Roche has recently released the results of the latest phases of their study of gantenerumab, which is a treatment of a rare form of Alzheimer's disease. This form, which is…
In the wake of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, those with rare diseases have vocalized some of the dreams that they have for the healthcare industry. With all of the…
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A Colombian family with more than six thousand living family members was the focus of researchers at several institutes in the U.S. and Columbia. According to an article published by…
Allostasis Allostasis is a concept coined by Joseph Eyer and Peter Sterling, colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1981 they published a paper which contested previous theories on the…
A recent article written by Craig Klugman debates the ethical obligations pharmaceutical companies have to conduct clinical trials for drugs which have a likely potential to benefit a patient population…
In a letter to Dr. Norman Sharpless, the acting commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration since April 5, Senator Ted Cruz encouraged the federal agency to expand the number…
For years the accepted estimate of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients living in the United States was 400,000. A recent study, funded by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) has confirmed that number is…
Neurodegenerative disorders affect millions of people across the world. They include Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, and Alzheimer's disease, among others. For most neurodegenerative diagnoses, there are no effective treatments, no…
Caregivers come from all walks of life but they share one common goal- taking care of someone they love who cannot fully take care of themselves. This may mean helping…
A new study into the potential use of a tau-PET tracer for Alzheimer’s disease has produced promising results. The data was presented at the Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease Conference,…
The problem Synapses in the brain are the connections between neurons that allow them to communicate with one another. In a healthy brain at least, that's how chemical signals are successfully…
According to Newswire, the two companies, BioMotiv and Cure Network Dolby Acceleration Partners (CNDAP) partnered up together in order to create small molecules that can potentially treat various neurological disorders, including…
"I believe there is a solution." Those are billionaire mogul Bill Gates's words regarding the future of Alzheimer's. "Any type of treatment would be a huge advance from where we…
As reported in Nature (an international medical publication), research scientists have uncovered the atomic makeup of an important protein found in those with Alzheimer's Disease. This is being touted as a…
A study published in April has found a link between neurological birth defects in infants and several neurodegenerative diseases, which may help understanding and treating diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's…
Could the study of Alzheimer's disease lead to treatments for GLUT1 deficiency syndrome? It's been known for a while that there's a link between Alzheimer's and how the brain metabolizes…
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