Brooke’s Battle Against CIDP, Neuropathy, and Nearly a Dozen Other Diagnoses
My journey started abruptly last year. It was a completely normal day—until it wasn't. I'm an RN, and I slept most of the day before my night shift. I talked…
My journey started abruptly last year. It was a completely normal day—until it wasn't. I'm an RN, and I slept most of the day before my night shift. I talked…
In a late January 2022 news release, gene therapy company Taysha Gene Therapies, Inc. ("Taysha") shared that trial data was now available on TSHA-120. The therapy, designed to treat giant…
According to Charcot-Marie-Tooth News, researchers have discovered a new subtype of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) linked to the sorbitol dehydrogenase (SORD) gene. Read the full study findings published in Nature Genetics. SORD Gene…
Over this past week, the Harrington Discovery Institute announced five recipients of its introductory Harrington UK Rare Disease Scholar Award competition. The Institute, which is involved with Cleveland's University Hospitals,…
BioMed Central recently featured a pilot study conducted by a team at Japan’s Hitachi General Hospital department of critical care and emergency medicine. Their pilot study is based on…
FierceBiotech recently reported that Helixmith Co., based in Korea and previously known as ViroMed, coordinated a Phase 3 clinical trial involving five hundred diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) patients. The…
A Collaborative Effort An international team of researchers has just uncovered the genetic cause for an ultra-rare form of leukoencephalopathy. Leukoencephalopathy refers to a family of conditions which affect the…
May 12th through May 16th is National Neuropathy Awareness Week! It is reported that about 1 in 15 Americans are afflicted by neuropathy - but many of them do not…