A Recap on 2018: Record Number of Drugs Approved by the FDA for Rare Diseases

Each year the Food and Drug Administration approves dozens of new therapies to fulfill unmet needs for various patient populations. It's just been published that in 2018 they approved a…

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New Technology for Diagnosing Rare Conditions by Photograph May Foster Employment Discrimination?

As discussed in a recent article on PatientWorthy the FDNA has recently developed a new kind of algorithm which can diagnose rare genetic conditions such as Angelman syndrome, Williams syndrome, and Fragile X syndrome using…

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National Geographic Features Innovative Research That Will Advance Precision Medicine

Perhaps the most difficult thing about rare disease research is that not only do the conditions affect only a small portion of the population, but like every diagnosis, they affect…

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New Discovery Could Lead to New Treatments for Anemia in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Lupus, and Malaria

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis, Lupus, and Malaria are diseases which currently have limited treatment options. But a new discovery by researchers at the Benaroya Research Institute (BRI) could potentially lead to…

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New Combination Therapy for Renal Cell Carcinoma Gains European Approval
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New Combination Therapy for Renal Cell Carcinoma Gains European Approval

According to a story from BioPortfolio, the Bristol-Myers Squibb Company recently announced that the European Commission has recently approved the first combination treatment for renal cell carcinoma available in the…

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ICYMI: FDA Clears New Drug Application and Grants Priority Review for Potential Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Drug
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ICYMI: FDA Clears New Drug Application and Grants Priority Review for Potential Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Drug

According to a story from BioPortfolio, the pharmaceutical company Acer Therapeutics, Inc., recently announced the company's New Drug Application (NDA) has been accepted by the US Food and Drug Administration…

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Rising Cost of Drug Development isn’t Slowing Down Researchers Working to Uncover Novel Therapies for Rare Diseases

Every day the scientific community makes progress in the study of rare disease. Research in the field has advanced exponentially in recent years and we're starting to see more treatments…

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Pliant Announces Phase 1 Clinical Study Evaluating Anti-Fibrotic Agent PLN-74809
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Pliant Announces Phase 1 Clinical Study Evaluating Anti-Fibrotic Agent PLN-74809

Pliant Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company specializing in developing and commercializing treatments for fibrotic diseases, announced on January 3, 2019 through PRNewswire, that it has initiated a Phase 1 first-in-human…

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Safety Data Looks Good in Phase 3 Trial of Potential Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Drug
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Safety Data Looks Good in Phase 3 Trial of Potential Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Drug

According to a story from BioSpace, the biopharmaceutical company Liquidia Technologies, Inc., has recently released interim safety data for its open label Phase 3 clinical trial testing LIQ861. This data…

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Unique Class of Drugs Shows Potential in Treating Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

According to a story from Medical Xpress, a collaborative team of scientists from UT Health San Antonio, the Mayo Clinic, and the Wake Forest School of Medicine, have recently released…

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