According to a story from freepressseries.co.uk, 45-year-old Stephen Millichamp was recently diagnosed with AL amyloidosis. The news was dire, and Stephen was told that the disease would ultimately be fatal.…
Hope everyone's holiday season is off to a good start! As we gear up for Christmas and the New Year, we're bringing you four stories that stood out from this…
According to a story from HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, a team of researchers affiliated with the organization have identified a genetic mutation that is linked a rare pediatric form of…
According to a story from Financial Review, the US is not the only place in the world where lobbying is a central component of political activity. So far, lawmakers in…
According to a story from EurekAlert!, a team of researchers used a combination of microarray technology and blood tests in order to distinguish distinctive molecular signatures in a group of…
A new Phase 2 Parkinson's disease trial is now enrolling 42 patients who have lived with the condition four years or more. Ultimately, the trial aims to evaluate a new…
According to a story from pm360online.com, the pharmaceutical company Roche recently announced that its investigational therapy risdiplam has awarded PRIME designation from the European Medicines Agency (EMA). The drug has…
According to a story from the National Post, 34-year-old mother Andrea Cardin, a photographer, was excited to welcome her newborn son James into the world on November 21st of this…
According to a story from Oncology Nurse Advisor, a recent study found that patients with immune thrombocytopenia do not carry the same understanding as their doctors do when it comes…
At four years old, Norah Gratz-Lazarus of California is a sweet, bubbly girl, full of spirit. She's a big sister, and loves jokes, ice cream, and chocolate chip cookies. However, Norah…
According to a story from BioSpace, Incyte Corporation and Eli Lilly and Company recently announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given the drug baricitinib Fast Track…
According to a story from NTD, a former NFL cheerleader successfully diagnosed her own rare disease, pectus excavatum, after her symptoms were dismissed by her doctors as nothing more than…
According to a story from Cosmopolitan, a young woman who we will call Courtney (real name changed for privacy) was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome. However, this diagnosis only occurred…
According to a story from philly.com, Markelle Fultz, who plays as a guard for the Philadelphia 76ers, was recently diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome. It has not been good news…
According to a story from Charcot-Marie-Tooth News, a group of scientists have developed a new scale that can be used to predict disease severity in infants that are diagnosed with…
According to a story from Debra of America, a new Phase 1 clinical trial being operated by Stanford University is currently recruiting participants. This trial will be a test of…
According to a story from Cornwall Live, parents Ben Keverne and Hannah Chapman were recently devastated by the loss of their daughter Maisie. The little girl was diagnosed with mitochondrial…
According to a story from Charcot-Marie-Tooth news, researchers have found that models of mutations affecting the mitofusin 2 protein (MFN2), which is the protein that is affected Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type…
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), is a rare neurological condition. It's hereditary, and it affects the way nerves communicate with muscles. There are different types of CMT, determined by which genes are…
According to a story from bioengineer.org, a team of researchers from around the world have collaborated and successfully discovered a critical mechanism that leads to lung inflammation following exposure to…
According to a story from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National ALS Registry is playing a vital role in learning more about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a devastating…
According to a story from liverpoolecho.co.uk, Isabel Morison is a 39-year-old music teacher with a nine year old son Dylan and a six year old daughter, Lucy. Last March, she…
According to a story from Able Magazine, 37 year old Victoria Clutton recently got her first job thanks to the efforts of the UK nonprofit organization ASTRiiD (Available Skills for Training,…
We wrote back in 2015 about Beyond the Diagnosis, a traveling art exhibit featuring portraits of children with rare diseases curated by the Rare Disease United Foundation. Its latest stop was…
According to a story from Newswise, scientists have previously discovered that there are two pathways that colorectal polyps may utilize as they transform into colorectal cancer. These are dubbed the…
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