Rare Epilepsy Updates:  One New Drug, Two Clinical Trials, and Orphan Drug Designation

  A recent article published in Globe Newswire heralded Marinus Pharmaceuticals’ new drug, ganaxolone. The drug has been studied in over 1600 patients and is now being tested in two clinical…

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Positive Results at End of Phase 3 Trial of Candidate Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Drug – CBD
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Positive Results at End of Phase 3 Trial of Candidate Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Drug – CBD

According to a press release from the British biotechnology company GW Pharmaceuticals, the company has reported successful results at the conclusion of its phase 3 trial of tuberous sclerosis complex…

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Patient Activists are Speaking Out After NHS England Decided Not to Fund a Drug to Treat TSC-Associated Epilepsy
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Patient Activists are Speaking Out After NHS England Decided Not to Fund a Drug to Treat TSC-Associated Epilepsy

The National Health Service (NHS) England is facing criticism following their decision not to fund the drug everolimus as a treatment for tuberous sclerosis complex associated refractory epilepsy. In comparison,…

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Mother’s Underground Marijuana Lab Leads to Legislative Change in Peru
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Mother’s Underground Marijuana Lab Leads to Legislative Change in Peru

The story starts in a Ana Alvarez's flat in Lima, Peru. Soon after, Ana will convert this apartment into a marijuana laboratory and underground medical center. The public will largely sympathize…

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Become Part of the Project That Could Save Lives from Genetic Disorders

Causation vs. correlation. What does that even mean? If you ask your friend who majored in philosophy for a semester-and-a-half in college, you’ll probably get an explanation that sounds more…

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You’ll Feel All the Feels for TSC Parenting Decisions
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You’ll Feel All the Feels for TSC Parenting Decisions

Some people can manage tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) with their doctors for years using a watch-and-wait approach until the last and best option—surgery—becomes necessity. By using the watch-and-wait method, a…

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People with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex May Have New Hope
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People with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex May Have New Hope

Every year, actually every day, the FDA and similar organizations for other countries approve new medicines. Innumerable pharmaceutical companies work tirelessly for years to research, develop, test, distribute, and market…

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What Are You Doing for Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Awareness Day?
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What Are You Doing for Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Awareness Day?

May 15th is TSC Global Awareness Day! Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) is defined as an inherited disorder that causes tumors to develop in vital organs. One million people worldwide are…

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This Doctor with Tuberous Sclerosis is Also a Patient in Need of a Kidney
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This Doctor with Tuberous Sclerosis is Also a Patient in Need of a Kidney

Approximately one million people worldwide have been diagnosed with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), a condition where non-cancerous tumors and other lesions grow most commonly in the kidneys, heart, lungs, skin and…

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