According to a story from UPI, gene editing technology could be a potential treatment for mitochondrial diseases, a rare, genetic illness that is usually fatal. In a proof-of-concept experiment, researchers…
Show of hands - who has ever indulged in a little beauty pampering? A mani/pedi? A haircut? A shave? Sure, that was a trick question - who hasn’t?! And that’s…
According to a story from Angioedema News, an investigational product from BioCryst Pharmaceuticals called BCX7353 was able to quickly subdue swelling attacks in hereditary angioedema in clinical trials. In addition,…
According to a story from globenewswire.com, the pharmaceutical company Portola Pharmaceuticals recently announced that its investigational product cerdulatinib has earned Orphan Drug designation from the US Food and Drug Administration…
Attitude as defined in the dictionary: “A settled way of thinking or feeling about someone or something, typically one that is reflected in a person’s behavior.” In my opinion, how…
A study carried out by a research team at Yale University and mainly funded by the National Institutes of Health has identified a cell in the spinal fluid of patients…
According to a report by medicalexpress.com, researchers recently discovered a new genetic condition. Though researchers previously described the condition in animals, no human evidence had yet been found. Michigan State…
Michael Dickerson, aged 42, is originally from Hoedspruit Limpopo, South Africa. Recently, Michael was participating in a series of long distance trail runs when he learned about the story of Daniël…
According to a story from BioSpace, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently rejected the approval of the drug Waylivra, which was in development for the treatment of familial…
According to a story from Business Wire, the biotechnology company Abivax recently released the results from its Phase 2a clinical trial. This trial was testing its investigational product ABX464 as…
Misha Walker and her husband Mike have spent the summer in England, meeting with families who have children with a rare condition called arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC). In the…
According to a story from Research & Development, increasing collaboration between a variety of different organizations is helping to propel and improve the develop of new drugs for the treatment…
According to a story from Disability Scoop, many military families that have children with debilitating rare conditions or special needs are having trouble getting the care that they need. Many…
September is Achalasia Awareness Month! Achalasia may not be a disease you've heard about - so you've come to the right place! What is achalasia? Achalasia is a rare disorder that…
September is Krabbe Disease Awareness Month! Because a lot of times, these rare diseases are rarely talked about, it'll be useful to deep dive into the disease to learn more…
The United States Food and Drug Administration has awarded Fast Track Designation to an experimental gene therapy for the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration. For more detailed information, you…
According to a story from pm360online.com, the global biotechnology company Shire plc recently announced its product Takhzyro (injectable lanadelumab) was approved by Health Canada after priority review. Takhzyro is indicated…
Happy Friday! As the week comes to a close, we want to spotlight four articles. We have advice from a patient with CVID who learned how to manage her condition…
According to a story from The Health Site, National Eye Donation Fortnight began in India on August 25th and will continue until September 8th. There are over a million people…
According to a story from The New York Times, it didn't take long after Bertrand Might was born for his parents to realize that something was off. He had developmental…
A bill (H.R. 6801) has been introduced that is designed to support the development of rare disease therapeutics. Known as the Rare Disease Fund Act, it was introduced by Congressmen…
According to a story from news-medical.net, the new Evergreen Life health and medicines app could be a major benefit for patients across the UK, particularly patients with rare, chronic diseases…
According to a story from blogs.bmj.com, the situation has been tense recently in the halls of the Cochrane Collaboration. Cochrane is a non-profit organization that involves the work of over…
According to a story from pm360online.com, the drug development company Cytori Therapeutics recently announced that its investigational product ATI-1123 has been granted Orphan Drug designation from the US Food and…
According to a story from BBC, there are only around ten people in the world who are currently living with a replacement bladder that was derived from their own cells.…
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