those hoping to treat rare genetic diseases…
According to a story from philly.com, four year old Ethan Lieber of the Roxborough neighborhood in Philadelphia is one of just 500 people in the US with Hunter syndrome. This…
According to a story from The Tennessean, mother Melissa Hogan has been inspired by her son Case's Hunter syndrome to start a nonprofit organization called Project Alive. The primary purpose…
In an effort to better understand patient experiences, researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital are surveying people with lysosomal storage diseases about how they view their treatments, reports CheckOrphan. The…
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