Podcast Series Released to Increase Awareness and Education for Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
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Podcast Series Released to Increase Awareness and Education for Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

International Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) Day takes place on June 12th every year. This year, a 4 part podcast series was released by NASHNET as part of the continued effort to spread…

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New Investigative Therapy for Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndromes is Being Investigated
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New Investigative Therapy for Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndromes is Being Investigated

Antigen-specific T-cell therapy is an innovative treatment option which uses immune cells to combat cancer cells. AdventHealth is the very first in the world to use this treatment for patients…

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AGA Recommendations: No Probiotics for Patients with Ulcerative Colitis and Other Digestive Disorders
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AGA Recommendations: No Probiotics for Patients with Ulcerative Colitis and Other Digestive Disorders

  Over the last few years, I've heard the refrain that my health - oddly - starts in my gut. So whenever I got sick, someone would advise me to…

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1.95 Million Dollar Grant from the NIH will Support Research for Multiple Sclerosis and Related Diseases
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1.95 Million Dollar Grant from the NIH will Support Research for Multiple Sclerosis and Related Diseases

Leszek Ignatowicz, a researcher from Georgia State University, recently received a 5 year, almost 2 million dollar grant from the NIH for his investigation into multiple sclerosis (MS). This project…

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A New Phase 2 Trial Begins for Experimental Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Treatment
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A New Phase 2 Trial Begins for Experimental Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Treatment

According to a story from globenewswire.com, the biotechnology company CytoDyn Inc. has recently announced the initiation of a phase 2 clinical trial. This clinical trial will be testing the company's…

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Obstructive Sleep Apnea and ROHHAD: Are They Connected?

by Danielle Bradshaw, In the Cloud Copy A common occurrence among children that have rapid-onset obesity with hypothalamic dysfunction, hypoventilation, and autonomic dysregulation or ROHHAD syndrome is that they’re also…

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A Prospective Study: Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults and Beta-Cell Function
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A Prospective Study: Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults and Beta-Cell Function

By Lauren Thayer from In The Cloud Copy Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults or LADA is a slow progressing form of autoimmune diabetes. Similar to type 1 diabetes, also an…

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Hereditary Angioedema Patients Explain how an Oral Treatment Option Could Change Their Lives
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Hereditary Angioedema Patients Explain how an Oral Treatment Option Could Change Their Lives

Over 2018 and 2019, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals conducted two surveys to better understand the needs and expectations of hereditary angioedema (HAE) patients. Overall, they found that despite progress in HAE therapies,…

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Genomic Markers Show the Risk of Progression for Smoldering Multiple Myeloma
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Genomic Markers Show the Risk of Progression for Smoldering Multiple Myeloma

According to the ASCO Post, researchers have discovered genomic characteristics of smoldering multiple myeloma that can tell one's risk of progression to multiple myeloma. Dr. Mark Bustoros and his team…

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High Uric Acid in Men with Parkinson’s Increases Risk for Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia
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High Uric Acid in Men with Parkinson’s Increases Risk for Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia

As reported in Parkinson’s News Today, a new study has found that high blood levels of the antioxidant uric acid is correlated with heightened risk of developing levodopa-induced dyskinesia (LID)…

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Expressive Language Sampling May Lead to Treatment Options for Fragile X Syndrome
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Expressive Language Sampling May Lead to Treatment Options for Fragile X Syndrome

By Danielle Bradshaw from In The Cloud Copy Expressive language sampling, or ELS, could potentially help researchers better measure how well treatments work for patients with fragile X syndrome or…

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Study: Nuplazid as a Treatment for Psychosis in Parkinson’s Disease Patients
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Study: Nuplazid as a Treatment for Psychosis in Parkinson’s Disease Patients

Acadia Pharmaceuticals recently released the results of their Phase 3 trial of Nuplazid, a treatment for the psychosis that Parkinson's disease patients experience. This medication has been approved since 2016,…

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NORD Announces Eleven New Grants for Rare Disease Research
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NORD Announces Eleven New Grants for Rare Disease Research

According to a story from PR Newswire, the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) has recently awarded a total of eleven new grant awards that will help fund essential research…

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