Happy Friday! Monday, Sept. 7 is Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Day. DMD is characterized by the inability to make the protein dystrophin in muscles and can result in heart and…
By Lauren Taylor from In The Cloud Copy COVID-19 has flooded headlines daily since it first reared its head in late 2019 and early 2020. Some parts of the world…
By Lauren Taylor from In The Cloud Copy Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune condition characterized by muscle weakness and fatigue of muscles that are under the patient’s voluntary control. This…
Sometimes, researchers find beneficial medications during clinical trials. Other times, the therapy just falls short. According to Myasthenia Gravis News, the latter is true for Firdapse (amifampridine phosphate). The…
by Lauren Taylor from In The Cloud Copy Myasthenia gravis is a neuromuscular disorder characterized by rapid fatigue and weakness of any muscles that are under the voluntary control of…
In many cases, autoimmune disorders like myasthenia gravis are treatable. However, there are some cases of refractory (treatment resistant) myasthenia gravis that presents an unmet patient need. However, researchers…
An investigative therapy for hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN) has just received the FDA's Rare Pediatric Disease and Orphan Drug Designations. This therapy is called nipocalimab and…
It's no secret that stress, anxiety, and depression can negatively affect us physically. But according to Myasthenia Gravis News, researchers also linked stress and depression to increased relapses for…
According to a recent article in the Myasthenia Gravis News, a team of doctors in Japan had been treating a man now aged sixty for multiple myeloma (MM). The…
According to a story from Myasthenia Gravis News, a recent case report describes a unique case of a 60 year old male multiple myeloma patient. After receiving treatment for the…
According to a story from Markets Insider, the biotechnology company NMD Pharma A/S has recently announced that the Dutch ethics committee has approved the company's plan for a combined phase…
Researchers believe that they may have found the cause of myasthenia gravis (MG), according to an article in Myasthenia Gravis News. A study found that issues with mitophagy in immune…
According to Myasthenia Gravis News, CAAR T-cell therapy may be a viable treatment option for those with myasthenia gravis. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, Yale Medical School, and Cabaletta…
Five years ago, Leah Gaitan-Diaz's life changed when she was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis. But with this condition comes a lack of understanding or confusion over what it entails. In…
June is recognized as Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month. Primarily organized by the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America (MGFA), this event is focused on spreading awareness as well as boosting efforts…
According to a story from UNC Health Care, the Belgian drug company Argenx recently announced that its investigational treatment efgartigimod has performed well in a phase 3 clinical trial. The…
Many myasthenia gravis patients do not benefit from already existing therapies, such as steroids, acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, or immunosuppressants. It is this fact that has pushed many biotechnology companies to start…
According to BioSpace, biotechnology company Argenx recently announced positive results from their Phase III ADAPT clinical trial. The company, who seeks to find breakthroughs in immunology and translate them…
A study has recently been conducted that suggests that rituximab may be preferable over traditional treatments for myasthenia gravis. It also concluded that tiuximab is the most effective if it…
New information, speculation, statistics, and predictions about COVID-19 are hitting the internet every day. Yet neurologists are attempting to answer their patients’ questions without having sufficient data that would…
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“Myasthenia” means “muscular weakness”. According to a recent article in The Star, studies in Asia indicate that there are approximately five new cases of myasthenia gravis (MG) reported each…
According to a story from Daily Nation, Beneddettah Wangui of Kenya had been experiencing chronic pain since her teen years when she was finally diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2012. However,…
"It’s like when you suddenly shut off control over your muscles. Your will can’t affect it at all. “I say that I’m a ‘physical schizophrenic,’ and I can only do…
According to a story from news-medical.net, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has doled a total of $31 million on grants this year to 20 different research teams. The goal?…
According to a story from news-medical.net, a team of researchers associated with the University of Alberta made a significant discovery when the identified a never before recognized biomarker for myasthenia…
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