According to a story from news-medical.net, a recent study is giving scientists new insights into the nature of Merkel cell carcinoma, a rare cancer that affects the skin. The study…
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A recent article published in Curetoday highlights not only the many new and successful therapies available to cancer patients but it also illustrates how patients can connect to other…
Sumaira Foundation Sumaira Ahmed established the Sumaira Foundation so that fewer rare disease patients would have to face the experience by themselves. Sumaira Ahmed is diagnosed with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder…
Here's a shocking fact for you- individuals don't always conform to averages. Despite this, we use averages as an analysis for so many things. As it documents the majority, its…
According to a story from Medical Xpress, a recent study has determined that the onset of Huntington's disease symptoms is triggered by genetic instability in a specific sequence of DNA…
According to a story from Medpage Today, a recent, small scale, early study of patients with local but advanced pancreatic cancer revealed that an experimental combination treatment comprised of chemoradiation…
According to a story from Scleroderma News, a recent study has recommended that scleroderma patients with a rare, poorly understood form of interstitial lung disease (ILD) should receive regular monitoring…
According to a story from EurekAlert!, the results of a recent study have gathered valuable data about Lyme disease based on data from hospitals in England and Wales. The study…
According to a story from BioPortfolio, the biopharmaceutical company Emalex Biosciences, Inc., has recently announced that the very first patient has been signed up for the company's phase 2b clinical…
According to a publication from EurekAlert, a recent study helmed by the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust suggests that female cancer patients tend to live slightly longer following treatment than…
According to a recent article in CheckOrphan, glioblastoma (GBM) is considered to be among the deadliest cancers in the world. Currently, treatment options are surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. In most cases,…
According to a story from outsourcing-pharma.com, the company Iqvia has just launched its all-new patient portal. However, while many patient portals are intended to allow for patients to monitor their…
According to a press release from Allakos, the Company's experimental eosinophilic gastritis and eosinophilic gastroenteritis drug candidate AK002 has met all primary and secondary endpoints in a phase 2 study…
According to a story from Medical Xpress, the Alberta Health Services' Kaye Edmonton Interstitial Lung Disease Clinic is taking a more patient-centered approach to palliative care for patients with idiopathic…
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A study appeared recently in the Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases reporting that rare diseases affect 350 million people worldwide. The definition of rare disease differs between the United States…
According to a story from sectorpublishingintelligence.co.uk, the biopharmaceutical company Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc., has recently announced the results from two phase 3 clinical trials. These trials were testing the company's experimental…
According to a story from EurekAlert!, a team of researchers affiliated with UT Southwestern were successfully able to curtail inflammation-associated colorectal cancer in mice by precisely editing the animals' gut…
According to a story from EurekAlert!, the results of a recent clinical trial should get the attention of patients in the US with the rare disorder familial chylomicronemia syndrome. The…
According to a story from Newswise, Quest Diagnostics, a laboratory that specializes in diagnostic information, has announced plans to participate in a unique, large scale trial called NCI-MATCH, which stands…
Epidermolysis Bullosa Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a rare condition affecting approximately 500,000 individuals globally. Patients in the United States and Europe account for 50,000 of these individuals. The hereditary condition is…
According to an article from journals.lww.com, the treatment of mantle cell lymphoma, a rare type of blood cancer, has historically been a significant medical challenge. However, recent developments in the…
According to a story from Medpage Today, a recent study testing the medication abatacept (marketed as Orencia) as a treatment for diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis concluded with rather mixed results.…
According to a story from globenewswire.com, gene therapy, a current hot topic in the medical field, is continuing to make headlines. The drug company Amicus Therapeutics recently announced that a…
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It's common knowledge among researchers who study diseases called toxic proteinopathies that this group of disorders are the result of misfolded proteins that reside in cells. Certain proteins fail to…
According to a story from BioSpace, the biopharmaceutical company Immunic, Inc. has announced that the first patient has signed up for its proof-of-concept clinical study. This study is intended to…
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