What if the World Always Thought of the Immunocompromised as They are Right Now?
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What if the World Always Thought of the Immunocompromised as They are Right Now?

If the world were as careful in everyday life Perhaps I’d be sick less, I’d feel much less strife It's the small precautions, like washing your hands That for me…

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Organs-On- A-Chip: A Novel Approach to Studying Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Biological engineers at MIT are using a new technique to study various organs and their interaction with our immune system. According to a recent article in Science Daily, the researchers…

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Using Artificial Intelligence to Study Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease

Identifying biomarkers may be an improved method of classifying Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. As outlined in a recent article covered by Parkinson's News Today, both diseases are diagnosed for the most…

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Neuroscientists Use Genetic Screen to Identify Huntington’s Disease Drug Targets
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Neuroscientists Use Genetic Screen to Identify Huntington’s Disease Drug Targets

By Jodee Redmond from In The Cloud Copy Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have recently announced they have identified hundreds of genes that are required for neuron survival. The…

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Effectiveness of Prenatal Surgery for Spina Bifida Provides More Hope for Babies with Myelomeningocele
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Effectiveness of Prenatal Surgery for Spina Bifida Provides More Hope for Babies with Myelomeningocele

By Natalie Homan from In The Cloud Copy Spina bifida is a condition that appears when a developing baby’s neural tube doesn’t close completely. The most severe form of spina…

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After Civil War Drove Her From Her Homeland, She Went on to Discover the Genes Causing Spinocerebellar Ataxia and Rett Syndrome
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After Civil War Drove Her From Her Homeland, She Went on to Discover the Genes Causing Spinocerebellar Ataxia and Rett Syndrome

As originally reported in Discover Magazine, Huda Zoghbi took an unexpected route to winning the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences in 2017 for her discoveries of the genes responsible for…

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Experts Explain how Understanding Immune Responses Could Save the Lives of Those Affected by COVID-19
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Experts Explain how Understanding Immune Responses Could Save the Lives of Those Affected by COVID-19

Researchers all over the world are hard at work trying to develop both treatments for Covid-19 and vaccines for the illness. Professors of rheumatology at the University of Alabama, Randy…

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He Faced Death Multiple Times From iMCD But David Fajgenbaum Will Not Give Up
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He Faced Death Multiple Times From iMCD But David Fajgenbaum Will Not Give Up

  To celebrate Rare Disease Day and raise awareness for approximately seven thousand rare diseases, Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, recently interviewed a person he…

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Cystic Fibrosis Patients Are Living Longer Thanks to Improved Clinical Practices and Therapies
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Cystic Fibrosis Patients Are Living Longer Thanks to Improved Clinical Practices and Therapies

  My American Nurse recently carried an uplifting article showing increasingly positive changes for cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. A network of over one hundred thirty centers throughout the U.S. provide…

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