As many people within the rare disease community know, a rare disease diagnosis can come with a significant financial burden. Additionally, the costs, treatments, equipment, and other needs are not…
A new treatment for Rett syndrome is officially being studied in humans in Canada, meaning Canadian patients may have a new, viable treatment option in the future. Called TSHA-102, this…
An article recently published in Medical Xpress outlined research into memory recall in Rett syndrome patients. Not only did it look into the underlying causes of diminished memory recall, but…
A recent study published in Nature and Science of Sleep looked at asthma and its possible connection to narcolepsy, actually finding indications that an asthma diagnosis raises the risk of…
From October 7-11, 2021, the National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association (NSDA) is holding their 2nd annual Walk for Talk fundraiser to help raise awareness around, and funds for, spasmodic dysphonia, a chronic…
The Arizona Bioindustry Association recently published an article stating that researchers at Arizona University are now proceeding to a Phase 2b clinical trial for a newly developed therapy for Alzheimer's. The…
The Munson family is fundraising to make changes to their home, as these adaptations will make life easier for their two children Oscar and his older sister Mary. This is…
Many little girls dream of being princesses, and Michele Kingsland is no different. Well, she is a little different, because her wish was actually granted. The Make-A-Wish Foundation crowned Michele…
Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) has been used to treat autoimmune conditions for years, and it is now being explored as a treatment for certain neurological diseases. Recent research has investigated IVIG…
According to a recent article in Parkinson’s News Today, Dr. Per Borghammer, Research Professor at Denmark’s Aarhus University, proposed a new model that has the potential to identify early Parkinson’s…
Jason Matthews, the author of the award-winning series Red Sparrow and former CIA officer, passed away on April 28th due to corticobasal degeneration. This rare, neurological condition causes the degeneration and…
Solna Braude describes her brother’s struggle with neurological disorders in her interview with Cure PSP. Her brother, Laurence, was no stranger to the medical world. He was a surgeon, cornea…
CNN Newsource ran a special report about five-year-old Emmett Monaco of Beaverton, Oregon who is fighting to stay alive, but his body is slowly failing him. Emmett was diagnosed with…
A healthy brain translates into a healthy blood-brain barrier (BBB) which is a complex series of blood vessels in the brain. When the BBB malfunctions, it may lead to diabetes,…
Many rare disease patients face difficulty when it comes to diagnosis. In fact, it takes an average of five to seven years for them to finally receive the correct diagnosis.…
Genetec Engineering and Biotechnology News recently carried a story giving credit to Baylor College researchers for finding microbes living in the gut that are associated with specific symptoms of neurological…
What are neuromuscular junctions and how do they play a role in the development of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT)? According to Charcot-Marie-Tooth News, researchers discovered that structural neuromuscular junction changes caused…
Did you know that zebrafish, a tropical freshwater fish, are being more commonly used to model and study human diseases? Now, says Phys.org, researchers from the Garvan Institute of Medical…
According to a new study, researchers believe that lower limb functional surgery improves walking ability and quality of life (QOL) in patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT). This option provides a…
A recent article published in Multiple Sclerosis News Today reported that newly identified immune cells prevented the death of injured nerve cells. A study finds that this particular immune cell…
2326 words (source) vs. 503 words (mine) - 6% match Near the start of October, global biopharmaceutical company Jazz Pharmaceuticals ("Jazz") announced positive safety and efficacy data from their Phase…
In conditions like multiple sclerosis or neuromyelitis optica, disease progression is spurred by the destruction of myelin, the protective coating around nerve cells. However, new research suggests that N-acetylglucosamine, a…
I'm sure you have heard about Zika virus before, but what about Chikungunya? Both are rare mosquito-borne diseases that can cause severe neurological problems. But now, researchers also believe…
Researchers have known, for a while, that a variety of gene mutations contribute to different subtypes of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. The specific condition is dependent on which gene is mutated. But…
Researchers created a new free-movement pattern (FMP) Y-maze from a Y-maze behavioral test that already exists. They believe the test will be effective in people and in animal models. Their…
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